| 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards | |
| Location: | AsiaWorld–Expo, Hong Kong |
| Host: | Lee Byung-hun |
| Website: | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
| Network: | South Korea: Mnet (see complete list) |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes (Red Carpet) 240 minutes (Main event) |
| Most Awards: | Exo (3) |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Main: | MAMA |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony, organized by CJ E&M through its music channel Mnet, took place at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. The ceremony was the seventh consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to be hosted outside of South Korea and the 18th ceremony in the show's history.
Nominees were announced on October 28, 2016, through the 2016 MAMA Nomination Special Live Broadcast aired on Mnet streamed nationally and globally.[1] Leading the awards was Exo with 3.
MAMA 2016 was the eighteenth edition of the Mnet Asian Music Awards. It was simultaneously broadcast live in South Korea, Japan, the United States and Southeast Asia. In Sri Lanka and Thailand, it was made available to stream on Iflix 24 hours after its broadcast in South Korea.[2] [3] This marked the fifth consecutive time the event would take place in the same country and the fourth consecutive time to be held in the same venue.[4]
However, MAMA 2016 has the lowest TV ratings since 2009 edition.
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[5] [6]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-show | |||
| "Chewing Gum" | |||
| "Fanfare" | |||
| "Dream Girls" | |||
| Main show | |||
| Lee Tae Kyung, Park Hye-ji, Park In-soo & J-Black | Intro | "We Are All Connected" (opening act) | |
| Dance Connection + "Black On Black" | |||
| "Goodbye", "Soldier", "Guess Who" | |||
| "Rough", "Navillera", "Very Nice" | "Memories Of Springtime" | ||
| "Boom Boom", "Adore U", "Very Nice" | |||
| "Weight in Gold" | "Soul Wave" | ||
| "Dream" | "Dream A Little Dream" | ||
| "D" (Half Moon) | "Bermuda: Last In Soul" | ||
| "Don't Forget" | |||
| "Eureka", "Boys and Girls" | |||
| Zico, Dean and Crush | "Bermuda Triangle" | ||
| NCT 127 | "Firetruck" | "Who's The Winner?" | |
| Lee Joo-heon and Taeyong | Rap Battle | ||
| "Fighter" | |||
| "Hard Carry" | |||
| Lee Juck and Ko Sang Ji | "Don't Worry" | "Don't Worry" | |
| "Pick Me", "Very Very Very" | "Happy Music Factory" | ||
| "Cheer Up", "TT" | |||
| "Body" | "Time For Connection" | ||
| "Boy Meets Evil", "Blood Sweat & Tears", "Fire" | "Boy Meets Evil" | ||
| BewhY and Prepix | "Forever" | "Hello Universe" | |
| Yiruma | "River Flows In You" | ||
| Yoo Ah In, BewhY and Yiruma | "Day Day" | ||
| "Rain" | "About Farewell" | ||
| "Young, Wild & Free", "See You Again"[7] | "Hiphop Wizdom" | ||
| "Transformer", "Monster" | "The Sacrifice" | ||
Eligible nominees included songs and/or albums released from October 31, 2015, until October 27 the next year. Winners would be selected based on six categories including online voting and evaluation from MAMA professional panel.
| Division | Online Voting | Research | MAMA Professional Panel (Local + Foreign) | Music Sales | Record Sales | MAMA Selection Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist of the Year Award Category by Artist* | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| Song of the Year Award Category by Genre** | 10% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 10% |
| Album of the Year | — | — | 30% | — | 50% | 20% |
| Special Prize*** | 30% | — | 50% | — | — | 20% |
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Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[8] [9]
Following the announcement of the nominees on October 28, online voting opened on the official MAMA website via PC and mobile web. The voting ended on December 1, 2016.[1]
The following artist(s) received two or more nominations (excluding the special awards):
| Nominations | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 6 | |
| Exo | |
| BTS | |
| 5 | |
| Twice | |
| 4 | GFriend |
| align=left | Taeyeon |
| align=left | Zico |
| 2 | Ailee |
| Baek A-yeon | |
| Blackpink | |
| Crush | |
| Davichi | |
| Dean | |
| Eric Nam | |
| Im Chang-jung | |
| Jang Beom June | |
| Jung Eun-ji | |
| Mamamoo | |
| Red Velvet | |
| Wonder Girls |
| Country | Network | |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Mnet, OnStyle, O'live, XTM | |
| Japan | Mnet Japan, Mnet Smart, Yahoo Gyao | |
| United States | Mnet America, Kcon.tv | |
| Southeast Asia | tvN Asia | |
| Taiwan | tvN Asia, MTV Mandarin, KKTV | |
| Thailand | Iflix | |
| Sri Lanka | ||
| Malaysia | Tonton | |
| France | Dramapassion | |
| Indonesia | Indosiar, Vidio | |
| Philippines | Myx | |
| Cambodia | MyTV | |
| Hong Kong | tvN Asia, ViuTV |