The nominees list for the 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards has been revealed.
Super Junior and Psy will be joined by an array of k-pop’s finest.
The MAMA female nominees include – Gain, G.NA, Baek Ji Young, BoA and IU
The MAMA male nominees include – G-Dragon, K.Will, Park Jin Young, Se7en and Psy
The female group category nominees include 2NE1, TaeTiSeo, SISTAR, KARA and T-ARA
The male group category nominees include TVXQ, BEAST, Big Bang, Super Junior and Shinhwa
Collaboration performance nominees include Davichi and T-ARA, Park Jin Young and Gain, Skull and Haha, Trouble Maker and Huh Gak and Jia.
In the rookie female group category; AOA, Spica, Ailee, Juniel, Hello Venus.
In the rookie male group category; B.A.P, EXO-K, Busker Busker, Ohlala Session and John Park
In the male dance performance categories BEAST, SHiNee, Super Junior, MBLAQ and INFINITE and for the female dance 4minute, f(x), miss A, SECRET and SISTAR.
Other categories are Best OST, Music Video, Rap performance, Band performance, Dance performance solo, Dance performance male groups and other categories.
See the full list of nominees:
Best New Female Artist
AOA
SPICA
Ailee
JUNIEL
HELLOVENUS
Best New Male Artist
B.A.P
EXO-K
Busker Busker
Ulala Session
John Park
Best Female Artist
G.NA
GAIN
Baek Ji Young
BoA
IU
Best Male Artist
G-Dragon
K.Will
JYP
Se7en
PSY
Best Female Group
2NE1
Taetiseo (Girls′ Generation)
SISTAR
KARA
T-ara
Best Male Group
TVXQ
BEAST
Big Bang
Super Junior
Shinhwa
Best Collaboration Performance
Davichi & T-ara – We were in Love
JYP & GAIN – Someone Else
SKULL & HAHA – Busan Vacance
Trouble Maker – Trouble Maker
Huh Gak & Zia – I need you
Best OST
LYN – Back in Time (The Sun and the Moon)
Seo In Guk & Jung Eun Ji – All for You (Reply 1997)
Lee Jong Hyun – My Love (Gentlemen′s Dignity)
Tae Yeon – Missing You like Crazy (The King 2 Hearts)
Huh Gak – One Person (Big)
Best Music Video
GAIN – Bloom
NAUL – Memory of the Wind
Big Bang – Monster
PSY – Gangnam Style
INFINITE The Chaser
Best Rap Performance
Dynamic Duo – Without you
Leessang – Someday
Mighty Mouth – Bad Boy
Verbal Jint – You Deserve Better
Epik High – Up
Best Band Performance
10CM – Fine Thank You and You
CN Blue – Hey You
FT ISLAND – Severely
Nell – The Day Before
Busker Busker – Cherry Blossom Ending
Best Dance Performance – Solo
JYP – You′re the One
BoA – Only One
Seo In Young – Let′s Dance
PSY – Gangnam Style
HyunA – Ice Cream
Best Dance Performance – Male Group
B2ST – Beautiful Night
SHINEE – Sherlock
Super Junior – Sexy, Free & Single
MBLAQ – This is War
INFINITE – The Chaser
Best Dance Performance – Female Group
4Minute – Volume Up
f(x) – Electric Shock
miss A – Touch
Secret – Poison
SISTAR – Alone
Best Vocal Performance – Solo
K-Will – I need you
Baek Ji Young – Voice
IU – You and I
John Park – Falling
Huh Gak – The Person Who Once Loved Me
Best Vocal Performance – Group
2AM – I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me
Noel – I Miss You
Davichi – Will Think of You
URBAN ZAPAKA – I Hate You
4MEN – The Man, The Woman
Best Global Group – Female
2NE1
f(x)
Taetiseo (Girls′ Generation)
Wondergirls
KARA
Best Global Group-Male
CNBLUE
TVXQ
B2ST
Big Bang
Super Junior
This year’s MAMA will be held in Hong Kong on November 30.
