BTS, J-Hope, BLACKPINK & More Nominated for 2022 MAMA Awards

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BTS arrives at the 2019 Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at Soho House on December 07, 2019 in West Hollywood, California.

The best acts in K-pop — and their respective fan armies — are gearing up to battle it out at the 2022 MAMA Awards . The MAMAs announced its list of nominees for the 2022 ceremony on Monday (Oct. 24), which includes BTS , BLACKPINK and other popular K-pop acts vying for awards this year.

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BTS racked up five nominations for the group, but also saw separate nominations for some of its individual members. The septet earned nods in the best male group, best vocal performance group and song of the year for “Yet to Come,” as well as artist of the year and worldwide fans’ choice top 10.

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J-Hope earned six solo nominations in the artist of the year, best male artist, best hip-hop and urban music and song of the year for “MORE” from Jack in the Box , as well as best collaboration for “Rush Hour” with Crush, which also earned a song of the year nomination. V and Jimin also netted solo noms in the best OST (original sound tracks) and song of the year categories — V for “Christmas Tree” ( Our Beloved Summer ) and Jimin alongside Ha Sung-woon for “With You” ( Our Blues ).

BLACKPINK, still fresh off the release of its second studio album Born Pink, netted a total of five nominations in the best female group, best dance performance female group and song of the year “Pink Venom,” as well as artist of the year and worldwide fans’ choice top 10.

Other artists who secured recognition for this year’s MAMAs include NCT Dream (five), SEVENTEEN (five), Stray Kids (five), IVE (five), NCT 127 (three), TWICE (three), and ITZY (three).

The 2022 MAMA Awards are set to take place in Japan at the Osaka Kyocera Dome Nov. 29-30. Fans can vote for who they want to win the worldwide fans’ choice top 10 on the MAMA website . Voting ends Nov. 4 at 10:59 a.m. ET (11:59 p.m. KT).

See the full list of nominees for the 2022 MAMA Awards below.

Best New Female Artist

IVE Kep1er LE SSERAFIM NewJeans NMIXX Yena (Choi Ye Na) Best New Male Artist

ATBO TEMPEST TNX Xdinary Heroes YOUNITE Best Female Artist

IU Miyeon Nayeon Seulgi Taeyeon Best Male Artist

J-Hope Kang Daniel Lim Young Woong PSY Zico

Best Female Group

(G)I-DLE aespa BLACKPINK ITZY Red Velvet TWICE Best Male Group

BTS ENHYPEN NCT DREAM SEVENTEEN Stray Kids TXT Best Vocal Performance Solo

IU – “Drama” Kim Min Seok – “Drunken Confession” Lee Mujin – “When it snows” (feat. Heize) Lim Young Woong – “Our Blues Our Life” Taeyeon – “INVU” Best Vocal Performance Group

BIGBANG – “Still Life” BTS – “Yet To Come” Davichi – “Fanfare” ENHYPEN – “Polaroid Love” WINNER – “I LOVE U”

Best Band Performance

JANNABI – “GRIPPIN’THEGREEN” Jaurim – “STAY WITH ME” LUCY – “PLAY” The Black Skirts – “My Little Lambs” Xdinary Heroes – “Happy Death Day”

Best Dance Performance Solo

Jessi – “ZOOM” Nayeon – “POP!” PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga) Sunmi – “Heart Burn” Yena – “SMILEY” (feat. BIBI)

Best Dance Performance Male Group

NCT 127 – “2 Baddies” NCT DREAM – “Glitch Mode” SEVENTEEN – “HOT” Stray Kids – “MANIAC” TXT – “Good Boy Gone Bad” TREASURE – “JIKJIN”

Best Dance Performance Female Group

(G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY” BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” IVE – “LOVE DIVE” LE SSERAFIM – “FEARLESS” NewJeans – “Attention” Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm”

Best OST

10CM – “Drawer” (“Our Beloved Summer” OST) Jimin, Ha Sung Woon – “With You” (“Our Blues” OST) MeloMance – “Love, Maybe” (“A Business Proposal” OST) V – “Christmas Tree” (“Our Beloved Summer” OST) Wonstein – “Your Existence” (“Twenty Five, Twenty One” OST)

Best Collaboration

10CM, BIG Naughty – “Just 10 centimeters” Crush – “Rush Hour” (feat. J-Hope) Loco, Hwasa – “Somebody!” PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga) Woo Won Jae, meenoi – “Ghosting” (prod. CODE KUNST) Best Hip Hop & Urban Music

BE’O – “Counting Stars” (feat. Beenzino) BIG Naughty – “Beyond Love” (feat. 10CM) J-Hope – “MORE” Jay Park – “GANADARA” (feat. IU) Zico – “Freak”

Song of the Year

10CM – “Drawer” 10CM, BIG Naughty – “Just 10 centimeters” BE’O – “Counting Stars” (feat. Beenzino) BIGBANG – “Still Life” BIG Naughty – “Beyond Love” (feat. 10CM) BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” BTS – “Yet To Come” Crush – “Rush Hour” (feat. J-Hope) Davichi – “Fanfare” ENHYPEN – “Polaroid Love” (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY” IU – “Drama” IVE – “LOVE DIVE” JANNABI – “GRIPPIN’THEGREEN” Jaurim – “STAY WITH ME” Jay Park – “GANADARA” (feat. IU) Jessi – “ZOOM” J-Hope – “MORE” Jimin, Ha Sung Woon – “With You” Kim Min Seok – “Drunken Confession” LE SSERAFIM – “FEARLESS” Lee Mujin – “When it snows” (feat. Heize) Lim Young Woong – “Our Blues Our Life” Loco, Hwasa – “Somebody!” LUCY – “PLAY” MeloMance – “Love, Maybe” Nayeon – “POP!” NCT 127 – “2 Baddies” NCT DREAM – “Glitch Mode” NewJeans – “Attention” PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga) Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm” SEVENTEEN – “HOT” Stray Kids – “MANIAC” Sunmi – “Heart Burn” Taeyeon – “INVU” The Black Skirts – “My Little Lambs” TREASURE – “JIKJIN” TXT – “Good Boy Gone Bad” V – “Christmas Tree” WINNER – “I LOVE U” Wonstein – “Your Existence” Woo Won Jae, meenoi – “Ghosting” (prod. CODE KUNST) Xdinary Heroes – “Happy Death Day” Yena – “SMILEY” (feat. BIBI) Zico – “Freak”

Artist of the Year

aespa ATBO BLACKPINK BTS ENHYPEN (G)I-DLE ITZY IU IVE J-Hope Kang Daniel Kep1er LE SSERAFIM Lim Young Woong Miyeon Nayeon NCT DREAM NewJeans NMIXX PSY Red Velvet Seulgi SEVENTEEN Stray Kids Taeyeon TEMPEST TNX TWICE TXT Xdinary Heroes Yena YOUNITE Zico Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10

aespa ASTRO ATEEZ BIGBANG Billlie BLACKPINK Brave Girls BTOB BTS Chungha Crush Dreamcatcher ENHYPEN EVERGLOW fromis_9 (G)I-DLE Girls’ Generation GOT7 ITZY IU IVE Jay Park Jessi Jo Yu Ri Kai Kang Daniel KARD Kep1er LE SSERAFIM LOONA MAMAMOO MONSTA X NCT 127 NCT DREAM NewJeans NMIXX ONEUS PENTAGON PSY Red Velvet SEVENTEEN STAYC Stray Kids Sunmi THE BOYZ TREASURE TWICE TXT WINNER Yena

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BTS arrives at the 2019 Variety's Hitmakers Brunch at Soho House on December 07, 2019 in West Hollywood, California. The best acts in K-pop — and their respective fan armies — are gearing up to battle it out at the 2022 MAMA Awards . The MAMAs announced its list of nominees for the 2022 ceremony on Monday (Oct. 24), which includes BTS , BLACKPINK and other popular K-pop acts vying for awards this year. Explore. See latest videos, charts and news. BlackPink. BTS. See latest videos, charts and news. BTS racked up five nominations for the group, but also saw separate nominations for some of its individual members. The septet earned nods in the best male group, best vocal performance group and song of the year for “Yet to Come,” as well as artist of the year and worldwide fans’ choice top 10. Related. Jennifer Lopez Reveals Sweet Inscription Ben Affleck Put Inside Her Engagement Ring. J-Hope earned six solo nominations in the artist of the year, best male artist, best hip-hop and urban music and song of the year for “MORE” from Jack in the Box , as well as best collaboration for “Rush Hour” with Crush, which also earned a song of the year nomination. V and Jimin also netted solo noms in the best OST (original sound tracks) and song of the year categories — V for “Christmas Tree” ( Our Beloved Summer ) and Jimin alongside Ha Sung-woon for “With You” ( Our Blues ). BLACKPINK, still fresh off the release of its second studio album Born Pink, netted a total of five nominations in the best female group, best dance performance female group and song of the year “Pink Venom,” as well as artist of the year and worldwide fans’ choice top 10. Other artists who secured recognition for this year’s MAMAs include NCT Dream (five), SEVENTEEN (five), Stray Kids (five), IVE (five), NCT 127 (three), TWICE (three), and ITZY (three). The 2022 MAMA Awards are set to take place in Japan at the Osaka Kyocera Dome Nov. 29-30. Fans can vote for who they want to win the worldwide fans’ choice top 10 on the MAMA website . Voting ends Nov. 4 at 10:59 a.m. ET (11:59 p.m. KT). See the full list of nominees for the 2022 MAMA Awards below. Best New Female Artist. IVE Kep1er LE SSERAFIM NewJeans NMIXX Yena (Choi Ye Na) Best New Male Artist. ATBO TEMPEST TNX Xdinary Heroes YOUNITE Best Female Artist. IU Miyeon Nayeon Seulgi Taeyeon Best Male Artist. J-Hope Kang Daniel Lim Young Woong PSY Zico. Best Female Group. (G)I-DLE aespa BLACKPINK ITZY Red Velvet TWICE Best Male Group. BTS ENHYPEN NCT DREAM SEVENTEEN Stray Kids TXT Best Vocal Performance Solo. IU – “Drama” Kim Min Seok – “Drunken Confession” Lee Mujin – “When it snows” (feat. Heize) Lim Young Woong – “Our Blues Our Life” Taeyeon – “INVU” Best Vocal Performance Group. BIGBANG – “Still Life” BTS – “Yet To Come” Davichi – “Fanfare” ENHYPEN – “Polaroid Love” WINNER – “I LOVE U” Best Band Performance. JANNABI – “GRIPPIN’THEGREEN” Jaurim – “STAY WITH ME” LUCY – “PLAY” The Black Skirts – “My Little Lambs” Xdinary Heroes – “Happy Death Day” Best Dance Performance Solo. Jessi – “ZOOM” Nayeon – “POP!” PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga) Sunmi – “Heart Burn” Yena – “SMILEY” (feat. BIBI) Best Dance Performance Male Group. NCT 127 – “2 Baddies” NCT DREAM – “Glitch Mode” SEVENTEEN – “HOT” Stray Kids – “MANIAC” TXT – “Good Boy Gone Bad” TREASURE – “JIKJIN” Best Dance Performance Female Group. (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY” BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” IVE – “LOVE DIVE” LE SSERAFIM – “FEARLESS” NewJeans – “Attention” Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm” Best OST. 10CM – “Drawer” (“Our Beloved Summer” OST) Jimin, Ha Sung Woon – “With You” (“Our Blues” OST) MeloMance – “Love, Maybe” (“A Business Proposal” OST) V – “Christmas Tree” (“Our Beloved Summer” OST) Wonstein – “Your Existence” (“Twenty Five, Twenty One” OST) Best Collaboration. 10CM, BIG Naughty – “Just 10 centimeters” Crush – “Rush Hour” (feat. J-Hope) Loco, Hwasa – “Somebody!” PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga) Woo Won Jae, meenoi – “Ghosting” (prod. CODE KUNST) Best Hip Hop & Urban Music. BE’O – “Counting Stars” (feat. Beenzino) BIG Naughty – “Beyond Love” (feat. 10CM) J-Hope – “MORE” Jay Park – “GANADARA” (feat. IU) Zico – “Freak” Song of the Year. 10CM – “Drawer” 10CM, BIG Naughty – “Just 10 centimeters” BE’O – “Counting Stars” (feat. Beenzino) BIGBANG – “Still Life” BIG Naughty – “Beyond Love” (feat. 10CM) BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” BTS – “Yet To Come” Crush – “Rush Hour” (feat. J-Hope) Davichi – “Fanfare” ENHYPEN – “Polaroid Love” (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY” IU – “Drama” IVE – “LOVE DIVE” JANNABI – “GRIPPIN’THEGREEN” Jaurim – “STAY WITH ME” Jay Park – “GANADARA” (feat. IU) Jessi – “ZOOM” J-Hope – “MORE” Jimin, Ha Sung Woon – “With You” Kim Min Seok – “Drunken Confession” LE SSERAFIM – “FEARLESS” Lee Mujin – “When it snows” (feat. Heize) Lim Young Woong – “Our Blues Our Life” Loco, Hwasa – “Somebody!” LUCY – “PLAY” MeloMance – “Love, Maybe” Nayeon – “POP!” NCT 127 – “2 Baddies” NCT DREAM – “Glitch Mode” NewJeans – “Attention” PSY – “That That” (prod. & feat. Suga) Red Velvet – “Feel My Rhythm” SEVENTEEN – “HOT” Stray Kids – “MANIAC” Sunmi – “Heart Burn” Taeyeon – “INVU” The Black Skirts – “My Little Lambs” TREASURE – “JIKJIN” TXT – “Good Boy Gone Bad” V – “Christmas Tree” WINNER – “I LOVE U” Wonstein – “Your Existence” Woo Won Jae, meenoi – “Ghosting” (prod. CODE KUNST) Xdinary Heroes – “Happy Death Day” Yena – “SMILEY” (feat. BIBI) Zico – “Freak” Artist of the Year. aespa ATBO BLACKPINK BTS ENHYPEN (G)I-DLE ITZY IU IVE J-Hope Kang Daniel Kep1er LE SSERAFIM Lim Young Woong Miyeon Nayeon NCT DREAM NewJeans NMIXX PSY Red Velvet Seulgi SEVENTEEN Stray Kids Taeyeon TEMPEST TNX TWICE TXT Xdinary Heroes Yena YOUNITE Zico Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10. aespa ASTRO ATEEZ BIGBANG Billlie BLACKPINK Brave Girls BTOB BTS Chungha Crush Dreamcatcher ENHYPEN EVERGLOW fromis_9 (G)I-DLE Girls’ Generation GOT7 ITZY IU IVE Jay Park Jessi Jo Yu Ri Kai Kang Daniel KARD Kep1er LE SSERAFIM LOONA MAMAMOO MONSTA X NCT 127 NCT DREAM NewJeans NMIXX ONEUS PENTAGON PSY Red Velvet SEVENTEEN STAYC Stray Kids Sunmi THE BOYZ TREASURE TWICE TXT WINNER Yena. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox. Read More About. Awards. K-Pop. Music News. Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about? Get in the know on. Visit Billboard Pro for music business news.