2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards

The 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place on November 29, 2011, at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore. The ceremony was the second Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea, the first being in 2010 when the ceremony took place in Macau, China. The 2011 award show was attended by over 10,000 people.[1]

2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards
DateNovember 29, 2011 (2011-11-29)
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Hosted byLee Byung-hun
Most awardsSuper Junior, Girls' Generation, 2NE1, Baek Ji-young (2)
Most nominations2NE1 (3)
Television/radio coverage
Networks
Runtimearound 210 minutes
← 2010 · Mnet Asian Music Awards · 2012 →

Super Junior won three awards, the most of the night, including Album of the Year for Mr. Simple, Best Male Group, and the special Singapore's Choice Award. Girls' Generation, 2NE1, and Baek Ji-young each won two awards.

Background edit

The event marked the thirteenth of the annual music awards.[2] With its slogan "Music Makes One", MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as in the US and Canada. It was co-hosted by Singapore broadcaster MediaCorp.[3]

Artists Kim Hyun Joong, Beast, Miss A, Hyuna, Leessang, Koda Kumi, Vision Wei, Aziatix, Jane Zhang, and Seo In Young all won awards during the televised broadcast. On the other hand, Big Bang, CN Blue, and IU also won awards, but were not able to attend the ceremony. In total, there were twenty-five awards, including awards not given out during the broadcast of the awards ceremony. International artists are also seen with their greetings on screen including Namcha, Sodagreen, Nicholas Teo, Leo Ku, Natthew, Kwon Sang-woo, Jackie Chan, Quincy Jones, Joey Yung, Golf, Penny Tai, Eason Chan, Lollipop F, and Derrick Hoh.[4]

Performers edit

Name(s) Performed Notes
YB (Yoon Do Hyun Band), Dynamic Duo, Simon D, Sue Son "It Burns" "Music Makes One" (Opening Act)
Lang Lang and Beast, Trouble Maker "Moonlight Sonata", "Trouble Maker", "Fiction" "Moonlight Sonata"
Kumi Koda "Ai no Uta", "V.I.P.", "Bling Bling Bling" "Muse" (Hottest Asian Artist Award Recipient)
Miss A and Vision Wei "Good Bye Baby", "Po Xiao", "Kung Fu Fighting" "Asian Movement"
will.i.am and apl.de.ap ft. CL "The Hardest Ever", "We Can Be Anything", "Where Is the Love?" "will.i.am In MAMA" & "Heal Asia In Music"
Ulala Session "Open Arms" & "Step By Step", "Sorry Sorry", "Ring Ding Dong", and "With You" Remix
Jane Zhang "I Believe" "Super Voice Of China" (Best Asian Artist Recipient)
Kim Hyun-joong ft. Bae Suzy "Lucky Guy" "Love In Singapore"
Superstar K3 finalists Acoustic set: "Shy Boy", "The Boys", "Good Bye Baby", "I Am the Best", "Mirror Mirror", "Roly-Poly" (Best Dance Performance By A Female Group Nominees' Songs)
Girls' Generation "The Boys" Korean and English versions "Girls Become The Goddesses"
Super Junior "Superman", "Mr. Simple, and "Sorry, Sorry" "Mr. Super Clone"
2NE1 "Lonely" and "I Am the Best" "Break Myself"
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre "Drop It Like It's Hot" and "The Next Episode" "Legendary Hip-Hop Stage"
DJ Koo "Music Makes One" (Finale)

Presenters edit

Winners and nominees edit

 
Super Junior, Won several awards including the Album of the Year
 
Girls' Generation, Artist of the Year and Best Female Group
 
2NE1, Song of the Year and Best Vocal Performance – Group
 
Baek Ji-young, Best Female Solo Artist and Best OST
 
Kim Hyun-joong, Best Male Solo Artist
 
Huh Gak, Best New Male Artist
 
Hyuna, Best Dance Performance – Solo
 
Beast, Best Dance Performance – Male Group
 
Miss A, Best Dance Performance – Female Group
 
IU, Best Vocal Performance – Solo
 
Koda Kumi, Hottest Asian Artist Award
 
Jane Zhang, Best Asian Artist

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

Song of the Year
(daesang)
Album of the Year
(daesang)
Artist of the Year
(daesang)
Best Music Video
Best Male Solo Artist Best Female Solo Artist
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best Vocal Performance – Group Best Vocal Performance – Solo
Best Dance Performance – Male Group Best Dance Performance – Female Group
Best Dance Performance – Solo Best Band Performance
  • CNBLUE"Intuition"
    • F.T. Island – "Hello Hello"
    • Jang Kiha and The Faces – "Just Know Each Other"
    • Jaurim – "Idol"
    • YB – "Find the guy that dreams take away"
Best OST Best Rap Performance
Best New Male Artists Best New Female Artists
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 Super Junior
Girls' Generation
2NE1
Baek Ji-young

Artist(s) with multiple nominations edit

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

Nominations Artist(s)
6 2NE1
5 Big Bang
IU
4 Girls' Generation
Beast
3 Super Junior
TVXQ
Baek Ji-young
Huh Gak

Presenters and performers edit

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[4][7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ "슈주-소시-2NE1, 싱가포르 1만명 축하속 MAMA 대상(종합)". Osen (in Korean). Naver. November 29, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "MKMF goes into history" Asiae. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012
  3. ^ "Mnet Asian awards heads to Singapore". November 1, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "2011Mnet Asian Music Awards part 1" Archived December 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "2011 MAMA Winners". Mnet Asian Music Awards. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "Mnet Releases MAMA Awards Nominees' List". Soompi. November 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part 2" Archived December 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  8. ^ "2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part 3" Archived December 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved January 21, 2015.

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