Song Joong Ki Shock: Song Hye Kyo's Ex To Headline Major South Korean Music Awards Ceremony

by John David / Nov 23, 2020 08:24 PM EST
Song Joong Ki

Song Joong Ki is said to be hosting the imminent 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA). The event will be held on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. (KST) sans face-to-face contact amid the country's continuous battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.

An unnamed source from Mnet, per Soompi, told Maeil Business' Star Today that the Descendants of the Sun star has been confirmed to be 2020 MAMA's master of ceremony. The entertainment news outlet shared that this is going to be Song Joong Ki's third time to host the prestigious event.

Reports have it that numerous A-lister stars and bands will be gracing the upcoming 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards, including TREASURE, TXT, MONSTA X, MAMAMOO, GOT7, SEVENTEEN, IZ*ONE, and NCT: BTS and TWICE are also expected to attend.

Meanwhile, TREAUSE CRAVITY, MCND, TOO and Wei were announced as the nominees in the Best New Male Artist category. SECRET NUMBER, Natty, cignature, Weeekly and woo!ah!, on the other hand, are vying for the Best New Female Artist award. Here are the other list of nominees:

Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10

  •  Zico
  •  YUMDDA
  •  woo!ah!
  •  WINNER
  •  WEi
  •  Weeekly
  •  TXT
  •  TWICE
  •  TREASURE
  •  TOO
  •  Taeyeon
  •  Taemin
  •  Sunmi
  •  SEVENTEEN
  •  SECRET NUMBER
  •  Red Velvet
  •  Park Jin Young
  •  Oh My Girl
  •  NU'EST
  •  Noel
  •  NCT
  •  Natty
  •  N.Flying
  •  MONSTA X
  •  MCND
  •  MAMAMOO
  •  M.C the MAX
  •  LEENALCHI
  •  Lee Hi - "Holo"
  •  Kang Daniel
  •  Jung Seung Hwan
  •  Jessi
  •  IZ*ONE
  •  IU
  •  ITZY
  •  HYUKOH
  •  GOT7
  •  Giriboy
  •  EXO
  •  DAY6
  •  Davichi
  •  CRAVITY
  •  cignature
  •  Chungha
  •  CHANGMO
  •  BTS
  •  BLACKPINK
  •  Baek Yerin
  •  ATEEZ

Artist of the Year

  •  Zico
  •  woo!ah!
  •  WEi
  •  Weeekly
  •  TWICE
  •  TREASURE
  •  TOO
  •  Taeyeon
  •  Taemin
  •  Sunmi
  •  SEVENTEEN
  •  SECRET NUMBER
  •  Red Velvet
  •  Park Jin Young
  •  Oh My Girl
  •  NCT
  •  Natty
  •  MONSTA X
  •  MCND
  •  MAMAMOO
  •  Kang Daniel
  •  IZ*ONE
  •  IU
  •  Hwasa
  •  GOT7
  •  EXO
  •  CRAVITY
  •  cignature
  •  Chungha
  •  BTS
  •  BLACKPINK
  •  Baekhyun

Song of the Year

  •  Zico - "Summer Hate" (Feat. Rain)
  •  Zico - "Any song"
  •  YUMDDA - "Amanda" (Feat. Simon Dominic)
  •  WINNER - "Hold"
  •  TXT - "Can't You See Me?"
  •  TWICE - "MORE & MORE"
  •  Taeyeon - "Spark"
  •  Taemin - "Criminal"
  •  Sunmi - "pporappippam"
  •  Sung Si Kyung & IU - "First Winter"
  •  SEVENTEEN - "Left & Right"
  •  Sandeul - "Slightly Tipsy" ("She is My Type")
  •  Red Velvet - "Psycho"
  •  Park Jin Young - "When We Disco" (Duet with Sunmi)
  •  Oh My Girl - "Nonstop"
  •  NU'EST - "I'm in Trouble"
  •  Noel - "Late Night"
  •  NCT 127 - "Kick It"
  •  N.Flying - "Oh really."
  •  MAMAMOO - "HIP"
  •  M.C the MAX - "BLOOM"
  •  LEENALCHI - "Tiger is Coming"
  •  Lee Hi - "Holo"
  •  Kang Daniel - "Who U Are"
  •  Jung Seung Hwan - "My Christmas wish"
  •  Joy - "Introduce me a good person" ("Hospital Playlist")
  •  Jo Jung Suk - "Aloha" ("Hospital Playlist")
  •  Jessi - "NUNU NANA"
  •  IZ*ONE - "Secret Story of the Swan"
  •  IU - "eight" (Prod. & Feat. Suga)
  •  IU - "Blueming"
  •  ITZY - "WANNABE"
  •  HYUKOH - "Help"
  •  Hwasa - "Maria"
  •  Giriboy - "Eul" (Feat. BIG Naughty)
  •  Gaho - "Start" ("Itaewon Class")
  •  EXO - "Obsession"
  •  DAY6 - "Zombie"
  •  Davichi - "Dear."
  •  CHANGMO - "METEOR"
  •  BTS - "Dynamite"
  •  BOL4 - "Leo" (Feat. Baekhyun)
  •  BLACKPINK - "How You Like That"
  •  Baekhyun - "Candy"
  •  Baek Yerin - "Square (2017)"
  •  Baek Yerin - "Here I Am Again" ("Crash Landing On You")
  •  ATEEZ - "INCEPTION"

Best Collaboration

  • Zico - "Summer Hate" (Feat. Rain)
  • Sung Si Kyung & IU - "First Winter"
  • Park Jin Young - "When We Disco" (Duet with Sunmi)
  • IU - "eight" (Prod. & Feat. Suga)
  • BOL4 - "Leo" (Feat. Baekhyun)

Best OST

  • Sandeul - "Slightly Tipsy" ("She is My Type")
  • Joy - "Introduce me a good person" ("Hospital Playlist")
  • Jo Jung Suk - "Aloha" ("Hospital Playlist")
  • Gaho - "Start" ("Itaewon Class")
  • Baek Yerin - "Here I Am Again" ("Crash Landing On You")

Best Hip Hop & Urban Music

  • Zico - "Any song"
  • YUMDDA - "Amanda" (Feat. Simon Dominic)
  • Lee Hi - "Holo"
  • Giriboy - "Eul" (Feat. BIG Naughty)
  • CHANGMO - "METEOR"

Best Band Performance

  • N.Flying - "Oh really."
  • M.C the MAX - "BLOOM"
  • LEENALCHI - "Tiger is Coming"
  • HYUKOH - "Help"
  • DAY6 - "Zombie"

Best Vocal Performance Solo

  • Taeyeon - "Spark"
  • Jung Seung Hwan - "My Christmas wish"
  • IU - "Blueming"
  • Baekhyun - "Candy"
  • Baek Yerin - "Square (2017)"

Best Vocal Performance Group

  • WINNER - "Hold"
  • NU'EST - "I'm in Trouble"
  • Noel - "Late Night"
  • MAMAMOO - "HIP"
  • Davichi - "Dear."

Best Dance Performance Solo

  • Taemin - "Criminal"
  • Sunmi - "pporappippam"
  • Kang Daniel - "Who U Are"
  • Jessi - "NUNU NANA"
  • Hwasa - "Maria"

Best Dance Performance Female Group

  • TWICE - "MORE & MORE"
  • Red Velvet - "Psycho"
  • Oh My Girl - "Nonstop"
  • IZ*ONE - "Secret Story of the Swan"
  • ITZY - "WANNABE"
  • BLACKPINK - "How You Like That"

Best Dance Performance Male Group

  • TXT - "Can't You See Me?"
  • SEVENTEEN - "Left & Right"
  • NCT 127 - "Kick It"
  • EXO - "Obsession"
  • BTS - "Dynamite"
  • ATEEZ - "INCEPTION"

Best Female Group

  • TWICE
  • Red Velvet
  • Oh My Girl
  • MAMAMOO
  • IZ*ONE
  • BLACKPINK

Best Male Group

  • SEVENTEEN
  • NCT
  • MONSTA X
  • GOT7
  • EXO
  • BTS

Best Female Artist

  • Taeyeon
  • Sunmi
  • IU
  • Hwasa
  • Chungha

Best Male Artist

  • Zico
  • Taemin
  • Park Jin Young
  • Kang Daniel
  • Baekhyun

Voting will take place online until Dec. 5 at 11: 59 p.m. (KST).

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