2012 Melon Music Awards
DateFriday, December 14, 2012
LocationOlympic Gymnastics Arena
CountrySouth Korea
Highlights
Most awardsPsy (4)
Most nominationsPsy (5)
Song of the Year"Gangnam Style"
Album of the YearBusker Busker 1st Album
Artist of the YearBeast
WebsiteMelon Music Awards website
Television/radio coverage
Network

The 2012 Melon Music Awards were held on Friday, December 14, 2012, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2012 ceremony was the event's fourth edition since its offline launch in 2009. The award winners were determined by combining digital sales data and voting conducted by netizens online.

The 2012 ceremony was the show's largest ceremony at the time, attracting an audience of over 11,000 people. It was directed under the theme of "Music is Healing" and was broadcast live globally via YouTube as well as cable television channels domestically.[2]

Psy was the most nominated and awarded act of the night, where he won four awards including Song of the Year with "Gangnam Style", Global Artist, Top 10 Artist and Best Music Video. Beast and Busker Busker were awarded with Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, respectively. B.A.P and Ailee additionally won the Best New Artist Awards.

Performers

List of performances at 2012 Melon Music Awards
Artist(s) Song(s)
Rhythm Power
Simon Dominic
Dynamic Duo
"Sanaee"
"Cheerz"
"Friday Night"
K.Will
Hoya
Dongwoo
"Please Don't..."
B.A.P "Warrior"
T-ara "Sexy Love"
"Lovey-Dovey"
Infinite "The Chaser"
Sistar "Alone"
Nell "White Night"
"Cliff Parade"
Ailee
Huh Gak
"Heaven"
"A Someone Who Loves Me"
"You Raise Me Up"
2NE1 "I Love You"
Beast "It's Not Me"
"Beautiful Night"

Winners and nominees

Main awards

Winners and nominees are listed below.[3][4] Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.[5][6]

Top 10 Artists (Bonsang) Song of the Year (Daesang)
Artist of the Year (Daesang) Album of the Year (Daesang)
Best New Artist Best Rap/Hip Hop Award
Best Rock Award Best R&B/Ballad Award
Best OST Award Hot Trend Award
Best Pop Song Popular Netizen Song

Other awards

Nominees Winners
Songwriter Award Double Sidekick
Global Artist Psy
Music Video of the Year Cho Soo-hyun – Psy's "Gangnam Style"
MBC Music Star Award Shindong & Kim Shin-young

References

  1. "'2012 멜론 뮤직 어워드', 12월14일 열린다" ['2012 Melon Music Awards' to be held on December 14]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. November 15, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. Yoo, Hye-eun (December 18, 2012). "'2012 멜론 뮤직 어워드' 성황리에 마쳐… 싸이 4관왕" ['2012 Melon Music Awards' successfully completed ... Psy wins 4 crowns] (in Korean). E2day. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  3. 2012 MelOn Music Awards 1부 (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Kakao M. December 23, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2022 via YouTube.
  4. 2012 MelOn Music Awards 2부 (Online broadcast) (in Korean). Kakao M. December 23, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2022 via YouTube.
  5. "2012 Melon Music Awards Winners" (in Korean). Melon. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  6. "2012 Melon Music Awards Winners". Yahoo! News Philippines. December 16, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
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