MAMA Award for Worldwide Icon of the Year

MAMA Award for
Fans' Choice of the Year
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byCJ E&M (Mnet)
First awarded2018
Currently held byJimin (2024)
Most awardsBTS (6)
Most nominationsSeventeen (7)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards

The MAMA Award for Fans' Choice of the Year, previously named Worldwide Icon of the Year, is a daesang (or grand prize) award presented annually by CJ E&M (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2018 and is a 100% fan-voted accolade.[1]

Winners and nominees

Year Recipient Nominees Ref.
Worldwide Icon of the Year
2018 BTS [2]
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 [3]
Fans' Choice of the Year
2024 Jimin [4]

Artists with multiple wins

BTS is the only artist to receive the award multiple times, doing so for a record six consecutive years.[a][5]

Artists with multiple nominations

Note: The following nominees are Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 winners

Notes

  1. ^ The group would win seven consecutive years if includes 2024 winner Jimin
  2. ^ Additionally, 2024 nominees Jimin, Jungkook, RM, and V are members of BTS.
  3. ^ Additionally, 2021 nominee Lisa and 2024 nominee Jennie are members of Blackpink.
  4. ^ a b This does not include their 2020 nomination as NCT

References

  1. ^ "MAMA debuts "Worldwide Icon of the Year" Award Category and Fans can Submit their Votes Exclusively on Twitter". Việt Nam News. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Aguilar, Krissy (December 13, 2018). "BTS wins first Worldwide Icon of the Year award at MAMA 2018". Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Park, Rosa (November 28, 2023). "곧 만나요" 방탄소년단, 군백기에도 6년 연속 대상… 세븐틴→임영웅 본상(종합)[2023 MAMA] [[2023 MAMA] (Summary) "See you soon" BTS who won the Grand Prize for six consecutive years even while in the military…Seventeen→Lim Young-woong Main Prize]. EDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (November 21, 2024). "Here Are the 2024 MAMA Awards Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Kang, Da-yoon (November 28, 2023). "곧 더 큰 하나로"…방탄소년단, 6년 연속 대상→정국 수상소감 [2023 마마 어워즈] ["Soon as Bigger Ones"...BTS, Grand Prize for 6 consecutive years → Jungkook's acceptance speech [2023 MAMA Awards]]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023 – via Naver.