| 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival | |
| Location: | Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul, South Korea |
| Host: | Rain |
| Website: | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
| Network: | South Korea: Mnet Japan: Mnet Japan |
| Most Awards: | Wonder Girls (3) |
| Most Nominations: | TVXQ, Epik High, Wonder Girls (5) |
| Runtime: | around 195 minutes |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Main: | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
| Next: | 2009 |
The 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the tenth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 15, 2008, at the Seoul Sports Complex.
Leading the nominees were boy groups TVXQ and Epik High, and girl group Wonder Girls with 5 nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, Wonder Girls won the most wins and became the first artist/performer to receive 3 wins, which included one daesang award.[1] It was followed by Big Bang and Lee Hyori with 2 each.
The award ceremony was held for the tenth consecutive time,[2] which was held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium for the second time. For the first time, however, singer-actor Rain was the only one to host the event. The official slogan used was "My Dream, My Music, My Way, My MKMF".[3]
Before revealing the Best New Male Artist winner, an intermission number from the boy group nominees was performed, resembling the performance by the then new girl group nominees during the ninth ceremony held last year. Together with ex-H.O.T. member Moon Hee-joon, the boy groups performed the debut singles of the past Best New Group winners including Super Junior, SS501, TVXQ, g.o.d, and Shinhwa.
During its 10th anniversary, Clon made an appearance once again to say a little speech during their experiences. Additionally, the first on screen kiss between Lee Hyori and T.O.P happened during their performance that their skit made headlines later on.[4] [5]
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers at the ceremony.[6] [7]
| width=30% | Name(s) | width=35% | Performed | width=35% | Notes |
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| "My Way" | My MKMF #1: My Way | ||||
| 2PM, U-Kiss, Shinee, 2AM, Mighty Mouth, Moon Hee-joon | "U", "Warning", "Rising Sun", "Lie", "Brand New", "Warrior's Descendant" Rock ver. and "The Fighting Sprit" | My MKMF #3: Something HOT | |||
| Brown Eyed Girls, Jewelry, Jaurim | "How Come", "One More Time", "Magic Carpet Ride" | My MKMF #3: Girl's Got Reloaded | |||
| SG Wannabe, Shin Seung-hun | "La La La", "Even After A Long While" | Intermission number after the former received the 'Hallyu Singers by the Japanese Press' recognition and before the latter received the 'Mnet PD's Choice Award' | |||
| Wonder Girls ft. 2PM | "Nobody" Tango ver. and disco ver. | My MKMF #4: Secret Party | |||
| Big Bang ft. Lee Hyori | "Look At Me Only", "Lie", "Haru Haru", "U Go-Girl" remix, "Look At Me Hyori", "10 Minutes" | My MKMF #5: Scandalous | |||
| Hong Hyun (홍현아), Epik High, Kim Chang-wan band | "Redemption", "One", "Right Dudu Dada", "Naughty Boy" | My MKMF #6: Rescue | |||
| Khalil Fong and Chae Yeon | "Lover" Chinese ver. | ||||
| "The Way U Are", "Rising Sun", "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap.", "Purple Line", "Hug", "Wrong Number", "Mirotic" | My MKMF #7: My Addiction | ||||
| Rain | "My Way", "It's Raining", "Only You", "Don't Stop", "Rainism" | My MKMF #8: 2098 Still Raining |
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[8]
| Album of the Year (daesang) | Artist of the Year (daesang) | |
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| Song of the Year (daesang) | Best Music Video | |
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| Best New Male Artist | Best New Female Artist | |
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| Best Male Group | Best Female Group | |
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| Best House & Electronic | Best Dance Performance | |
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| Best Male Artist | Best Female Artist | |
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| Best Ballad/R&B Performance | Best Rock Performance | |
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| Best Hip Hop Performance | Best OST | |
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The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):
| Awards | Artist(s) | |
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| 3 | Wonder Girls | |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | Big Bang |
| Lee Hyori |
The following artist(s) received more than two nominations:
| Nominations | Artist(s) | |
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| align=center rowspan=3 | 5 | TVXQ |
| Epik High | ||
| Wonder Girls | ||
| align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | Big Bang |
| Lee Hyori | ||
| align=center rowspan=4 | 3 | Kim Dong-ryool |
| Seo Taiji | ||
| Uhm Jung-hwa | ||
| Taeyang | ||