2016 Melon Music Awards
| 2016 Melon Music Awards | |
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| Date | November 19, 2016 |
| Location | Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, South Korea |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Exo (5) |
| Most nominations | Exo (6) |
| Song of the Year | "Cheer Up" |
| Album of the Year | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever |
| Artist of the Year | Exo |
| Website | www |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | |
| Runtime | 240 minutes |
The 2016 Melon Music Awards ceremony, organized by Kakao M (a Kakao company) through its online music store Melon, took place on Saturday, November 19, 2016, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] The eighth installment of the event since its offline launch in 2009, it was held at the Gocheok Sky Dome for the first time, which is one of the largest indoor concert venues in South Korea.[2]
Details for the ceremony—including the announcement of its date and venue—were first made available on October 7, 2016.[3] A list of nominations and the awardees for the Top 10 Artists were announced on November 4, with voting for the main awards beginning the same day.[4]
The criteria for the awards varied depending on the category, consisting a mixture of digital sales data, judges evaluation, and online voting. Exo received the most nominations of the night, winning four of the six nominated categories. BTS, GFriend and Twice followed with the second most nominations with five each, while Zico received the second most awards, having won three times. Furthermore, BTS, Exo and Twice received the three daesang prizes of the night.
Judging criteria
[edit]| Division | Online Voting | Digital Sales | Judge Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main awards* | 30% | 70% | — | ||
| Genre Awards** | 30% | 40% | 30% | ||
| Popularity Awards*** | 60% | 40% | — | ||
| Special Awards**** | — | — | 100% | ||
| *Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Top 10 Artists, Best New Artist **Rap/Hip Hop, R&B/Ballad, Rock, OST, Trot, Pop, Dance, Folk/Blue, Indie, Electronic ***Netizen Popularity Award, Hot Trend Award ****Music Video Award, Song Writer Award, MBC Music Star Award, Performing Arts Award, Global Star Award, QQ Asia Artist Award, Hall of Fame Award, Kakao Hot Star Award | |||||
Performers
[edit]| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| BewhY | "Dejavu" + "Day Day" |
| 10cm | "What the Spring??" |
| Seventeen | "Very Nice" |
| Mamamoo | "You're the Best" + "Decalcomanie" |
| Blackpink | "Whistle" + "Playing with Fire" |
| Jeong Eun-ji | "Hopefully Sky" |
| Red Velvet | "Russian Roulette" |
| I.O.I | "Very Very Very" + "Dream Girls" |
| iKon | "Holup!" (Bobby solo) + "Sinosijak" + "Dumb & Dumber" |
| Twice | "Cheer Up" + "TT" |
| Zico | "I Am You, You Are Me" + "Boys and Girls" + "Yes or No" |
| GFriend | "Navillera" + "Rough" |
| BTS | "Blood Sweat & Tears" + "Fire" |
| Sechs Kies | "Comeback" + "Three Words" + "Couple" |
| Exo | "Growl" + "Overdose" + "Call Me Baby" + "Monster" |
Winners and nominees
[edit]Main awards
[edit]Winners and nominees are listed below.[5][6] Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.[7][8][9]
| Top 10 Artists (Bonsang) | Album of the Year (Daesang) |
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| Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Song of the Year (Daesang) |
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| Best New Artist | Best Dance Award (Male) |
| Best Dance Award (Female) | Best Folk/Blues Award |
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| Best Rap/Hip Hop Award | Best R&B/Soul Award |
| Best Indie Award | Best Rock Award |
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| Best Trot Award | Best OST Award |
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| Best Pop Award | Best Ballad Award |
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| Netizen Popularity Award | Hot Trend Award |
Other awards
[edit]| Nominees | Winners |
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| Music Video of the Year | Red Velvet – "Russian Roulette" |
| Kakao Hot Star | Exo |
| MBC Music Star Award | Seventeen |
| Tecent QQ Music Asia Artist | iKon |
| Hall of Fame | Sechs Kies |
| Songwriter Award | Hitman Bang |
Stats
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Artists with multiple nominations[edit]
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Artists with multiple awards[edit]
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Gallery
[edit]2016 Melon Music Awards gallery
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BTS after winning their first daesang -
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Blackpink performing "Playing with Fire" -
Blackpink's Lisa -
Red Velvet's Irene -
Red Velvet's Seulgi performing "Russian Roulette" -
Red Velvet's Wendy -
Red Velvet's Joy -
BTS's Jungkook -
BTs's Jimin -
BTS's Jin -
Exo's Sehun -
Exo's Baekhyun -
GFriend after winning Best Dance Performance -
Sechs Kies after winning Hall of Fame
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References
[edit]- ^ "Melon Music Awards 2016 Introduction". Melon (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Gocheok Skydome". Seoul Tourism Organization. February 22, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ "멜론뮤직어워드, 11월19일 고척돔 개최 '올해 첫 음악 시상식'" [Melon Music Awards, held at Gocheok Dome on November 19th 'The year's first music awards ceremony']. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. October 7, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ ""걸그룹 강세" 레드벨벳·여자친구·트와이스, '멜론뮤직어워드' TOP10 등극". TV Report. November 4, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ [2016 MelOn Music Awards] Part.1 (1부) (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Kakao M. November 21, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ [2016 MelOn Music Awards] Part.2 (2부) (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Kakao M. November 21, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Lee, Sang-won (November 20, 2016). "Winners from the 2016 MelOn Music Awards". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ Chung, Joo-won (November 20, 2016). "BTS, Exo, Twice top 2016 Melon Music Awards". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "2016 Melon Music Awards celebrates top K-pop artists". The Korea Herald. November 20, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2022.