Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Male Group


The Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Male Group is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures. Mnet is also the one who choose which group will to this category as well as other categories in MAMA.
It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; the band H.O.T. won the award for their song "I Yah!", and it is given in honor for the male group with the most artistic achievement in the music industry.

Winners and nominees

YearWinnerSongNominee
1999
H.O.T."I Yah!"
  • Shinhwa - T.O.P
  • S.E.S.♀ - "I Love You"
  • Sechs Kies - "Ye Gam"
  • Fin.K.L♀ - "Forever Love"
2000g.o.d"Love and Memory"
  • DJ DOC - "Run To You"
  • H.O.T. - "Outside Castle"
  • Clones - "Choryeon"
  • Turbo - "Tonight"
2001Shinhwa"Wild Eyes"
  • UN - "Pado"
  • Jinusean- "A-Yo"
  • g.o.d - "Lies"
  • Click-B - "Undefeatable"
2002Shinhwa"Perfect Man"
  • J-Walk - "Suddenly"
  • jtL - "A Better Day"
  • g.o.d - "Road"
  • Click-B - "To Be Continued"
2003Shinhwa"Your Wedding"
  • g.o.d - "Letter"
  • S - "I Swear"
  • N.R.G - "Hit Song"
  • jtL - "Without Your Love"
2004Shinhwa"Angel"
  • DJ DOC - "One Night"
  • NRG - "Hurray For A Virile Son Of Korea"
  • MC the Max - "Love Poem"
  • 1TYM - "Hot 뜨거"
2005SG Wannabe"Crime and Punishment"
  • TVXQ - "Rising Sun"
  • Buzz - "Coward"
  • MC the Max - "Don't Be Happy"
  • g.o.d - "An Ordinary Day"
2006TVXQ"'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap."
  • SS501 - "Snow Prince"
  • Buzz - "You Don't Know Man"
  • Shinhwa - "Once In A Lifetime"
  • SG Wannabe - "Partner For Life"
2007 Big Bang"Lies"
2008 Big Bang"Haru Haru"
  • TVXQ - "Mirotic"
  • Epik High - "One"
  • F.T. Island - "After Love"
  • SG Wannabe - "La La La"
2009 2PM"Again & Again"
  • Big Bang - "Sunset Glow"
  • Super Junior - "Sorry, Sorry"
  • SG Wannabe - "I Love You"
  • SS501 - "UR Man"
2010 2PM"I'll Be Back"
2011 Super Junior"Mr. Simple"
  • 2PM - "Hands Up"
  • Beast - "Fiction"
  • Big Bang - "Tonight"
  • TVXQ - "Keep Your Head Down"
2012 Big Bang"Fantastic Baby"
  • TVXQ - "Catch Me"
  • Beast - "Beautiful Night"
  • Super Junior - "Sexy, Free & Single"
  • Shinhwa - "Venus"
2013 Infinite"Man In Love"
2014 EXO"Overdose"
  • B1A4 - "Solo Day"
  • Block B - "H.E.R."
  • Beast - "Good Luck"
  • Super Junior - "Mamacita"
2015 EXO"Call Me Baby"
  • Big Bang - "Loser"
  • BTS - "I Need U"
  • SHINee - "View"
  • Super Junior - "Devil"
  • Shinhwa - "Sniper"
2016 EXO"Monster"
  • BTS - "Fire"
  • Block B - "Toy"
  • SHINee - "1 of 1"
  • INFINITE - "The Eye"
  • iKon - "WYD"
2017 Wanna One"Energetic"
  • EXO - "Ko Ko Bop"
  • BTS - "DNA"
  • Seventeen - "Don't Wanna Cry"
  • Got7 - "You Are"
  • Nu'est - "Where You At"
2018 Wanna One"Boomerang"
  • BTS - "Fake Love"
  • Seventeen - "Oh My!"
  • Got7 - "Lullaby"
  • NU'EST W - "Dejavu"
  • NCT 127 - "Touch"
2019BTS"Boy With Luv"
  • Exo - "Love Shot"
  • Got7 - "Eclipse"
  • NCT 127 - "Superhuman"
  • Monsta X - "Alligator"
  • Seventeen - "Home"
Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.

Multiple awards for Best Male Group

As of 2016, four male groups received two or more awards.
Male artistRecord SetFirst year awardedRecent year awarded
Shinhwa420012004
EXO320142016
Big Bang320072012
2PM220092010
Wanna One220172018