The winners of the highly anticipated 2023 MAMA Awards have been announced.
See which artists took home trophies on Day 1!
2023 MAMA Awards Winners (Day 1) Unveiled: BTS, ZEROBASEONE, TXT, More Take Home Trophies!
“Music Makes ONE.”These words were proudly declared and felt by people in the venue. True to its theme of “ONE I BORN,”the 2023 MAMA Awards instantly united the audience and viewers around the world as one to watch the exciting awards show!
On November 28, the 2023 MAMA Awards finally commenced, bringing in thousands of fans to witness one of the major awarding ceremonies in the K-pop industry.
The event took place in Tokyo Dome, Japan, where various big names from the K-pop and entertainment industries graced the red carpet. Afterwards, the crowd was exhilarated by the host of Day 1, who is none other than the lovely Jeon Somi.
With over 50,000 spectators in the location, the large-scale venue gave numerous fandoms a chance to enjoy the show and watch their favorite artists receive their well-deserved awards.
For the Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10 Awards (Bonsang), the 10 chosen artists obtained their trophies for the night. Meanwhile, the awards for Favorite New Artist went to two K-pop groups.
Day 1 also gave out only one Daesang (Grand Prize), which was the Samsung Galaxy Worldwide Icon of the Year. See the Winners for Day 1 below!
Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10 (Bonsang)
- BTS
- ZEROBASEONE
- TXT
- ENHYPEN
- Lim Young Woong
- ATEEZ
- NCT DREAM
- Stray Kids
- SEVENTEEN
- TWICE
Favorite International Artist: Yoshiki
Favorite New Artist
- ZEROBASEONE
- RIIZE
Favorite Asian Female Group: Kep1er
Favorite Asian Boy Group: INI
Inspiring Achievement: TVXQ
Galaxy Neo Flip Artist: TREASURE
Samsung Galaxy Worldwide Icon of the Year (Daesang): BTS
Notably, this marks BTS’s sixth consecutive time to receive Samsung Galaxy Worldwide Icon of the Year. Jungkook also relayed an acceptance speech in a video, where he expressed his gratitude.
[#2023MAMA] Worldwide Fans’ Choice & SAMSUNG Galaxy Worldwide Icon of the Year #bts #방탄소년단 @bts_bighitYou made it! Honorable winner of the night!🏆 ONE I BORN2023 MAMA AWARDS#MAMAAWARDS #2023MAMAAWARDS pic.twitter.com/TgQeympV9H
— MAMA AWARDS (@MnetMAMA) November 28, 2023
Check out the exciting performances below!
Day 1 Performances
Lee Young Ji X Hong Eunchae X Zhang Hao X Choi Hyun Suk, Yoshi, Haruto
‘MEDUSA’ (MAMA ver.) by JUST B
‘War Cry’ by &TEAM
‘Grand Prix’ by Kep1er
‘Endless Rain’ by Yoshiki with Taehyun, Hueningkai X Jaehyun X Anton X Han Yujin
‘it’s the LAND’ x ‘xikey’ x ‘In the Den’ ‘Do or Die’ by xikers
‘Venus’ by JO1
‘Hana’ by INI
‘The Way’ & ‘Fast Forward’ by Jeon Somi
‘AEAO’ by Dynamic Duo x SWF2
Jam Republic Kirsten
KIRSTEN DANCING TO DIAMONDS BY RIHANNA AT MAMA pic.twitter.com/zyPewS02y9
— val | JAM REPUBLIC 💗 (@jenseulism) November 28, 2023
BEBE Bada Lee X MANNEQUEEN Funky_y
[231128] Bada & Funky Y Stage Performance at MAMA 2023 Awards#BADA #FUNKYY #MAMA2023 pic.twitter.com/54PnxZFyBw
— 바다 🌊💙✨ (@puresyoung) November 28, 2023
LADYBOUNCE NOB x Wolf’Lo Halo x TSUBAKILL Akanen
MOTHERS SURE ARE MOTHERING 🔥🤯🥵❤️🧡💜 #HALO #AKANEN #NOB pic.twitter.com/7hvswUgHBs
— momou (@gogomoonwave) November 28, 2023
1MILLION Lia Kim x Deep N’ Dap Mina Myoung
Lia Kim x Mina Myoung’s sweetest comeback. 🤍💚🔥#StreetWomanFighter2#MAMA2023 #MAMAAWARDS2023 pic.twitter.com/HdkNnYIx8n
— cath ♡ (@Simpforbadalee) November 28, 2023
‘Smoke’ by Dynamic Duo x SWF2
‘Bite Me’ & ‘Sweet Venom’ by ENHYPEN
‘Sugar Rush Ride’ & ‘Chasing That Feeling’ by TXT
‘Down’ by TVXQ
‘Rising Sun’ by TVXQ x RIIZE
Congratulations to all the artists who won trophies!
Stay tuned for the Day 2 of the 2023 MAMA Awards on November 29.