MAMA Award for Best Male Artist

MAMA Award
for Best Male Solo
MAMA Award ; for Best Male Solo
Country	South Korea
Presented by	CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First award	1999
Currently held by	G-Dragon (2025)
Most awards	Baekhyun, G-Dragon (3)
Most nominations	Psy (7)
Website	Mnet Asian Music Awards

The MAMA Award for Best Male Solo (남자 가수상) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet).

CountrySouth Korea

PresentedbyCJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)

Firstaward1999

Currently held byG-Dragon (2025)

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It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; Lee Seung-hwan won the award for his song "A Request", and it is given in honor of a male artist with the best performance in the music industry.^[1]

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Year	Winner	Work	Nominees
2000	Shin Seung-hun	"The Unwritten Legend"	Seo Taiji – "Ultramania" Lee Seung-hwan – "Live A Long Long Time" Jo Sung-mo – "Do You Know" Hong Kyung-min – "Shaky Friendship"
2001	Kangta	"Polaris"	Moon Hee-joon – "Alone" Yoo Seung-jun – "Wow" Im Chang-jung – "Reason To Wait" Jo Sung-mo – "Goodbye My Love"
2002	Sung Si-kyung	"We Make A Good Pair"	Kangta – "Memories" Moon Hee-joon – "Generous" Shin Seung Hun – "If We Can Part Even Though We Love" Lee Seung-hwan – "Mistake"
2003	Wheesung	"With Me"	Kim Gun-mo – "Wedding Invitation" Rain – "Ways To Avoid The Sun" Lee Juck – "I Didn't Know That Time" Jo Sung-mo – "Piano"
2004	Se7en^{[Note 1]}	"Passion"	Rain – "It's Raining" Seo Taiji – "Robot" MC Mong – "180°" Wheesung – "Incurable Disease"
2005	Kim Jong-kook	"Standstill"	MC Mong – "Invincible" YB – "It Must Have Been Love" Jo Sung-mo – "Mr. Flower" Wheesung – "Goodbye Luv"
2006	Rain	"I'm Coming"	Psy – "Entertainer" Seven – "I Know" Lee Seung-gi – "Hard to Say" Lee Seung-chul – "Scream"
2007	Lee Seung-gi	"White Lie"	Park Hyo-shin – "Memories Resembles Love" Shin Hye-sung – "The First Person" Eru – "Because We Are Two" Lee Juck – "It's Fortunate"
2008	Seo Taiji	"Moai"	Kim Dong-ryool – "Let's Start Again" Taeyang – "Look At Me Only" Toy – "Rockin' On Heaven's Door" MC Mong – "Disco"
2009	Tiger JK	N/a	Rain Lee Seung-chul G-Dragon MC Mong

Year	Winner	Nominees
2010	Taeyang	Psy Rain Seven Wheesung
2011	Kim Hyun-joong	Kim Bum-soo Kim Tae-woo Sung Si-kyung Wheesung
2012	G-Dragon	K.Will Park Jin-young (JYP) Se7en Psy
2013	G-Dragon	Psy Lee Seung-gi Lee Seung-chul Cho Yong-pil
2014	Taeyang	Roy Kim Rain Seo Taiji Im Chang-jung
2015	Park Jin-young	Zion.T Kyuhyun Jung Yong Hwa Jonghyun
2016	Zico	Park Hyo-shin Psy Im Chang-jung Crush
2017	Zico	Yoon Jong-shin G-Dragon Zion.T Psy
2018	Roy Kim	Dean Park Hyo-shin Zico Hwang Chi Yeul
2019	Baekhyun	Park Hyo-shin Mino Taemin Paul Kim

Year	Winner	Nominees
2020	Baekhyun	Kang Daniel Park Jin-young Taemin Zico
2021	Baekhyun	D.O Kai Kang Daniel Lee Mu-jin
2022	Lim Young-woong	J-Hope Kang Daniel Psy Zico
2023	Jimin	Jung Kook Lim Young-woong Parc Jae-jung Taeyang V
2024	Jung Kook	Baekhyun Jimin Lim Young-woong Taemin
2025	G-Dragon	Baekhyun J-Hope Jin Mark

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