The 2003 Mnet Music Video Festival (MMF) was the fifth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 27, 2003, at the Kyung Hee University.
Leading the nominees were duo Big Mama and solo artist Lee Hyori, with three each. By the end of the ceremony, Big Mama were the only ones to receive two wins, including Music Video of the Year daesang award.
Background In its fifth year, the award-giving body continued to use the name "M.net Korean Music Festival" (MKMF)"Mnet's MKMF goes into history" Asiae. October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012 and the grand awards (or daesang) were still the Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year. However, the event took place at the Kyung Hee University for the first time. Singer-actor Cha Tae-hyun came back to host the event for the third time, together with Sung Yu-ri."2003 MMF part 1" . Mwave. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
During this year, the category for Best Indie Performance was discontinued.
Selection process and judging criteria During the preliminary screening, the committee selected the nominees who released their singles and albums from November 2002 to October 2003. Afterwards, the official website of Mnet was opened so that fans will be able to vote their for candidates. In the same way, the professional juries have chosen from the nominees as well. The votes from both the fans and the judges were combined for the winners of each category.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface."2003 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . MAMA. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
Most Popular Music Video(daesang) Music Video of the Year(daesang) Lee Hyori – "10 Minutes" Big Mama – "Break Away" Best New Male Artist Best New Female Artist Seven – "Come Back to Me" Masta Wu – "Bad Boy" Park Yong-ha – "Tidings" Tim – "I Love You" Lee Jung – "Never" Maya – "Azalea" Gummy – "If You Come Back" Leeds – "You'll Be Happy" Lexy – "Grasshopper" Chae Yeon – "Dangerous Directing" Best New Group Best Mixed Group Big Mama – "Break Away" Noel – "If It's Love" The Gold – "Two Years, Two Months" 2SHAI – "Love Letter" F-iV – "Girl" Koyote – "Emergency" Loveholics – "Loveholic" The Jadu – "Gimbap" Cherry Filter – "Flying Duck" Cool – "If You Were Going To Get Married" Best Male Group Best Female Group Shinhwa – "Your Wedding" g.o.d – "Letter" S – "I Swear" N.R.G – "Hit Song" jtL – "Without Your Love" Jewelry – "I Really Like You" Baby Vox – "What Should I Do" Chakra – "To You" Sugar – "Shine" As One – "Mr.A-Jo" Best Male Artist Best Female Artist Wheesung – "With Me" Kim Gun-mo – "Wedding Invitation" Rain – "How To Avoid The Sun" Lee Juck – "I Didn't Know That Time" Jo Sung-mo – "Piano" Lee Soo-young – "Solitary" Bada – "Music" BoA – "Atlantis Princess" Wax – "Relationship" Lee Hyori – "10 Minutes" Best R&B Performance Best Rock Performance Fly To The Sky – "Missing You" Brown Eyed Soul – "I Love You" Big Mama – "Break Away" Seven – "Once Again" Wheesung – "With Me" Cherry Filter – "Flying Duck" Butterfly Effect – "First Love" Nell – "Stay" Moon Hee-joon – "My Silent Conflict" YB – "I'll Get Over You" Best Hip Hop Performance Best Music Video Director Kim Jin-pyo – "With a Dogged Spirit" Drunken Tiger – "Because I'm A Man" Leessang – "Leessang Blues" Eun Ji-won – "Drunken In Melody" Cho PD – "Secret Diary" ) Jang Jae-hyuk – "My Silent Conflict" (Moon Hee-joon) and "Flower" (Lee Seung-hwan) Seo Hyeon-seung Park Yeong-jin Lee Jun-hyeong Hong Jong-ho Best Dance Performance Best Ballad Performance BoA – "Atlantis Princess" Kim Hyun-jung – "If This Is The End" Shinhwa – "Your Wedding" Lee Hyori – "10 Minutes" jtL – "Without Your Love" Jo Sung-mo – "Piano" Kim Bum-soo – "I Miss You" Ock Joo-hyun – "I" Lee Soo-young – "Solitary" Lee Seung-hwan – "Flower" Best International Artist Linkin Park – "Somewhere I Belong" Beyoncé – "Crazy in Love" Gareth Gates – "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" Stacie Orrico – "Stuck" t.A.T.u. – "All the Things She Said"
Special awards Mobile Popularity Award: Rain – "Ways To Avoid The Sun" Special Jury Prize: Cho PD – "Secret Diary" (비밀일기) Netizen Popularity Award: Shinhwa – "Your Wedding
Multiple awards
Artist(s) with multiple wins The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):
Awards Artist(s)2Big Mama
Artist(s) with multiple nominations The following artist(s) received two or more nominations:
Nominations Artist(s)3Lee HyoriBig Mama2SevenCherry FilterShinhwajtLWheesungJo Sung-moLee Soo-youngBoA
Performers and presenters The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers."2003 MMF part 2" . Mwave. Retrieved August 20, 2014."2003 MMF part 3" . Mwave. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
Performers Name(s)PerformedNotesDJ DOC"Pozori", "Street Life", and "Run To You"Opening of the showSeven"I Just Wanna Be", 와줘", Best New ArtistJo Sung-mo"Piano", "Fly Me to the Moon", and "Can't Stop Loving You"Lee Hyori"10 Minutes"Middle of the showM"Sweet Girl"M ft. Lee Hyori"Hey Girl"Wheesung"Gone", "With Me""Mr.Real-Slow"Wheesung and Seven"Luz Control"Lexy"Lose Control"Koo Jun-yup, Jeong Lee, Chae Yeon, Rain, Kang Won-rae (강원래) and Bada "You're My Life", "Back To Top", "Escape", "I", "Thinking of My Brother""Born Again 2003" Rain"Do You Like That I'm Famous Now", "Ways To Avoid The Sun""He's Perfect!"Asoto Union. Dynamic Duo, Eun Ji-won, Jung-in, Movement"We Don't Stop", "Whistle", "Rush", "Because I'm A Man", "Love Rollercoaster""The Musician"Crystal Kay"Can't Be Stopped""Friends Over The Rainbow"Bada"A Day Of Renew"Lee Hyori"10 Minutes" encoreClosing remarks (Most Popular Music Video awardee)
Presenters Name(s) RoleCha Tae-hyun and Sung Yu-riMain hosts of the showRain and Gong Hyo-jinPresenters for the award for Best New Male ArtistYeo Wook-hwan (여욱환) and Han Ji-minPresenters for the award for Best New Female ArtistLim Eun-kyung and Eun Ji-wonPresenters for the award for Best New GroupJo Sung-mo and Park Jung-ahPresenters for the award for Best International ArtistKim Young-ho and Ahn Heung-chan (안흥찬)Presenters for the award for Best Rock PerformanceUhm Jung-hwa and DJ DOCPresenters for the award for Best Hip Hop PerformanceKim Jong-wan (김종완) and ChakraPresenters for the special award for Mobile Popularity AwardOh Seung-hwan and Yeon Jung-hoonPresenters for the award for Best Male GroupKwon Min-jung (권민중) and Lee Hyuk-jae Presenters for the award for Best Female GroupLee Mun-seok (이문석) and Kim Jun-hee (김준희)Presenters for the award for Best Mixed GroupKim Jung-man (김중만) and Kim Jung-hwaPresenters for the award for Best Music Video DirectorMyung Se-bin and 용이감독Presenters for the award for Special Jury PrizeAhn Byeong-gyun (안병균) and Jang Shin-youngPresenters for the award for Netizen Popularity AwardGong Hyung-jin and Song Seon-mi Presenters for the award for Best Dance PerformanceRyu Soo-young and Cho Yun-heok (초윤헉)Presenters for the award for Best Ballad PerformanceKim Nam-jeon (김남전) and Han Ji-hyePresenters for the award for Best R&B PerformanceChae Shi-ra and Kim Tae-wook (김태욱)Presenters for the award for Best Male ArtistKang Ho-dong, Jo Jeong-rin (조정린), and Shin Dong-yupPresenters for the award for Best Female ArtistKim Sung-eun and Park Jeung-chum (박증츰)Presenters for the award for Music Video of the YearHan Chae-young and Lee Gang-mok (이강목)Presenters for the award for Most Popular Music Video
References
External links Mnet Asian Music Awards official website