MAMA Award for Worldwide Icon of the Year explained

MAMA Award for
Worldwide Icon of the Year
Presenter:CJ E&M (Mnet)
Country:South Korea
Year:2018
Holder:BTS (2023)
Most Wins:BTS (6)
Most Nominations:BTS, Seventeen (6 each)

The MAMA Award for Worldwide Icon of the Year is a daesang (or grand prize) award presented annually by CJ E&M (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2018 and is a 100% fan-voted accolade.[1]

Winners and nominees

YearRecipientNominees
2018BTS [2]
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 [3]

Artists with multiple wins

BTS is the only artist to receive the Worldwide Icon of the Year award since its inception in 2018; they have won it for a record six consecutive years.[4]

Artists with multiple nominations

Note: The following nominees are Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 winners

6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: MAMA debuts "Worldwide Icon of the Year" Award Category and Fans can Submit their Votes Exclusively on Twitter. December 11, 2018. Việt Nam News. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919151706/https://vietnamnews.vn/media-outreach/481827/mama-debuts-worldwide-icon-of-the-year-award-category-and-fans-can-submit-their-votes-exclusively-on-twitter.html. September 19, 2020. live. November 28, 2023.
  2. News: BTS wins first Worldwide Icon of the Year award at MAMA 2018. Aguilar. Krissy. December 13, 2018. Inquirer. https://web.archive.org/web/20181213071726/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/309211/bts-wins-first-worldwide-icon-of-the-year-award-at-mama-2018. December 13, 2018. live. November 28, 2023.
  3. News: https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=241&aid=0003315672. ko:"곧 만나요" 방탄소년단, 군백기에도 6년 연속 대상… 세븐틴→임영웅 본상(종합)[2023 MAMA]. Park. Rosa. November 28, 2023. EDaily. ko. [2023 MAMA] (Summary) "See you soon" BTS who won the Grand Prize for six consecutive years even while in the military…Seventeen→Lim Young-woong Main Prize. https://web.archive.org/web/20231128155845/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=241&aid=0003315672. November 28, 2023. live. November 28, 2023. Naver.
  4. News: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003791481. ko:"곧 더 큰 하나로"…방탄소년단, 6년 연속 대상→정국 수상소감 [2023 마마 어워즈]. Kang. Da-yoon. November 28, 2023. My Daily. ko. "Soon as Bigger Ones"...BTS, Grand Prize for 6 consecutive years → Jungkook's acceptance speech [2023 MAMA Awards]. https://web.archive.org/web/20231128163734/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=117&aid=0003791481. November 28, 2023. live. November 28, 2023. Naver.