The 'Melon Music Awards 2023' ('MMA 2023') has revealed this year's 'Melon Top 10' artists!
The selection criteria for the 'Melon Top 10' combines Melon digital scores (80%) with user votes (20%) to determine the top 10 most loved K-Pop artists from the past year. The 'Melon Top 10' artists are also automatically nominated for 'Artist of the Year'.
Based on user voting results from November 2-16, this year's 'Melon Top 10' artists are:
and (G)I-DLE!
[UPDATE: Here's the full list of nominees for this year's categories.]
Album of the Year
Jimin 'Face'
NCT DREAM 'ISTJ'
Seventeen 'FML'
IVE 'I've IVE'
NewJeans 'Get Up'
aespa 'My World'
TOMORROW x TOGETHER 'The Name Chapter: Temptation'
LE SSERAFIM 'UNFORGIVEN'
(G)I-DLE 'I Feel'
Parc Jae Jung 'Alone'
Song of the Year
Seventeen BSS - "Fighting" (Feat. Lee Young Ji)
NCT Dream "Candy"
NewJeans "Ditto"
IVE "I AM"
aespa "Spicy"
LE SSERAFIM "UNFORGIVEN" (feat. Nile Rodgers)
(G)I-DLE "Queencard"
Parc Jae Jung "Let's Say Goodbye"
STAYC "Teddy Bear"
Jisoo "Flower"
Rookie of the Year
ZEROBASEONE
PLAVE
RIIZE
BOYNEXTDOOR
KISS OF LIFE
Best Solo Artist (Female / Male)
Lee Young Ji
Jisoo
Zia
Shin Ye Young
Song Haye
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Jungkook
Lim Young Woong
BIG Naughty
DK
Woody
Best Group (Female / Male)
aespa
NewJeans
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
(G)I-DLE
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BTS
NCT DREAM
Seventeen
TOMORROW x TOGETHER
Seventeen BSS
Best OST
(G)I-DLE Miyeon "The Painted On The Moonlight"
Paul Kim "You Remember"
Younha "Letter"
Lim Jae Hyun "Heaven (2023)"
BIG Naughty "With Me"
Best Pop Artist
Charlie Puth
SZA
Ed Sheeran
Sia
Post Malone
Kakao Bank Favorite Star
BTS
Seventeen
Lim Young Woong
aespa
ENHYPEN
IVE
NCT DREAM
NewJeans
RIIZE
ZEROBASEONE
Meanwhile, the 'Melon Music Awards 2023' will take place on December 2 at 5 PM KST at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, Yeongjong-do. The event will be streamed live via Melon, Wavve, ABEMA TV, and Beyond LIVE.
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