The MAMA Award for Best New Male / Female Artist () is an award presented by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) at the annual MAMA Awards. Mnet is also the one who chooses which group or individual will win this category as well as other categories in MAMA. Since 2008, nominees for this category include both groups and soloists.
The accolade was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; winners Lee Jung-hyun and Team received the titles "Best New Solo Artist" and "Best New Group" for their songs "Come" and "Farewell", respectively. The award is given in honor for new artist(s) with the most achievements in the music industry during the course of the year.
History Year(s) Best New Solo Best New Group Best New Artist (Solo or Group) NoteMaleFemaleCombinedMaleFemaleCombinedMaleFemaleCombined1999Titled "Best New Solo Artist" and "Best New Group"2000–2004Titled "Best New Male/Female Artist" and "Best New Group"2005–2006Titled "Best New Solo Artist" and "Best New Group"2007Titled "Best New Solo Artist" and "Best New Female/Male Group"2008–2013Titled "Best New Female/Male Artist"2014Titled "Best New Artist"2015–2024Titled "Best New Female/Male Artist"2025Titled "Best New Artist"
Winners and nominees 1990s Year Recipients Work Nominated artists1999Lee Jung-hyun"Come"Team"Farewell"
2000s Year Recipients Work Nominated artists2000Choi Jin-young"Forever"BoA"ID; Peace B"Chakra"Hate"2001Sung Si-kyung"Like the First Time"Wax"Oppa" Brown Eyes "Already One Year"2002Rain"Bad Guy"Youme"Love Is Always Thirsty" Black Beat"In The Sky"2003Seven"Come Back to Me"Maya"Azalea" Big Mama"Break Away"2004Lee Seung-gi"Because You're My Girl"Chunja"Women with Beautiful Mind" TVXQ"Hug"2005Lim Jeong-hee"Music is My Life" SS501"Warning"2006Zhang Liyin"Timeless" (ft. Xiah Junsu) Super Junior"U"2007Younha"Password 486" F.T. Island"Love Sick" Wonder Girls"Irony"2008Shinee"Replay" Davichi"I Love You Even Though I Hate You"2009Supreme Team"Supermagic" 2NE1"I Don't Care"
2010s Year Recipients Work Nominated artists2010CNBLUE"I'm a Loner" Miss A"Bad Girl Good Girl "2011Huh Gak"Hello" Apink"I Don't Know"2012Ailee"Heaven" Busker Busker"Cherry Blossom Ending"2013Roy Kim"Love Love Love" Crayon Pop"Bar Bar Bar"2014Winner"Empty"2015iKon"Rhythm Ta"Twice"Like Ooh-Ahh"2016NCT 127"Fire Truck" I.O.I "Dream Girls"2017Wanna One"Energetic"Pristin "Wee Woo"2018Stray Kids"District 9" Iz*One"La Vie En Rose"2019Tomorrow X Together"Crown" Itzy"Dalla Dalla"
2020s Year Recipients Work Nominated artists2020Treasure"Boy" Weeekly "Tag Me"2021Enhypen"Given-Taken" Aespa "Black Mamba"2022Xdinary Heroes"Happy Death Day" Ive "Eleven"2023 Zerobaseone "In Bloom" TripleS "Rising"2024TWS "Plot Twist" Illit "Magnetic"2025Cortis "What You Want" Hearts2Hearts "The Chase" Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.
As members of I.O.I in 2016 and then Pristin the following year, Im Nayoung and Zhou Jieqiong have received the award twice.
As members of IZ*ONE in 2018 and then IVE in 2021, An Yu-jin and Jang Won-young have received the award twice.
Gallery of winners
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References
External links Mnet Asian Music Awards official website