2014 Melon Music Awards Explained

2014 Melon Music Awards
Date:	Thursday, November 13, 2014
Location:	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea
Most Awards:	Taeyang, IU, 2NE1, AKMU, Beast (2)
Most Nominations:	IU (6)
Award1 Type:	Song of the Year
Award1 Winner:	"Eyes, Nose, Lips"
Award2 Type:	Album of the Year
Award2 Winner:	Chapter 8
Award3 Type:	Artist of the Year
Award3 Winner:	IU
Previous:	2013
Main:	2014
Next:	2015

The 2014 Melon Music Awards were held on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea.^[1] ^[2] Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2014 ceremony was the sixth installment of the event. The red carpet event was hosted by Park Eun-ji and Takuya Terada.^[3]

Performers

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Song(s)
	"My Old Story" / "Meaning of You"
Soyou & Junggigo	"Some"
Apink	"Mr. Chu"
San E & Raina	"A Midsummer Night's Sweetness"
Girl's Day	"Something"
MC the Max	"Wind That Blows"
Winner	"Serenade" / "Don't Flirt" / "Different" / "Tonight" / "I'm Him" / "Empty"
	"Very Good" / "Her"
	"Touch My Body"
AKMU	"Give Love" / "200%"
Beast	"12:30" / "Good Luck"
Taeyang	"Body" / "Eyes, Nose, Lips"
	"Catallena" / "Mr. Chu" / "Miniskirt" / "Something" (Dance covers)

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Winners and nominees are listed below. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.^[4]

Top 10 Artists (Bonsang)	Album of the Year (Daesang)
2NE1 Exo g.o.d Winner Girl's Day Beast Sistar IU AKMU Taeyang	g.o.d – Chapter 8 2NE1 – Crush IU – A Flower Bookmark AKMU – Play Taeyang – Rise
Artist of the Year (Daesang)	Song of the Year (Daesang)
IU g.o.d Beast AKMU Taeyang	Taeyang – "Eyes, Nose, Lips" IU – "Friday" ft. Jang Yi-jeong Soyou & Junggigo – "Some" Park Hyo-shin – "Wild Flower" San E & Raina – "A Midsummer Night's Honey"
Best New Artist	Best Dance Award
Winner Red Velvet Mamamoo Park Bo-ram Eddy Kim	Block B – "Her" Apink – "Mr. Chu" Infinite – "Back" B1A4 – "Lonely" AOA – "Miniskirt"
Best Rap/Hip Hop Award	Best Indie Award
San E & Raina – "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" Gary & Choi Jung-in – "Your Scent" Loco ft. Crush – "Hold Me Tight" Beenzino – "How Do I Look?" Mad Clown – "Without You"	Standing Egg – "Lean on Me" (ft. Park Se-young) Yozoh – "Day Dream" Jung Jun-il – "Confession" Vanilla Acoustic – "Maybe Once You Were First" Acourve – "The Lovely Song When We Parted"
Best Rock Award	Best Electronic Award
CNBLUE – "Can't Stop" Nell – "Four Times Around The Sun" Jang Beom-june – "Difficult Woman" MC the Max – "Wind That Blows" Hong Dae-kwang	2NE1 – "Come Back Home" Clazziquai – "Love Satellite" House Rulez – "Melody Day" Humming Urban Stereo – "Scully Doesn't Know" Lee Jung – "Your Love"
Best Ballad Award	Best OST Award
MC the Max – "Wind That Blows" Park Hyo-shin – "Wild Flower" IU – "Friday" Ailee – "Singing Got Better" High4 ft. IU – "Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms"	Lyn – "My Destiny" Davichi – "It's Okay It's Love" Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-suk, Son Ho-jun – "You Only Feel" Jeong Eun-ji – "It's You" San E – "What's Wrong With Me?"
Best R&B / Soul Award	Best Folk Award
Fly to the Sky – "You You You" Taeyang – "Eyes, Nose, Lips" Soyou & Junggigo – "Some" 2NE1 – "If I Were You" Junggigo – "Want U"	AKMU – "200%" Roy Kim – "Home" Eddy Kim – "The Manual" Yoo Seung-woo – "Because Night Is So Precious" Kwon Jin-ah – "See Through"
Netizen Popularity Award	Hot Trend Award
Beast TVXQ Exo Infinite Winner Park Hyo-shin B1A4 Huh Gak & Zia	Soyou & Junggigo – "Some" Choi Jung-in & Gary – "Your Scent" High4 ft. IU – "Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms" San E & Raina – "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" Seo In-guk & Zia – "Loved You"

Other awards

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Winners
Music Video Award	Won Tae-yeon – Melody Day's "Another Parting"
MBC Music Star Award	Ladies' Code
Songwriter Award	Kim Do-hoon

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: Melon Music Awards - Last Awards. Melon. ko. October 15, 2016. November 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191126124337/https://www.melon.com/melonaward/yearlyaward.htm. live.
Web site: ‘멜론 뮤직 어워드’, 체조경기장에서 ‘최대 규모’로 올해 ‘처음’으로 열려 . 'Melon Music Awards' to be held 'for the first time' this year as 'the largest' at the gymnastics arena . Top Star News . 22 February 2022 . ko . 8 October 2014.
Web site: [사진]박은지-타쿠야,'우리가 멜론 뮤직 어워드 진행자' ]. [Photo] Eunji Park and Takuya, 'We are the hosts of the Melon Music Awards' . Osen . . 22 February 2022 . ko . 13 November 2014.
Web site: 2014 Melon Music Awards Winners . . November 28, 2021 . ko . November 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128212507/https://www.melon.com/mma/result.htm?mmaYear=2014 . live .