A festive night of stunning outfits, amazing stages, and award-winning artists was witnessed at the Melon Music Awards 2022!
The Melon Music Awards 2022 was held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on November 26th. For the first time in three years, Korea’s top music platform, Melon organized the MMA 2022 with an in-person audience.
RED CARPET
It all started with the star-studded Red Carpet with performing artists such as ATBO, BE’O, BIG Naughty and 10cm, ENHYPEN, (G)I-DLE, GOMAK BOYS, IVE, LE SSERAFIM, Lim Young Woong, Melomance MONSTA X, NewJeans, STAYC, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER.
STAGE PERFORMANCES
The Melon Music Awards 2022 won’t be complete without amazing performances from the performing lineup of artists:
ATBO – “Attitude” and “Monochrome (Color)”
BE’O – “Counting Stars,” “Complex,” “Burnout Syndrome”
10cm and BIG Naughty – “Just 10 centimeters,” “Beyond Love”
ENHYPEN – “Blessed-Cursed,” “Future Perfect (Pass the MIC)”
(G)I-DLE – Intro, “Nxde,” “TOMBOY”
GOMAK BOYS – “You and Me,” “Sweet Thing”
IVE – “ELEVEN” (piano version), “LOVE DIVE,” “After LIKE”
LE SSERAFIM – “FEARLESS,” “THE HYDRA + TRAILER,” “ANTIFRAGILE”
Lim Young Woong – “London Boy,” “Polaroid,” “If We Ever Meet Again”
MeloMance – “Drunken Confession,” piano solo performance, “Love, Maybe”
MONSTA X – “LOVE,” “Rush Hour”
NewJeans – “Cookie,” “Hype Boy,” “Attention”
STAYC – “BEAUTIFUL MONSTER”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Intro, “Good Boy Gone Bad,” “The Name Chapter” teaser
#MMA2022 Winners
K-pop rookie girl group IVE won their very first Daesang (Grand Prize) in their career at this year’s Melon Music Awards with their smash hit “LOVE DIVE” (released in April 2022) as the Best Song of the Year. They also won 3 more awards including Best Group (Female), New Artist of the Year, and Top 10 Artist, less than a year after making their debut.
IVE’s leader An Yujin gave a heart-warming acceptance speech as she tries to wipe her tears and thanked their staff and their DIVEs (IVE’s fandom name) for all the love and support the group and their song received:
It’s truly such a huge honor to be able to win New Artist of the Year and Best Song of the Year at the same time. There’s something I really wanted to say. I think it was only possible for us to win this award because we had all six of our members. Each and every one of our members is so precious, and I’m so grateful for them. I love you. IVE will continue to work hard in the future, so please show us lots of love next year as well!
IVE member Jang Wonyoung added:
I can’t believe that 2022 is already winding to a close. I hope that 2022 will remain a really precious year for both our six members and everyone else, and we’ll try to become an artist that is deserving of this award. We’ll become an IVE that truly understands the weight and value of this award. Thank you.
Lim Young Woong grabbed the most awards with 5 in total including 2 Daesangs: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Solo Artist (Male), the Netizen Popularity Award, and Top 10 Artist.
Lastly, BTS won a Daesang for their Anthology album “Proof” as Record of the Year. Adding up to 4 awards including Best Group (Male), the KakaoBank Everyone’s Star Award, and Top 10 Artist.
Here are your Melon Music Awards 2022 winners:
2022 MMA TOP 10 Artists (BONSANG):
BE’O
BTS
(G)I-DLE
IU
IVE
Lim Young Woong
MeloMance
NCT DREAM
NewJeans
SEVENTEEN
New Artist of the Year: IVE, NewJeans
Netizens’ Choice: Lim Young Woong
Hot Trend: LE SSERAFIM
Best Solo – Male: Lim Young Woong
Best Solo – Female: IU
Best Male Group: BTS
Best Female Group: IVE
Best Performance -Male: TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Best Performance -Female: LE SSERAFIM
Best Collaboration: 10 cm and BIG Naughty
Best Songwriter: (G)I-DLE’s Jeon Soyeon
Best Music Style: BIG Naughty
Best Project Music: MSG Wannabe
Best Performance Director: RyuD
Global Rising Artist: STAYC
Global Artist: MONSTA X
1theK Global Icon: ENHYPEN
KakaoBank Everyone’s Star: BTS
Best POP Artist: Charlie Puth
DAESANG (GRAND PRIZES):
Stage of the Year (DAESANG): IU’s “The Golden Hour: Under the Orange Sun”
Music Video of the Year (DAESANG): TOMBOY by (G)I-DLE
Best Song of the Year (DAESANG): LOVE DIVE by IVE
Record of the Year (DAESANG): BTS’ Anthology Album “Proof”
Album of the Year (DAESANG): Lim Young Woong’s 1st Album ‘IM HERO’
Artist of the Year (DAESANG): Lim Young Woong
Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s Melon Music Awards 2022! -HallyuLife.com
