2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place on November 30, 2012, at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong . The ceremony was the third consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea . It was reported by international news agencies such as Agence France-Presse ,[ 1] ITN ,[ 2] and was also broadcast in 85 countries around the world.[ 3]
Leading the nominees was Psy with six nominations. By the end of the ceremony, Psy had won four awards, the most of any of the nominees, followed by boybands BigBang and Busker Busker with two each, excluding the special awards.
Background
The event marked the fourteenth of the annual music awards.[ 4] Using its slogan "Music Makes One" for the second consecutive time, MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as in the US and Canada.
During the Red Carpet, artists B.A.P , Davichi , Mike Izon and Block B performed their songs "No Mercy", "Crash", "I'll Think of You", "Don't Say Goodbye", "Set Fire to the Rain" and "Nillili Mambo" respectively. International artists were seen with their greetings on screen during the main event including Dr. Dre and Jackie Chan [ 5] [ 6]
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers at the ceremony.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Name(s)
Performed
Notes
Song Joong-ki , Jung Jae II, G-Dragon , Ailee , Pia & Bang Yong Guk
"Really", Freestyle rapping, "A Better Tomorrow"
"This Is The Moment" (Opening Act)
Ga-in , Sistar , Trouble Maker
"Bloom", "Alone ", "Trouble Maker "
"Lady Mamalady"
Wang Leehom
"The Things You Never Knew", "Beautiful"
"Picture Your Song"
Epik High ft. Lee Hi
"It's Cold", "Don't Hate Me"
"HATE Mental Hospital"
Wooyoung , Park Jin-young (JYP)
"Sexy Lady", "DJ Got Me Goin' Crazy", "You're the One", "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) "
"The Memorial Of JYP"
Roy Kim
"Passing By", "누구를 위한 삶인가"
"My Way"
Adam Lambert
"Whataya Want from Me ", "Trespassing"
"Time For Miracle"
EXO and SHINee
"Mama ", "Warrior's Descendant", "Mirotic ", "Lucifer ", "Sherlock "
"Time Loop 2012"
Super Junior
"Spy ", "Mr. Simple ", "Sexy, Free & Single "
"Super Junior Never Die"
Li Yuchun , Natthew , TimeZ
"Hello Baby", "She's Bad", "Idol Hooray"
(Asian Acts)
Gaeko of Dynamic Duo , Zico , Double K, Loco, Davichi and Chuija
Various freestyle rapping
"Beats Rock The World"
Big Bang
"Crayon", "Fantastic Baby "
"Monster In Me"
Seo In-young , B.o.B , and K.Will
"Anymore", "Airplanes ", "Nothin' on You "
"The Tie Between Hong Kong"
Psy ft. Hyuna
"Gangnam Style "
"The Worldwide Phenomenon"
Presenters
Winners and nominees
Psy , Song of the Year and more
Big Bang , Artist of the Year and more
Super Junior , Album of the Year and more
G-Dragon , Best Male Artist
IU , Best Female Artist
Sistar , Best Female Group
Davichi , Best Vocal Performer – Group
K.Will , Best Vocal Performer – Solo
Epik High , Best Rap Performers
Busker Busker , New Male Artist and Band Performers
Wang Leehom , Overall Best Asian Artist
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Special Awards
AKB48
Sarah Geronimo
My Tam
Taufik Batisah
Agnes Monica
Chris Lee (Li Yuchun)
EXO
TimeZ
Natthew
Multiple awards
Artist(s) with multiple wins
The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):
Artist(s) with multiple nominations
The following artist(s) received two or more nominations:
Broadcast
Notes
^ a b c d e Including collaborations.
References
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^ "Psy wins big at Asian Music Awards" . Independent Television News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012 .
^ "Psy's Hong Kong performance to be broadcast to 85 countries" . Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved December 1, 2012 .
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^ Benjamin, Jeff. "PSY, HyunA & Adam Lambert Rock MAMAs: Video Highlights" . Billboard . Retrieved January 29, 2015 .
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^ "2012 MAMA Winners" . Mnet Asian Music Awards . CJ E&M. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014 .
^ "Nominees for the 2012 MAMA Announced" . enewsWorld . CJ E&M. October 23, 2012. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012 .
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