2012 Melon Music Awards Explained

2012 Melon Music Awards
Date:Friday, December 14, 2012
Location:Olympic Gymnastics Arena
Country:South Korea
Most Awards:Psy (4)
Most Nominations:Psy (5)
Award1 Type:Song of the Year
Award1 Winner:"Gangnam Style"
Award2 Type:Album of the Year
Award2 Winner:Busker Busker 1st Album
Award3 Type:Artist of the Year
Award3 Winner:Beast
Previous:2011
Main:2012
Next:2013

The 2012 Melon Music Awards were held on Friday, December 14, 2012, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2012 ceremony was the event's fourth edition since its offline launch in 2009. The award winners were determined by combining digital sales data and voting conducted by netizens online.

The 2012 ceremony was the show's largest ceremony at the time, attracting an audience of over 11,000 people. It was directed under the theme of "Music is Healing" and was broadcast live globally via YouTube as well as cable television channels domestically.[2]

Psy was the most nominated and awarded act of the night, where he won four awards including Song of the Year with "Gangnam Style", Global Artist, Top 10 Artist and Best Music Video. Beast and Busker Busker were awarded with Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, respectively. B.A.P and Ailee additionally won the Best New Artist Awards.

Performers

List of performances at 2012 Melon Music Awards! Artist(s)! Song(s)
Rhythm Power
Simon Dominic
Dynamic Duo
"Sanaee"
"Cheerz"
"Friday Night"
K.Will
Hoya
Dongwoo
"Please Don't..."
B.A.P"Warrior"
T-ara"Sexy Love"
"Lovey-Dovey"
Infinite"The Chaser"
Sistar"Alone"
Nell"White Night"
"Cliff Parade"
Ailee
Huh Gak
"Heaven"
"A Someone Who Loves Me"
"You Raise Me Up"
2NE1"I Love You"
Beast"It's Not Me"
"Beautiful Night"

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Winners and nominees are listed below.[3] [4] Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.[5] [6]

Top 10 Artists (Bonsang)Song of the Year (Daesang)
Artist of the Year (Daesang)Album of the Year (Daesang)
Best New ArtistBest Rap/Hip Hop Award
Best Rock AwardBest R&B/Ballad Award
Best OST AwardHot Trend Award
Best Pop SongPopular Netizen Song

Other awards

Nominees! style="background:#90EE90;
Winners
Songwriter AwardDouble Sidekick
Global ArtistPsy
Music Video of the YearCho Soo-hyun – Psy's "Gangnam Style"
MBC Music Star AwardShindong & Kim Shin-young

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: November 15, 2012 . ‘2012 멜론 뮤직 어워드’, 12월14일 열린다 . '2012 Melon Music Awards' to be held on December 14 . March 5, 2022 . . . ko.
  2. Web site: Yoo . Hye-eun . '2012 멜론 뮤직 어워드' 성황리에 마쳐… 싸이 4관왕 . '2012 Melon Music Awards' successfully completed ... Psy wins 4 crowns . E2day . 6 March 2022 . ko . https://web.archive.org/web/20220306015822/https://www.etoday.co.kr/news/view/667451 . live . 6 March 2022 . 18 December 2012.
  3. 2012 MelOn Music Awards 1부 . December 23, 2012. March 5, 2022. Online broadcast. Kakao M. YouTube. ko.
  4. 2012 MelOn Music Awards 2부 . December 23, 2012. March 5, 2022. Online broadcast. Kakao M. YouTube. ko.
  5. Web site: 2012 Melon Music Awards Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128212507/https://www.melon.com/mma/result.htm?mmaYear=2012 . November 28, 2021 . March 5, 2022 . . ko.
  6. Web site: 2012-12-16 . 2012 Melon Music Awards Winners . 2022-03-05 . Yahoo! News Philippines . en-SG.