2013 MAMA: G-Dragon, EXO, Cho Yong Pil bag top awards 

 

Big Bang leader G-Dragon emerged as the biggest winner while Cho Yong Pil and EXO took home major awards at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) held in Hong Kong last night.
K-pop’s biggest names including pop star Rain, Girls’ Generation, Big Bang and Infinite together with international celebrities Stevie Wonder, Paris Hilton, Icona Pop and Kong Kong’s Aaron Kwok gathered at the AsiaWorld-Arena to honor outstanding artists in music.
G-Dragon took home the BC-UnionPay Artist of the Year award, one of the three top awards of the night. He also won the Nissan Juke Best Music Video for “Coup d’etat,” Best Dance Peformance-Male Solo for “Crooked” and Best Male Artist.
“It was a crazy show tonight. But I loved it! Great job everyone and we all need some rest! Music makes one!” G-Dragon tweeted after getting the awards.
Veteran singer Cho Yong Pil bagged the BC-UnionPay Song of the Year for “Bounce,” a track from his 19th album “Hello.”
Twelve-member boy band EXO further cemented their status as one of today’s most popular groups in K-pop when they won the BC-UnionPay Album of the Year for “XOXO,” their first studio album.

Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon and Seohyun (left) on the red carpet and Infinite receiving their award. (Photos courtesy of www.newsen.com and CJ E&M)

2NE1′s CL won the Best Dance Performance-Female Solo while SISTAR won in the same category for Female Group. SHINee won the Best Dance Performance-Male Group.
Girls’ Generation scooped the Best Female Group award and Infinite won the Best Male Group and Sony MDR World Wide Performer.
Lee Hyori won the Best Female Artist while Lee Seung Chul grabbed the Best Concert Performer award.
The Best Asian Artists were also recognized. Aaron Kwok won for China, Derrick Hoh for Singapore, Thu Minh for Vietnam, Tor Saksit for Thailand, SM*SH for Indonesia, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu for Japan. No artists from the Philippines and Malaysia were recognized.
The 2013 MAMA also showcased performances and collaborations. Stevie Wonder, who took home the Music Makes One Global Ambassador Award, which was presented by Big Bang, sang “I Just Called to Say I Love You” together with SISTAR’s Hyorin and Kwok.

(Clockwise from left). G-Dragon, Big Bang presenting the award to Stevie Wonder and Rain performing at 2013 MAMA. (Photos courtesy of www.newsen.com and CJ E&M)

Pop star Rain performed “How to Avoid the Sun,” “It’s Raining” and “Hip Song,” and Trouble Maker, composed of 4Minute’s Hyuna and BEAST’s Hyeungsung, sang “Now.”
Girl group Crayon Pop collaborated with Norwegian comic duo and YouTube sensation Ylvis in a number. Crayon Pop took home the Best New Female Artist while Ylvis won the International Favorite Artist.
Big Bang performed “Fantastic Baby,” EXO sang “Wolf” and “Growl” and Infinite performed “Destiny” and “BTD.”
Here’s the complete list of winners at 2013 MAMA:

BC-UNIONPAY ARTIST OF THE YEAR: G-Dragon
BC-UNIONPAY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: EXO, “XOXO”
BC-UNIONPAY SONG OF THE YEAR: Cho Yong Pil, “Bounce”
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE – FEMALE SOLO: CL, “The Baddest Female”
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE – MALE SOLO:  G-Dragon, “Crooked“
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE- FEMALE GROUP: SISTAR, “Give It To Me”
BEST DANCE GROUP PERFORMANCE – MALE GROUP: SHINee
NISSAN JUKE BEST MUSIC VIDEO : G-Dragon, “Coup d’etat”
BEST NEW FEMALE ARTIST: Crayon Pop
BEST NEW MALE ARTIST: Roy Kim
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR: BaeChiGi
BEST ASIAN ARTIST SINGAPORE: Derrick Hoh
BEST ASIAN ARTIST VIETNAM: Thu Minh
BEST ASIAN ARTIST THAILAND: Tor Saksit
BEST ASIAN ARTIST INDONESIA:  SM*SH
BEST ASIAN ARTIST JAPAN: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
BEST ASIAN ARTIST CHINA: Aaron Kwok
INTERNATIONAL FAVORITE ARTIST: Ylvis
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE – FEMALE SOLO: Ailee, “U&I”
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE – MALE: Lee Seung Gi, “Return”
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE: Dynamic Duo, “BAAAM”
BEST BAND PERFORMANCE: Busker Busker, “First Love”
BEST FEMALE GROUP: Girls′ Generation
BEST MALE GROUP: Infinite
BEST CONCERT PERFORMER: Lee Seung Chul
BEST FEMALE ARTIST: Lee Hyori
BEST MALE ARTIST: G-Dragon
RED CARPET SPECIAL PRIZE: Lee Jung Hyun
STYLE IN MUSIC: SISTAR
NEXT GENERATION GLOBAL STAR – FEMALE: A Pink
SONY MDR WORLD WIDE PERFORMER: Infinite
MUSIC MAKES ONE GLOBAL AMBASSADOR AWARD: Stevie Wonder
BEST OST: Yoon Mirae, “Touch Love” for “Master’s Sun”