2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards

The 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony, organized by CJ E&M through its music channel Mnet, took place on December 2, 2015, at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. The ceremony was the sixth consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards to be hosted outside of South Korea.

Nominees were announced on October 30, 2015. Leading the nominees and awards was Big Bang with six. By the end of the ceremony the group received four wins alongside Exo, the most received awards of the night.

Background
This event marked the seventeenth Mnet Asian Music Awards. It was simultaneously broadcast live in Korea, Japan, America, Southeast Asia through various channels as well as via online live streaming.

The event took place in the same country and the same venue for the third consecutive time. This year MAMA's theme/concept included "...fantastic stages through 'State of TechArt', a concept that combines cutting-edge technology and art." About 10,000 fans and 2,000 staff members attended the awards show.

Presenters

 * Moon Hee-joon, Shin A-young, Z.Hera – red carpet hosts
 * Psy – main host
 * Yeo Jin-goo and Kim So-hyun – presented Best New Artist
 * Jung Suk-won and Hong Soo-ah – presented Best Music Video
 * Seo Kang-joon and Kim So-eun – presented Best Dance Performance – Solo and Best Rap Performance
 * Lee Kwang-soo and Park Bo-young – presented Best Female Artist and Best Male Artist
 * Park Shin-hye – introduced 'Girls' Education' campaign
 * Park Bo-gum – promoted sponsor Olive Young (via video)
 * Lee Ki-woo and Stephanie Lee – presented Worldwide Favourite Artist
 * Kim Jong-kook – presented Best Asian Artist awardee Jolin Tsai
 * Ha Seok-jin and Han Chae-young – presented Global Fan's Choice


 * Yoo Yeon-seok and Son Ho-jun – presented Best Vocal Performance
 * Go Ah-sung – presented Professional Awards
 * Kim Kang-woo and Uee – presented Best Dance Performance – Group
 * Park Jin-young – introduced Pet Shop Boys
 * Krystal Jung – presented Worldwide Inspiration Award
 * Han Suk-joon – introduced performer Exo
 * Kim Jong-kook and Park Shin-hye – presented Best Collaboration & Unit
 * Claudia Kim and Elena Torres – presented Best World Performer
 * Lee Sang-yoon and Choo Ja-hyun – presented Best Male Group and Best Female Group
 * Gong Hyo-jin – presented Song of the Year
 * Lee Jung-jae and Han Hyo-joo – presented Album of the Year
 * Chow Yun-fat – presented Artist of the Year

Judging criteria
Eligible nominees included songs or albums released from October 26, 2014, until October 30 the next year. Winners will be selected based on six categories including online voting and evaluation from MAMA professional panel.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Special Awards

 * Next Generation Asian Artist – Monsta X
 * Best Asian Style – Exo
 * iQiYi Worldwide Favourite Artist – Big Bang
 * Best Asian Artist: Potato; Dong Nhi; RAN; Stefanie Sun; AKB48; Jolin Tsai
 * Sina Weibo Global Fan's Choice – Female: f(x)
 * Sina Weibo Global Fan's Choice – Male: Exo
 * Best Producer: Park Jin-young; Phuc Bo; Gao Xiaosong
 * Best Engineer: Ko Hyun-jong; Lupo ; Yoshinori Nakayama
 * Best Live Entertainment: In Jae-jin; Wu Qun Da; Vit Suthitnavil
 * Worldwide Inspiration Award – Pet Shop Boys
 * Best World Performer – BTS

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

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

2NE1's performance
2NE1's surprise performance at the award ceremony was met with considerable media attention. Following the conclusion of CL's "Hello Bitches", the rest of the group suddenly appeared onstage and reunited to perform "Fire" and "I Am the Best". Because of Park Bom's hiatus following her scandal from 2014, it was the group's first performance in a year and would be ultimately their last before their disbandment in 2016.

Although the group's performance was met with generally negative reactions from netizens in South Korea, it was well-received internationally, with Fuse naming it as one of the best performances of 2015 worldwide alongside those of Beyoncé and Madonna. Cosmopolitan Philippines and SBS PopAsia named it one of the most unforgettable performances in MAMA history.