1999 Mnet Video Music Awards

1st edition of the MAMA Awards held in 1999 April 2022 1999 Mnet Video Music Awards Mnet Korean Music Festival (MKMF) 1999.png 1999 11 27 Little Angels Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea Choi Hal-li Mnet Video Music Awards Mnet H.O.T., Lee Seung-hwan and Lee Jung-hyun (2) H.O.T., Lee Seung-hwan (3) 100–110 minutes MAMA Awards 2000 The 1999 Mnet Video Music Awards aired on November 27, 1999. The inaugural ceremony recognised the best music videos released in South Korea between December 1998 and November 1999. It was hosted by the television music channel Mnet at the Little Angels Arts Center in Seoul. The awards ceremony, which later became known as the MAMA Awards, was the first of its kind to be held in South Korea. Boy band H.O.T. and soloist Lee Seung-hwan were the show's most-awarded artists with three nominations each. H.O.T., Lee Seung-hwan and Lee Jung-hyun had the most wins, receiving two awards each. The ceremony was hosted by Choi Hal-li. Background In March 1999, television music channel Mnet announced that they were planning to host the first annual music video awards ceremony in South Korea.https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/001/0004529549?sid=103 ko:m.net, 뮤직비디오 시상식 개최키로 Mnet to hold music video awards ceremony Yonhap News Agency Naver Hyun Young-bok March 22, 1999 July 5, 2025 ko Cho Yong-ho, an executive director at Mnet, indicated that they created the ceremony "to promote music videos as the vanguard of the cultural industry and to revitalise the music market."https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/3836879 ko:국내 첫 뮤직비디오시상식…m·net, 15개 부문 선정 The first music video awards ceremony in Korea... Mnet selects 15 categories The JoongAng Baek Seong-ho November 5, 1999 July 5, 2025 ko The ceremony was held on November 27, 1999, at the Little Angels Arts Center in Seoul and was presented by Choi Hal-li.MAMA History http://mama.mnet.com/2010/en/AwardHistory/AwardHistoryAll.asp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111009124704/http://mama.mnet.com/2010/en/AwardHistory/AwardHistoryAll.asp October 9, 2011 July 5, 2025 Mnet Asian Music Awards Performers Artist(s) Song(s) Notes1999 Video Music Award part 1 http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6481 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150520012715/http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6481 May 20, 2015 June 23, 2014 Mwave CJ ENMNanta, Kim Dae-hwan, Park Yu-jin Traditional South Korean music/rhythm, violins Animal Jam 1: Opening of the showTeam "Farewell"Best New Group winnerHoney Family "Man's Story – My Way"Best Hip-Hop Performance winnerJaurim"Falling Flower"Best Rock Performance winnerKim Jong-jin, Jeon Tae-kwan, Kim Yeong-seok, Kim Min-ki, Mi-in, Yoon Do-hyun, Daytripper Band/medley/"Seven Color Rainbow"Animal Jam 2: Middle of the showUhm Jung-hwa "I Don't Know"Best Female Artist winnerLee Jung-hyun "Come"Best New Artist and Best Dance Performance winnerH.O.T. "I Yah!"Best Group winnerBros "Win Win" Presenters Name(s) Role Choi Hal-li Main hostJoo Young-hoon and Yoon Son-haPresenters of the award for Best New Group Cha Soo-hyunInterviewer/backstage host Kim Ri-naPresenter/host/introducer Yoon Do-hyun and Kim MinPresenters of the award for Best Indie PerformanceKim Kwang-han and Hwang In-young Presenters of the award for Best International ArtistS.E.S., Kim Gun-mo, Uhm Jung-hwa, Puff Daddy, Yang Hyun-suk, Nam Hee-suk VTR greetingsYoon Sang and Kim Hyo-jinPresenters of the award for Best Ballad PerformanceDJ Jun-young and DJ Su DJs of the nightYoo Ji-taePresenter of the award for Best Hip-Hop PerformanceChang Da-na Presenter/host/introducerKim Jong-jin and Jeon Tae-kwan Presenters of the award for Best Rock PerformanceLee Jung-sik and Park Jin-hee Presenters of the award for Best Male ArtistChoi Jung-won and Kim Hyung-suk Presenters of the award for Best Female ArtistKim Ji-ryong and Han Seung-joo Presenters of the special awardJeon Ji-na Gives a sneak peek on how to make a music videoHa Jae-bong and Yu Ji-na Presenters of the award for Best Music Video DirectorKim Young-eon Introduces the history of music videos from 1997 to 1998Lee Hwi-jae and Yoo Jae-suk Presenters of the award for Best New Solo ArtistOh Mi-ran and Lee Mu-young Presenters of the award for Best Dance PerformanceLee Yo-won and Lee Jung-jae Presenters of the award for Best GroupLee Chan-chan and Lee Eun-jung Presenters of the award for Best Popular Music Video AwardChoi Hee-chun Presenter of the award for Music Video of the Year Winners and nominees Selection process Music videos released between December 1998 and November 1999 were eligible to be nominated.Kim In-cheol November 15, 1999 ko:`m.net 영상음악대상' 27일 개최 'Mnet Video Music Awards' to be held on the 27th https://m.entertain.naver.com/home/article/001/0004564604 July 5, 2025 Yonhap News Agency ko Naver The candidates were shortlisted by Mnet's selection committee and public votes. Five nominees were then selected in each category by fifty voting agents representing viewers and fifty broadcasting industry professionals, based on criteria such as planning, artistry, filming and editing, originality, and popularity. The winners were chosen by ten voting agents and a panel of fifteen experts, including film director Kim Sung-su, pop music critic Lim Jin-mo, and culture critic Ha Jae-bong. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=1999 Winners from Past Years: 1999 Mwave CJ ENM June 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009011559/http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=1999 October 9, 2014 dead thumb|150px|Jo Sungmo won Best Ballad Performance thumb|150px|Jaurim won Best Rock Performance thumb|150px|Lee Jung-hyun won Best New Solo Artist and Best Dance Performance thumb|150px|Uhm Jung-hwa won Best Female Artist thumb|150px|Ricky Martin won Best International Artist #EEDD82 Best Popular Music Video(Daesang) H.O.T. – "I Yah!" Winner #EEDD82 Music Video of the Year(Daesang) Lee Seung-hwan – "A Request" Winner #EEDD82 Best New Group Team – "Farewell" Winner Voice – "Be Your Own Angel" (너만의 천사가 되어) Yada – "Already Sad Love" 0–24 – "Freedom" (자유) g.o.d – "To Mother" #EEDD82 Best New Solo Artist Lee Jung-hyun – "Come" Winner Kim Bum-soo – "Promise" Baek Ji-young – "Choice" Lee Soo-young – "I Believe" Cho PD – "Fever" #EEDD82 Best Female Artist Uhm Jung-hwa – "I Don't Know" Winner Kwon Jin-won – "Happy Birthday To You" Lena Park – "A Person in My Dream" Park Ji-yoon – "I Don't Know Anything" Yangpa – "Audio" #EEDD82 Best Male Artist Lee Seung-hwan – "A Request" Winner Park Jin-young – "Kiss Me" Yoo Seung-jun – "Passion" Jo Sung-mo – "For Your Soul" K2 – "To her lover" #EEDD82 Best Group H.O.T. – "I Yah!" Winner Shinhwa – "T.O.P" S.E.S. – "I Love You" Sechs Kies – "Ye Gam" Fin.K.L – "Forever Love" #EEDD82 Best Rock Performance Jaurim – "Fall" Winner Kim Jong-seo – "Broken Hearted" Novasonic – "Empire of the Sun" Delispice – "Running Bicycle" Red Plus – "Please Come Again Someday" #EEDD82 Best Hip Hop Performance Honey Family – "Man's Story – My Way" Winner Drunken Tiger – "Do You Know Hip-Hop" BROS – "Win Win" Cho PD – "Fever" g.o.d – "Dear Mother" #EEDD82 Best Indie Performance No Brain – "Youth 98" Winner Dr. Core 911 – "Sha Sha Funky Shake" Dalpalan – "Whistle Star Invitation" Blue Punk Bugs – "Children of Darkness" Hwang Shin Hye Band – "A Gun" #EEDD82 Best Dance Performance Lee Jung-hyun – "Come" Winner Baby V.O.X. – "Get Up" Uhm Jung-hwa – "I Don't Know" H.O.T. – "I Yah!" Clon – "Come To Me" #EEDD82 Best Ballad Performance Jo Sungmo – "For Your Soul" Winner Yoon Jong-shin – "Sendoff" Lee Seung-hwan – "A Request" Toy – "Is It Still Beautiful" Position – "Blue Day" #EEDD82 Best Music Video Director Hong Jong-ho – "I Yah!" by H.O.T. Winner Kim Sang-tae – "Men's Story – My Way" by Honey Family Kim Se-hun – "For Your Soul" by Jo Sungmo Inhan – "Dear Mother" by g.o.d Cha Eun-taek – "A Request" by Lee Seung-hwan #EEDD82 Best International Artist Ricky Martin – "Livin' La Vida Loca" Winner Backstreet Boys – "I Want It That Way" Cher – "Believe" Geri Halliwell – "Look At Me" Sting – "Brand New Day" TLC – "No Scrubs" Special award Planning Award – Lee Chae-hyung Artists with multiple wins and nominations + Artists who received multiple awards Awards Artist(s) 2 H.O.T. Lee Seung-hwan Lee Jung-hyun + Artists who received multiple nominations Awards Artist(s) 3 H.O.T. Lee Seung-hwan 2 g.o.d Jo Sungmo Cho PD Lee Jung-hyun Uhm Jung-hwa References External links Mnet Asian Music Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20141026052136/http://mama.interest.me/ October 26, 2014 official website Category:MAMA Awards ceremonies Mnet Music Video Festival Mnet Music Video Festival Mnet Music Video Festival, 1999 Mnet Music Video Festival