2007 Mnet KM Music Festival

The 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the ninth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 17, 2007, at the Seoul Sports Complex.

2007 Mnet KM Music Festival
DateNovember 17, 2007 (2007-11-17)
LocationSeoul Sports Complex, Seoul, South Korea
Hosted byShin Dong-yup and Lee Da-hae
Most awardsBig Bang, Epik High, Clazziquai (2)
Most nominationsBig Bang, Yangpa, SG Wannabe (5)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSouth Korea: Mnet
Japan: Mnet Japan
Runtimearound 210 minutes
← 2006 · Mnet Asian Music Awards · 2008 →

Boy band Big Bang, trio SG Wannabe, and solo artist Yangpa lead the nominees with five nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, Big Bang received two awards including Song of the Year daesang award. In addition, Epik High and Clazziquai both received 2 wins as well with the former receiving the Album of the Year daesang award and the latter winning both of their nominations.

Background edit

The award ceremony was held for the ninth consecutive time.[1] The event took place at the Seoul Olympic Stadium for the first time with Shin Dong-yup as a returning host for the fifth time and Lee Da-hae as his co-host.[2]

Japanese artist Gackt performed on the stage for the second time since the sixth ceremony, while co-host Lee Da-hae performed "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" kor. version during the middle of the show.

Controversy edit

Lee Min Woo (M) and Shin Hye Sung, both members of Shinhwa left the event right before broadcasting.[3]

Criteria edit

 
Big Bang, Song of the Year and Best Male Group
 
Epik High, Album of the Year and Best Hip Hop Performers
 
Super Junior, Artist of the Year
 
Lee Seung-gi, Best Male Artist
 
Ivy, Best Female Artist
 
Younha, Best New Artist
 
Wonder Girls, Best New Female Group
 
FT Island, Best New Male Group
 
Clazziquai, Best House & Electronic and Best Mixed Group
 
Yangpa, Best Ballad Performer
 
The Grace, Best Dance Performers
 
Jung Il-woo, Best Music Video Actor (with Baek Sung-hyun)

The following criteria for winners include:[2]

Preference by Professional Research Organizations 20%
Viewers' Vote via the Internet Mobile 20%
Professional Jury Screening 20%
Record Sales 20%
Album Sales 10%
Integrated Digital Sales Chart 10%
Nominations Selection Committee Score 10%
Total 100%

Winners and nominees edit

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[4][5][6]

Song of the Year
(daesang)
Artist of the Year
(daesang)
Album of the Year
(daesang)
Best New Artist
Best New Male Group Best New Female Group
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best House & Electronic Best Dance Performance
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best R&B Performance Best Rock Performance
Best Hip Hop Performance Best Ballad Performance
Music Video Acting Best Music Video
Best Mixed Group
Special awards

Multiple awards edit

Artist(s) with multiple wins edit

The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):

Awards Artist(s)
2 Big Bang
Epik High
Clazziquai

Artist(s) with multiple nominations edit

The following artist(s) received two or more nominations:

Nominations Artist(s)
5 Big Bang
Yangpa
SG Wannabe
4 Epik High
3 Ivy
Super Junior
Wonder Girls
Dynamic Duo
2 The Grace
Clazziquai
Shin Hye-sung
Cherry Filter
Leessang

Performers and presenters edit

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[2][7][8]

Performers edit

Name(s) Performed Notes
Wiretap In My Ear, Jang Keun-suk "Tear Me Down", "Wig In A Box", "Angry Inch" Act #1: Glamorous
Kara, Black Pearl, Girls' Generation, Wonder Girls, Kim Bum "Break It", "What Should I Do, I Like You", "Into the New World", "Irony" Act #2: Battle Of Princess
Drunken Tiger, Epik High, SG Wannabe, Kim Heechul, Xuren Ying, Supernova, Clazziquai, Seo In-young "8:45 Heaven", "Music Is Love" Act #3: Birth Death Choice
Seoul National Orchestra (SNUPO), Big Bang "Lies" Act #4: Symphonic Beat
Lee Da-hae "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" kor. version Act #5: I Love Rock N Roll
Park Jin-young (JYP) ft. Wonder Girls "Don't Leave Me", "Honey", "Life Is Cool", "The House You Live In", "Kiss" Act #6: JYP is Back
Girls' Generation, The Grace, Super Junior "Girls' Generation", "One More Time, OK?", "A Man In Love" Act #7: Fantasia
F.T. Island, Younha and Insooni "That's What Friends Are For" Act #8: Friends
Gackt "Dispar", "Redemption" Act #9: Promises

Presenters edit

Name(s) Role
Shin Dong-yup and Lee Da-hae Main hosts of the show
Kim Kang-woo and Kim Min-seon (김민선) Presenters for the award for Best New Artist
Super Junior Presenters for the award for Best New Male Group
Kim Bum Presenter for the award for Best New Female Group
우리 and Min Hyo-rin Presenters for the award for Best House & Electronic
Yoo Se-yoon and Seung-min Woo(우승민) Presenters for the award for Best Rock Performance
Moon-Suk Choi (최문석) and Sol Bi Presenters for the award for Auction Netizen Popularity Award
Jang Yoon-ju and Haha Presenters for the award for Best Ballad Performance
Na Hye Mi and Lou (루) Presenters for the award for Best Female Group
인혜경 and Joe Cheng Presenters for the award for Foreign Viewers' Choice Award
Lee Gi-sang (이기상) and Iji (이지) Presenters for the award for Mnet.com Award
DJ DOC Presenters for the award for Best Hip Hop Performance
김옥삼 and 임재봉 Presenters for the award for Best Music Video
Chang (창) Presenter for the award for Music Video Acting
Park Kyung-lim Presenter for the award for Best Male Artist
Hyeonmi (현미) Presenter for the award for Album of the Year
내 인생에 내기 걸었네 Presenters for the award for Mobile Popularity Award
Hong Rok-gi (홍록기) and Seo Danbi (서단비) Presenters for the award for Best Mixed Group
Song Kyung-ah and Han Sang-jin Presenters for the award for Best R&B Performance
Ji Hyun-woo and Kim Ok-bin Presenters for the award for Best Dance Performance
Jang Keun-suk Presenter for the award for Best Female Artist
Choi Jung-won and Park Si-hoo Presenters for the award for Best Male Group
Lee Beom-soo and Park Si-yeon Presenters for the award for Artist of the Year
박정희 Presenter for the award for Song of the Year

References edit

  1. ^ "Mnet's MKMF goes into history" Asiae. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012
  2. ^ a b c "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1" Archived October 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Yeon-ji, Kim. (November 17, 2007). "이민우-신혜성, MKMF 행사직전 "불참"(종합)" [Lee Min Woo-Shin Hye Sung, leaves MKMF event]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved January 3, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2007 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "빅뱅 '올해의 노래'-슈주 '올해의 가수'…MKMF '아이돌 천하'(종합)". mydaily.co.kr (in Korean). November 17, 2007. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "슈퍼주니어, MKMF '올해의 가수상' 수상". mydaily.co.kr (in Korean). November 17, 2007. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival/Part2" Archived October 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part3" Archived October 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

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