The 2022 MAMA Awards — which took place over two consecutive days — officially concluded on Wednesday (Nov. 30) at Japan’s at the Kyocera Dome Osaka, and featured some of the biggest and brightest stars in K-pop.
Jeon Somi, singer and former member of I.O.I, hosted this year’s ceremony, and presented the set of MAMA Awards, including the coveted Yogibo worldwide icon of the year award, and the fan-voted worldwide fans’ choice top 10 award and more.
BTS took home the icon of the year award, one of the show’s biggest honors, continuing their winning streak. The group has taken home the award each year since the category’s inception in 2018. In addition to the icon award, the septet also took home MAMA platinum, artist of the year, album of the year and worldwide fans’ choice top 10 award, a category rounded out by nine other artists, including BLACKPINK — the only female group who won in the category — TOMORROW X TOGETHER, SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids and more.
See the full list of winners below.
Yogibo Worldwide Icon of the Year: BTS
MAMA Platinum: BTS
Yogibo Artist of the Year: BTS
Yogibo Album of the Year: BTS (“Proof”)
Yogibo Song of the Year: IVE (“LOVE DIVE”)
Worldwide fans’ choice top 10:
- Stray Kids
- SEVENTEEN
- TREASURE
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
- GOT7
- PSY
- NCT DREAM
- ENHYPEN
- BTS
- BLACKPINK
Favorite New Artists:
- IVE
- LE SSERAFIM
- NMIXX
- Kep1er
Yogibo Chill Artist: Stray Kids
Favorite Asian Artist: JO1
Best Music Video: BLACKPINK (“Pink Venom”)
Best Male Group: BTS
Best Female Group: BLACKPINK
Best New Male Artist: Xdinary Heroes
Best New Female Artist: IVE
Favorite Girl Group: (G)I-DLE
The Most Popular Group: Stray Kids
The Most Popular Male Artist: J-Hope
Best Male Artist: Lim Young Woong
Best Female Artist: TWICE’s Nayeon
Best Collaboration: PSY (“That That” [prod. & feat. SUGA of BTS])
Best Dance Performance Solo: PSY (“That That” [prod. & feat. SUGA of BTS])
Best Dance Performance Male Group: SEVENTEEN (“HOT”)
Best Dance Performance Female Group: IVE (“LOVE DIVE”)
Best Vocal Performance Group: BIGBANG (“Still Life”)
Best Vocal Performance Solo: Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon (“INVU”)
Best Band Performance: Xdinary Heroes (“Happy Death Day”)
Best Hip Hop & Urban Music: Jay Park (“GANADARA” Feat. IU)
Best Collaboration: PSY (“That That” [prod. & feat. SUGA of BTS])
Best Music Video: BLACKPINK (“Pink Venom”)
Best OST: MeloMance (“Love, Maybe” from “A Business Proposal”)
Breakout Producer: Min Hee Jin
Global Music Trend Leader: Zico
Inspiring Achievement: Jaurim
Bibigo Culture & Style: J-Hope