2002 Mnet Music Video Festival

The 2002Mnet Music Video Festival(MMF) was the fourth of the annual music awards inSeoul, South Koreathat took place on November 29, 2002, at the Little Angels Arts Center.

2002 Mnet Music Video Festival
DateNovember 29, 2002(2002-11-29)
LocationLittle Angels Arts Center,Seoul, South Korea
Hosted byShin Dong-yupandKim Jung-eun
Most awardsBoA(2)
Most nominationsBoA(3)
WebsiteMnet Asian Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkSouth Korea:Mnet
Japan:Mnet Japan
Runtimearound 206 minutes
2001· Mnet Asian Music Awards ·2003

Leading the nominees wasBoAwith three nominations. By the end of the ceremony,BoAwas the only one to receive multiple awards, which is 2 out of her three nominations.

Background

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The award-giving body continued to use the name"M.net Korean Music Festival" (MKMF)for the fourth consecutive year.[1]It was also the fourth time for the event to take place at the Little Angels Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea, while the grand awards (or daesang) were still the Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year. During its fourth year, however,Cha Tae-hyunwas not able to host the event;Shin Dong-yupreplaced him instead.[2]

The theme for the year's event was "Be the Reds!",which was popularized during the2002 FIFA World Cup.During the event, the youngYoo Seung-hopresented an award, whileJapaneserocksingerHydewas the first Japanese to perform on the ceremony.

Selection process

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During the initial screening, the committee selected the 'Best 27' in terms of ranks. Afterwards, both the professional juries and the fans chose their candidates from the nominees. Fans was able to vote online or through a number of downloads from the mobile system. The votes from the fans and the judges were then combined for the winners of each category.[2]

Winners and nominees

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BoA,Most Popular Music Video and Best Dance Performance
Jo PD,Music Video of the Year
Rain,Best New Male Artist
Shinhwa,Best Male Group
S.E.S.,Best Female Group
Sung Si-kyung,Best Male Artist
Lee Soo-young,Best Ballad Performance
Lena Park,Best R&B Performance
YB,Best Rock Performance
Eminem,Best International Artist
Shin Seung-hun,Special Jury Prize

Winners are listed first and highlighted inboldface.[3]

Most Popular Music Video
(daesang)
Music Video of the Year
(daesang)
Best New Male Artist Best New Female Artist
  • Rain– "Bad Guy"
    • The Name – "The Name"
    • RIch – "Only The Words I Love You"
    • Sim Tae-yoon – "Mates" (짝)
    • Wheesung– "Can't We"
  • Youme – "Love Is Always Thirsty"
    • Rinae – "Words Without Goodbye"
    • Shim Mina– "Answer the Phone"
    • Park Kyung-lim– "Illusion"
    • Ann – "Sick Sick Name"
Best New Group Best Mixed Group
Best Male Group Best Female Group
Best Male Artist Best Female Artist
Best R&B Performance Best Rock Performance
Best Hip Hop Performance Best Indie Performance
  • Trans Fixion – "Come Back to Me"
    • 3rd Line Butterfly – "Photosynthesis"
    • Lazy Bone – "Blue water"
    • Sugar Donut – "Bookshelf lady"
    • Johnny Royal – "Regeneration"
Best Dance Performance Best Ballad Performance
Special Jury Prize Best International Artist
Best Music Video Director
  • Cha Eun-taek
    • Go Young-jun
    • Seo Hyeon-seung
    • Hong Jong-ho
Special awards

Multiple awards

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Artist(s) with multiple wins

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The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):

Awards Artist(s)
2 BoA

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

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The following artist(s) received two or more nominations:

Nominations Artist(s)
3 BoA
2 Cho PD
RIch (리치)
Wheesung
Shinhwa
Sung Si-kyung
Kangta
Lee Soo-young

Performers and presenters

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The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[2][4][5]

Performers

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Name(s) Performed Notes
Shin Hae Chulft. 안흥찬 "The Shouts of Red 2002" (붉은 함성 2002) and "Into the Arena" medley Special Performance 1 – Opening of the show
Shin Hae Chul ft.Psy Killer
Kim Jung-eunft.Shin Dong-yupfor "fake" piano accompaniment "I Will Always" First appearance of the main hosts
Wheesung "Can't I" Best New Male Artist nominees (medley)
RIch "The Only Word I Love You"
Rain "Bad Guy"
Wheesung, RIch, and Rain "End of the Road", "Music Makes Me High"
Shin Seung-hun "Your Smile In My Memory", "You Are In The Higher Place Than I Am", "Invisible Love", and "Like the First Feeling" fromThe Legendalbum
Moon Hee-joon "Alone", "Persia Black Hole" "Live Revolution – 100% Live Performance"
Expression Hip Hop Dance "Friday Night Fever" – 2002 Super Jam Part 2 (medley)
Jo PDft.Dok2and Hype "Fever"
Ha Ri-su "Angel Eyes"
Lee Soo-youngft.Jo PD "La La La" remix
Shinhwa "Wild Eyes", "Lost In Love", "Perfect Man" "Perfect Man Show"
BoA "Always", "No.1 (remix)" "Beat Of Angel"
Lee Seung-hwan "Live Hero" –Long Live Dream Factoryalbum "Lee Seung-hwan Special Stage"
Hyde "Shallow Sleep", "The Cape of Storm" Special Guest from Japan
BoA "No.1" Closing remarks (Most Popular Music Video awardee)

Presenters

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Name(s) Role
Shin Dong-yupandKim Jung-eun Main hosts of the show
Lee Yu-riandSung Si-kyung Presenters for the award forBest New Male Artist
Oh Seung-heon (오승헌) andKim Nam-jin Presenters for the award forBest New Female Artist
Son Tae-youngandKang Byung-kyu Presenters for the award forBest New Group
Ahn Heung-chan (안흥찬) and Lee Yoon-seok (이윤석) Presenters for the award forBest Rock Performance
Shin Hye-sung,Son Jeong-min, andKim Dong-wan Presenters for the award forBest International Artist
Hwang Jae-hak (황재학) Presenter for the special award forMobile Popularity Award
Shin Dong-yup Introduced the VTR aboutShin Seung-hun
Jung Tae-wooandYuko Fueki Presenters for the award forBest Mixed Group
Han Eun-jungand Lee Sung-jin (이성진) Presenters for the award forBest Female Group
Lee Heon-jae (이헌재),Lee Se-eun,andLee Won-jong Presenters for the award forBest Male Group
Bak Junwon (박준원) and Lee Sang-yong (이상용) Presenters for the award forSpecial Jury Prize
Ahn Byung-kyun (안병균) Presenter for the special award forNetizen Popularity Award
Yang Mi-ra (양미라) andRain Presenters for the award forBest Indie Performance
Kim Yun-kyung (김윤경) andPark Gwang-hyun Presenters for the award forBest Dance Performance
Shin AeandJoo Young-hoon Presenters for the award forBest Ballad Performance
Im Seong-min (임성민) andLee Jong-won Presenters for the award forBest R&B Performance
VJ Kim Young-won (김영원) Best Hip Hop Performance
You Hee-yeol Narrator for "Music Video Pioneer" –Lee Seung-hwan(VTR)
youngYoo Seung-hoand Kim Jin (김진) Presenters for the award forBest Female Artist
Jo Yoon-heeandJung Jae-young Presenters for the award forBest Male Artist
Hwang Heon-jeong (황헌정) andPark Kwang-su Presenters for the award forBest Music Video Director
Park Won-se (박원세) Presenter for the special award forMusic Video of the Year

References

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  1. ^"Mnet's MKMF goes into history"Asiae.October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2012
  2. ^abc"2002 MMF part 1"ArchivedAugust 19, 2014, at theWayback Machine.Mwave.Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  3. ^"2002 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"ArchivedOctober 7, 2013, atarchive.today.MAMA.Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  4. ^"2002 MMF part 1"ArchivedAugust 19, 2014, at theWayback Machine.Mwave.Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  5. ^"2002 MMF part 3"ArchivedAugust 19, 2014, at theWayback Machine.Mwave.Retrieved August 18, 2014.
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