The MAMA Award for Best Asian Artist is an award presented by Mnet and CJ E&M Pictures at the annual South Korean-based MAMA Awards. It was first awarded at the 2004 Mnet KM Music Video Festival ceremony with genre specific categories. Artists from mainly East and Southeast Asia have received the awards, and it is given in honor of artist(s) with the best performance in the music industry in their respective countries or region.
Best Asian Artist Award
Year Winner Nationality2010 Jason ZhangChina2011 Jane Zhang2012 Leehom WangWang received the overall Best Asian Artist Award. Taiwan My TamVietnam AKB48JapanTaufik BatisahSingaporeLi YuchunChina Sarah GeronimoPhilippinesAgnes MonicaIndonesia2013Derrick HohSingaporeKyary Pamyu PamyuJapan Aaron KwokHong KongThu MinhVietnamToR+ SaksitThailandSM*SHIndonesia2014Titled "Artist of the Year" by Region. Hồ Quỳnh HươngVietnam Eason ChanHong Kong ThaitaniumThailand JJ LinSingapore Leo IeiriJapan RaisaIndonesia2015 Jolin TsaiTaiwan PotatoThailand RANIndonesia Stefanie SunSingapore AKB48Japan Dong NhiVietnam2016 GetsunovaThailand Noo Phuoc ThinhVietnam Isyana SarasvatiIndonesia JJ LinSingapore Sekai no OwariJapan Hua ChenyuChina2017 Agnez MoIndonesia LulaThailand Aisyah AzizSingapore Tóc TiênVietnam Karen MokMok received the Best Asian Artist Mandarin Award.Hong Kong AKB48Japan2018AfganIndonesiaDa PumpJapanJJ LinSingaporeHuong TramVietnamPeck PalitchokeThailand2019Andmesh KamalengIndonesiaAimyonJapanLi RonghaoChinaHoàng Thùy LinhVietnamNont TanontThailand2020Rizky FebianIndonesiaOfficial Hige DandismJapanG.E.M.Hong KongBinzVietnamInk WaruntornThailand2021Anneth DellieciaIndonesiaJO1JapanAccusefiveTaiwanQuân A.PVietnamTilly BirdsThailand
Best New Asian Artist Year Winner Nationality2008Khalil FongHong Kong2010My TamVietnam2011Vision WeiChinaAziatixUnited States2012Exo (K+M)South KoreaNatthewThailand TimeZChina2017 NCT 127South Korea2018Marion JolaIndonesiaHiragana Keyakizaka46JapanDean TingChinaOrangeVietnamThe ToysThailandIz*OneSouth Korea2019Stephanie PoetriIndonesiaKing GnuJapanWayVChinaK-ICM & JackVietnamWanyaiThailandOSNTaiwan2020Tiara AndiniIndonesiaFujii Kaze, JO1JapanAmeeVietnamMilliThailandChih SiouTaiwan2021LyodraIndonesiaAdoJapanAnson LoHong KongSprite X GuygeegeeThailandHoàng DuyênVietnam
Genre-specific Year Winner Nationality Genre2004F4TaiwanPopGacktJapanRockM-Flo Hip Hop2006W-inds Rock2010 Perfume Pop Chemistry R&B
Others Year Category Winner Nationality2009 Asia Recommended Award (Japan) AKB48 Japan Asia Recommended Award (China) Lollipop Taiwan Best Asia Star Award TVXQ South Korea 2010 The Shilla Duty Free Asian Wave Award 2PM – "I'll Be Back"2011Hottest Asian Artist Koda KumiJapan 2015Next Generation Asian ArtistMonsta X South Korea 2017Vietnamese Breakout Artist with Close-UpSơn Tùng M-TP Vietnam 2018Favorite Dance Artist (Japan)Bullet TrainJapan
Notes Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.
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External links Mnet Asian Music Awards official website