2024 MAMA Awards nominations OUT: BTS' Jimin-Jungkook, BLACKPINK's Jennie, SEVENTEEN, IU, and more compete for coveted titles (2024)

The 2024 MAMA Awards nominations are here and top K-pop stars like BTS' Jimin and Jungkook, BLACKPINK's Jennie, SEVENTEEN, IU, and more are vying for prestigious titles. Check out the full list below!

BTS' Jungkook, Jimin, BALCKPINK's Jennie; Image Courtesy: BIGHIT MUSIC, Odd Atelier

The 2024 MAMA Awards nominations are officially out and the competition is fierce! Big names like BTS' Jimin and Jungkook, BLACKPINK's Jennie, SEVENTEEN, and IU are all vying for top honors this year. The highly-anticipated ceremony will take place across two locations: at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on November 21 PST and the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on November 22 and 23 KST.

The awards are determined by a mix of factors, including judging evaluations, streaming data, and album sales. Fans also play a key role, with voting for categories like Fans’ Choice Male/Female and Fans’ Choice of the Year starting soon. To be eligible, music must have been released between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024.

Enlisted below are the nominations for the 2024 MAMA Awards:

Best New Male Artist

• 82MAJOR
• ALL(H)OURS
• AMPERS&ONE
• NCT WISH
• NOWADAYS
• TWS

Best New Female Artist

• BABYMONSTER
• ILLIT
• MEOVV
• QWER
• UNIS
• YOUNG POSSE

Best Male Group

• ENHYPEN
• NCT DREAM
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• TXT
• ZEROBASEONE

Best Female Group

• aespa
• (G)I-DLE
• IVE
• LE SSERAFIM
• NewJeans
• TWICE

Best Male Artist

• Baekhyun
• Jungkook
• Jimin
• Lim Young Woong
• Taemin

Best Female Artist

• IU
• Jennie
• Nayeon
• Taeyeon
• Yuqi

Best Dance Performance Male Solo

• Jimin – Who
• Jungkook – Standing Next to You
• Key – Pleasure Shop
• Taemin – Guilty
• Taeyong – TAP

Best Dance Performance Female Solo

• Hwasa – NA
• Jennie – You & Me
• Nayeon – ABCD
• Sunmi – Balloon in Love
• Yuqi – FREAK

Best Dance Performance Male Group

• ENHYPEN – Sweet Venom
• NCT 127 – Fact Check
• RIIZE – Love 119
• SEVENTEEN – God of Music
• Stray Kids – LALALALA
• TWS – plot twist

Best Dance Performance Female Group

• aespa – Supernova
• (G)I-DLE – Super Lady
• ILLIT – Magnetic
• IVE – Baddie
• LE SSERAFIM – EASY
• NewJeans – How Sweet

Best Vocal Performance Solo

• BIBI – Bam Yang Gang
• IU – Love wins all
• Lee Mu Jin – Episode
• Lim Young Woong – Warmth
• Taeyeon – To. X

Best Vocal Performance Group

• AKMU – Hero
• Davichi – A very personal story
• (G)I-DLE – Fate
• PLAVE – WAY 4 LUV
• Red Velvet – Cosmic

Best Band Performance

• DAY6 – Welcome to the Show
• LUCY – The knight who can’t die and the silk cradle
• N.Flying – Into You
• Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – Young Man
• QWER – T.B.H

Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance

• DEAN – DIE 4 YOU
• Leellamarz – Boys Like Girls (Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca)
• Lee Young Ji – Small Girl (Feat. D.O.)
• RM – LOST!
• Zico – SPOT! (Feat. Jennie)

Best Collaboration

• GroovyRoom – Yes or No (Feat. Huh Yunjin, Crush)
• Jay Park – Taxi Blurr (Feat. Natty)
• Lee Young Ji – Small Girl (Feat. D.O.)
• Sung Si Kyung, Naul – Even for a moment
• Zico – SPOT! (Feat. Jennie)

Best OST

• Roy Kim – Whenever, Wherever (My Demon OST)
• Lee Chang Sub – Heavenly fate (A Not So Fairy Tale OST)
• ECLIPSE – Sudden Shower (Lovely Runner OST)
• Taeyeon – Dream (Welcome to Samdalri OST)
• Crush – Love You With All My Heart (Queen of Tears OST)

Best Music Video

• aespa – Armageddon
• K.will – No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoon Sang)
• IU – Love wins all
• IVE – HEYA
• SEVENTEEN – MAESTRO

Best Choreography

• aespa – Supernova
• ILLIT – Magnetic
• LE SSERAFIM – CRAZY
• NewJeans – Supernatural
• RIIZE – Impossible
• Taemin – Guilty

Artist of the Year

(Nominees for the artist categories are automatically nominated)

• 82MAJOR
• aespa
• ALL(H)OURS
• AMPERS&ONE
• BABYMONSTER
• Baekhyun
• ENHYPEN
• (G)I-DLE
• ILLIT
• IU
• IVE
• Jennie
• Jimin
• Jungkook
• LE SSERAFIM
• Lim Young Woong
• MEOVV
• Nayeon
• NCT DREAM
• NCT WISH
• NewJeans
• NOWADAYS
• QWER
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• Taemin
• Taeyeon
• TWICE
• TWS
• TXT
• UNIS
• YOUNG POSSE
• Yuqi
• ZEROBASEONE

Song of the Year

(Nominees for the song genre categories are automatically nominated)

• aespa – Armageddon
• aespa – Supernova
• AKMU – Hero
• BIBI – Bam Yang Gang
• Crush – Love You With All My Heart (Queen of Tears OST)
• Davichi – A very personal story
• DAY6 – Welcome to the Show
• DEAN – DIE 4 YOU
• ECLIPSE – Sudden Shower (Lovely Runner OST)
• ENHYPEN – Sweet Venom
• (G)I-DLE – Fate
• (G)I-DLE – Super Lady
• GroovyRoom – Yes or No (Feat. Huh Yunjin, Crush)
• Hwasa – NA
• Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – Young Man
• ILLIT – Magnetic
• IU – Love wins all
• IVE – Baddie
• IVE – HEYA
• Jay Park – Taxi Blurr (Feat. Natty)
• Jennie – You & Me
• Jimin – Who
• Jungkook – Standing Next to You
• K.will – No Sad Song For My Broken Heart (Prod. Yoon Sang)
• Key – Pleasure Shop
• LE SSERAFIM – CRAZY
• LE SSERAFIM – EASY
• Lee Chang Sub – Heavenly fate (A Not So Fairy Tale OST)
• Lee Mu Jin – Episode
• Lee Young Ji – Small Girl (Feat. D.O.)
• Leellamarz – Boys Like Girls (Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca)
• Lim Young Woong – Warmth
• LUCY – The knight who can’t die and the silk cradle
• N.Flying – Into You
• Nayeon – ABCD
• NCT 127 – Fact Check
• NewJeans – How Sweet
• NewJeans – Supernatural
• PLAVE – “WAY 4 LUV
• QWER – T.B.H
• Red Velvet – Cosmic
• RIIZE – Impossible
• RIIZE – Love 119
• RM – LOST!
• Roy Kim – Whenever, Wherever (My Demon OST)
• SEVENTEEN – God of Music
• SEVENTEEN – MAESTRO
• Stray Kids – LALALALA
• Sung Si Kyung, Naul – Even for a moment
• Sunmi – Balloon in Love
• Taemin – Guilty
• Taeyeon – Dream (Welcome to Samdalri OST)
• Taeyeon – To. X
• Taeyong – TAP
• TWS – plot twist
• Yuqi – FREAK
• Zico – SPOT! (Feat. Jennie)

Album of the Year

(Only albums that sold over 1 million copies are eligible)

• aespa – Armageddon
• ATEEZ – THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL
• Baekhyun – Hello, World
• ENHYPEN – ROMANCE : UNTOLD
• (G)I-DLE – 2
• IVE – I’VE MINE
• Jungkook – GOLDEN
• LE SSERAFIM – EASY
• NCT 127 – Fact Check
• NCT DREAM – DREAM()SCAPE
• RIIZE – RIIZING
• SEVENTEEN – SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN
• Stray Kids – ROCK-STAR
• TWICE – With YOU-th
• TXT – The Name Chapter: FREEFALL
• ZEROBASEONE – MELTING POINT

Fans’ Choice Male

• 8TURN
• AB6IX
• ASTRO
• ATBO
• ATEEZ
• B1A4
• EXO’s Baekhyun
• GOT7’s BamBam
• B.D.U
• BOYNEXTDOOR
• CRAVITY
• DAY6
• D.O.
• ENHYPEN
• EPEX
• EVNNE
• FTISLAND
• Hui
• BTS’ J-Hope
• BTS’ Jimin
• BTS’ Jungkook
• JUST B
• SHINee’s Key
• NCT 127
• NCT DREAM
• NCT WISH
• ONEUS
• P1Harmony
• PLAVE
• RIIZE
• BTS’ RM
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• Super Junior
• SHINee’s Taemin
• TEMPEST
• THE BOYZ
• THE NEW SIX
• TIOT
• TREASURE
• TWS
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER
• BTS’ V
• WayV
• WOODZ
• Xdinary Heroes
• xikers
• YOUNITE
• ZEROBASEONE
• Zico

Fans’ Choice Female

• aespa
• ARTMS
• BABYMONSTER
• BADVILLAIN
• BIBI
• Billlie
• BLACKSWAN
• BoA
• Choi Ye Na
• Chungha
• CLASS:y
• CRAXY
• Dreamcatcher
• EVERGLOW
• FIFTY FIFTY
• fromis_9
• (G)I-DLE
• H1-KEY
• MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
• HyunA
• ILLIT
• ITZY
• IU
• IVE
• BLACKPINK’s Jennie
• Jeon Somi
• Kep1er
• KISS OF LIFE
• Kwon Eun Bi
• LE SSERAFIM
• Lee Young Ji
• LIGHTSUM
• MEOVV
• MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul
• NewJeans
• NMIXX
• OH MY GIRL
• QWER
• Red Velvet
• STAYC
• Sunmi
• Taeyeon
• tripleS
• TWICE
• UNIS
• VIVIZ
• Weeekly
• Wheein
• WOOAH
• Young Posse

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