2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards


The 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards took place on November 30, 2012, at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. The ceremony was the third consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to occur outside of South Korea. It was reported by international news agencies such as Agence France-Presse, ITN, and was also broadcast in 85 countries around the world.
Leading the nominees was Psy with six nominations. By the end of the ceremony, Psy had won four awards, the most of any of the nominees, followed by boybands Big Bang and Busker Busker with two each, excluding the special awards.

Background

The event marked the fourteenth of the annual music awards. Using its slogan "Music Makes One" for the second consecutive time, MAMA was broadcast live in China, Japan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia through various channels, as well as in the USA and Canada.
During the Red Carpet, artists B.A.P, Davichi, Mike Izon and Block B performed their songs "No Mercy", "Crash", "I'll Think of You", "Don't Say Goodbye", "Set Fire to the Rain" and "Nillili Mambo" respectively. International artists were seen with their greetings on screen during the main event including Dr. Dre and Jackie Chan

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Song of the Year
Artist of the Year

  • Psy - "Gangnam Style"
  • *Busker Busker - "Cherry Blossom Ending"
  • * IU - "You And I"
  • * Sistar - "Alone"
  • * Super Junior - "Sexy, Free & Single"
  • Big Bang
  • *Busker Busker
  • * Super Junior
  • * Psy
  • * Sistar
    • Album of the Year
    		Best Music Video
  • Super Junior - Sexy, Free & Single
  • * G-Dragon - One of a Kind
  • * TVXQ - Catch Me
  • * Busker Busker - Busker Busker 1st Album
  • * Big Bang - Alive
  • Psy - "Gangnam Style"
  • * Big Bang - "Monster"
  • * Ga-in - "Bloom"
  • * Infinite - "The Chaser"
  • * Naul - "Memory Of The Wind"
    • Best Male ArtistBest Female Artist
  • G-Dragon
  • * K.Will
  • * Park Jin-young
  • * Se7en
  • * Psy
  • IU
  • * Baek Ji-young
  • * BoA
  • * Ga-in
  • * G.NA
    • Best Male GroupBest Female Group
  • Big Bang
  • * TVXQ
  • * Beast
  • * Super Junior
  • * Shinhwa
  • Sistar
  • * 2NE1
  • * Girls' Generation-TTS
  • * KARA
  • * T-ara
    • Best Dance Performance - Male GroupBest Dance Performance - Female Group
  • SHINee - "Sherlock"
  • * Beast - "Beautiful Night"
  • * Super Junior - "Sexy, Free & Single"
  • * MBLAQ - "This Is War"
  • * Infinite - "The Chaser"
  • f - "Electric Shock"
  • * 4Minute - "Volume Up"
  • * Miss A - "Touch"
  • * Secret - "Poison"
  • * Sistar - "Alone"
    • Best Dance Performance - SoloBest Band Performance
  • Psy - "Gangnam Style"
  • * BoA - "Only One"
  • * Hyuna - "Ice Cream"
  • * Park Jin-young - "You're The One"
  • * Seo In-young - "Let's Dance"
  • Busker Busker - "Cherry Blossom Ending"
  • * 10cm - "Fine Thank You And You"
  • * CN Blue - "Hey You"
  • * F.T. Island - "Severely"
  • * Nell - "The Day Before"
    • Best Vocal Performance - GroupBest Vocal Performance - Solo
  • Davichi - "Will Think Of You"
  • * 2AM - "I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me"
  • * Noel - "I Miss You"
  • * Urban Zakapa - "I Hate You"
  • * 4MEN - "The Man, The Woman"
  • K.Will - "I Need You"
  • * Baek Ji-young - "Voice"
  • * IU - "You And I"
  • * John Park - "Falling"
  • * Huh Gak - "The Person Who Once Loved Me"
    • Best OSTBest Rap Performance
  • Seo In-guk & Jung Eun-ji - "All For You"
  • * Lyn - "Back In Time"
  • * Lee Jong-hyun - "My Love"
  • * Taeyeon - "Missing You Like Crazy"
  • * Huh Gak - "One Person"
  • Epik High - "Up"
  • * Dynamic Duo - "Without You"
  • * Leessang - "Someday"
  • * Mighty Mouth - "Bad Boy"
  • * Verbal Jint - "You Deserve Better"
    • Best New Male ArtistBest New Female Artist
  • Busker Busker
  • * B.A.P
  • * EXO-K
  • * John Park
  • * Ulala Session
  • Ailee
  • * AOA
  • * Spica
  • * Juniel
  • * Hello Venus
    • International Favorite ArtistBest Collaboration Performance
  • Psy - "Gangnam Style"
  • * no nominees announced
  • Trouble Maker - "Trouble Maker"
  • * Davichi & T-ara - "We Were In Love"
  • * Park Jin-young & Ga-in - "Someone Else"
  • * Huh Gak & Zia - "I Need You"
  • * Skull & Haha - "Busan Vacance"
    • Best Global Group - FemaleBest Global Group - Male
  • KARA
  • * 2NE1
  • * f
  • * Girls' Generation-TTS
  • * Wonder Girls
  • Super Junior
  • * Beast
  • * Big Bang
  • * CN Blue
  • * TVXQ
    • ;Special Awards

    Artist(s) with multiple wins

    The following artist received two or more wins :
    AwardsArtist
    4Psy
    2Big Bang
    2Busker Busker
    2Super Junior

    Artist(s) with multiple nominations

    The following artist received two or more nominations:
    NominationsArtist
    6Psy
    6Super Junior
    5Busker Busker
    5Big Bang
    4Sistar
    3Ga-in
    3Park Jin-young
    3Huh Gak
    3IU
    3TVXQ
    3Beast
    2G-Dragon
    2Infinite
    2K.Will
    2John Park
    2Davichi
    2T-ara
    2KARA
    22NE1
    2f
    2Girls' Generation-TTS
    2CN Blue

    Presenters and performers

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

    Presenters

    Performers

    Broadcast