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MAMA Award for Worldwide Icon of the Year

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MAMA Award for
Worldwide Icon of the Year
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byCJ E&M (Mnet)
First awarded2018
Currently held byBTS (2023)
Most awardsBTS (6)
Most nominationsBTS, Seventeen (6 each)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards

The MAMA Award for 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

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Year Recipient Nominees Ref.
2018 BTS [2]
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 [3]

Artists with multiple wins

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BTS is the only artist to receive the Worldwide Icon of the Year award since its inception in 2018; they have won it for a record six consecutive years.[4]

Artists with multiple nominations

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Additionally, 2021 nominee Lisa is a member of Blackpink.
  2. ^ a b This does not include their 2020 nomination as NCT

References

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  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. ^ 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.
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