en 1999 Mnet Video Music Awards

1999 Mnet Video Music Awards
1999 Mnet Video Music Awards
Date	November 27, 1999
Location	Little Angels Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
Hosted by	Choi Hal-li
Most awards	H.O.T. (2)
Most nominations	H.O.T., Lee Seung-hwan (3)
Website	Mnet Asian Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	South Korea: Mnet
Runtime	100–110 minutes

The 1999 Mnet Video Music Awards was the first of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 27, 1999, at Little Angels Arts Center.^[1]

Leading the nominees were the boy-band group H.O.T. and solo artist Lee Seung-hwan with three each, followed by four artists including the new boy-band group g.o.d with three. By the end of the ceremony, boy-band group H.O.T., Lee Seung-hwan and Lee Jung-hyun received the most wins with two awards.

Background

The award-giving body began in this year under the name "Mnet Km Music Festival" (MKMF).^[2] During this time, it was the first and only Korean music video awards ceremony.^[3] It consists of 14 categories including the Best International Artist. The grand awards (or daesang) were Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[4]

Best Popular Music Video (daesang)	Music Video of the Year (daesang)
H.O.T. – "I Yah!"	Lee Seung-hwan – "A Request"
Best New Group	Best New Solo Artist
Team – "Farewell" Voice – "Be Your Own Angel" (너만의 천사가 되어) Yada – "Already Sad Love" 0–24 – "Freedom" (자유) g.o.d – "To Mother"	Lee Jung-hyun – "Come" Kim Bum-soo – "Promise" Baek Ji-young – "Choice" Lee Soo-young – "I Believe" Cho PD – "Fever"
Best Female Artist	Best Male Artist
Uhm Jung-hwa – "I Don't Know" Kwon Jin-won – "Happy Birthday To You" Lena Park – "A Person in My Dream" Park Ji-yoon – "I Don't Know Anything" Yangpa – "Audio"	Lee Seung-hwan – "A Request" Park Jin-young – "Kiss Me" Yoo Seung-jun – "Passion" Jo Sung-mo – "For Your Soul" K2 – "To her lover"
Best Group	Best Rock Performance
H.O.T. – "I Yah!" Shinhwa – "T.O.P" S.E.S. – "I Love You" Sechs Kies – "Ye Gam" Fin.K.L – "Forever Love"	Jaurim – "Fall"" Kim Jong-seo – "Broken Hearted" Novasonic – "Empire of the Sun" Delispice – "Running Bicycle" Red Plus – "Please Come Again Someday"
Best Hip Hop Performance	Best Indie Performance
Honey Family – "Man's Story – My Way" Drunken Tiger – "Do You Know Hip-Hop" BROS – "Win Win" Cho PD – "Fever" g.o.d – "Dear Mother"	No Brain – "Youth 98" Dr. Core 911 – "Sha Sha Funky Shake" Dalpalan – "Whistle Star Invitation" Blue Punk Bugs – "Children of Darkness" Hwang Shin Hye Band – "A Gun"
Best Dance Performance	Best Ballad Performance
Lee Jung-hyun – "Come" Baby V.O.X. – "Get Up" Uhm Jung-hwa – "I Don't Know" H.O.T. – "I Yah!" Clon – "Come To Me"	Jo Sungmo – "For Your Soul" Yoon Jong-shin – "Sendoff" Lee Seung-hwan – "A Request" Toy – "Is It Still Beautiful" Position – "Blue Day"
Best Music Video Director	Best International Artist
Hong Jong-ho – "I Yah!" by H.O.T. 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	Ricky Martin – "Livin' La Vida Loca" 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 (이채형)

Multiple awards

Artist(s) with multiple wins

The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):

Awards	Artist(s)
2	H.O.T.
	Lee Seung-hwan
	Lee Jung-hyun

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

The following artist(s) received two or more nominations:

Awards	Artist(s)
3	H.O.T.
3	Lee Seung-hwan
2
	g.o.d
	Jo Sungmo
	Cho PD
	Lee Jung-hyun
	Uhm Jung-hwa

Performers and presenters

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.^[5]

Performers

Name(s)	Performed	Notes
Nanta, 김대환, 박유진	Traditional South Korean music/rhythm, violins	Animal Jam 1: Opening of the show
Team	"Farewell" (별別)	Best New Group winner
Honey Family	"Man's Story – My Way"	Best Hip-Hop Performance winner
Jaurim	"낙화"	Best Rock Performance winner
Kim Jong-jin (김종진), Jeon Tae-kwan (전태관),김영석, Kim Min-ki, 미인, 윤도현, Daytripper	Band/medley/일곱색깔 무지개	Animal Jam 2: Middle of the show
Uhm Jung-hwa	"I Don't Know"	Best Female Artist winner
Lee Jung-hyun	"Come" (와)	Best New Artist and Best Dance Performance winner
H.O.T.	"I Yah!" (아이야)	Best Group winner
Bros 브로스	"Win Win"

Presenters

Name(s)	Role
Choi Hal-li	Main host of the 1st annual M.net Korean Music Festival (MKMF)
Joo Young-hoon and Yoon Son-ha	Presenters of the award for Best New Group
Cha Soohyun (차수현)	Interviewer/backstage host
Kim Rina (김리나)	Presenter/host/introducer
Yoon Do-hyun and Kim Min (김민)	Presenters of the award for Best Indie Performance
Kim Kwang-han (김광한) and Hwang In-young	Presenters of the award for Best International Artist
S.E.S., Kim Gun-mo, Uhm Jung-hwa, Puff Daddy, Yang Hyun-suk, Nam Hee-suk	VTR greetings
Yoon Sang and Kim Hyo-jin	Presenters of the award for Best Ballad Performance
DJ Jun-young and DJ Su (DJ-수)	DJs of the night
Yoo Ji-tae	Presenter of the award for Best Hip-Hop Performance
Chang Da-na (정다나)	Presenter/host/introducer
Kim Jong-jin (김종진) and Jeon Tae-kwan (전태관)	Presenters of the award for Best Rock Performance
Lee Jung-sik (이정식) and Park Jin-hee	Presenters of the award for Best Male Artist
Choi Jung-won and Kim Hyung-suk (김형석)	Presenters of the award for Best Female Artist
Kim Ji-ryong (김지룡) and Han Seung-joo (한성주)	Presenters of the special award
Jeon Ji-na (전지나)	Gives a sneak peek on how to make a music video
Ha Jae-bong (하재봉) and Yu Ji-na (유지나)	Presenters of the award for Best Music Video Director
Kim Young-eon (김영언)	Introduces the history of music videos from 1997 to 1998
Lee Hwi-jae and Yoo Jae-suk	Presenters of the award for Best New Solo Artist
Oh Mi-ran (오미란) and Lee Mu-young (이무영)	Presenters of the award for Best Dance Performance
Lee Yo-won and Lee Jung-jae	Presenters of the award for Best Group
Lee Chan-chan (이잔잔) and Lee Eun-jung	Presenters of the award for Best Popular Music Video Award
Choi Hee-chun (죄희춘)	Presenter of the award for Music Video of the Year

References

^ "Music makes one, Asia's top music awards, the Mnet Asian Music Awards". MAMA. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
^ "MKMF goes into history" Asiae. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012
^ "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) Nominees has been Announced...Let the Voting Begin!". Kpopstarz. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ "1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived October 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ "1999 Video Music Award part 1" Archived May 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

External links

Mnet Asian Music Awards Archived October 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine official website

[1] "Music makes one, Asia's top music awards, the Mnet Asian Music Awards". MAMA. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

[changename-2] "MKMF goes into history" Asiae. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012

[2013nominees-3] "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) Nominees has been Announced...Let the Voting Begin!". Kpopstarz. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[4] "1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived October 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

[5] "1999 Video Music Award part 1" Archived May 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

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