Melon Music Awards 2023: How to Watch, Date, Venue, Lineup, Nomination List, and More

Melon Music Awards 2023 will be held at the INSPIRE Arena in Yeongjongdo, Incheon, on Saturday ( December 2). With only a few days left for the worldwide live telecast of the annual award ceremony, organizers have shared some details about the star-studded event, including the performers, presenters, and nominations.

The annual award ceremony is hosted by one of the popular music platforms in South Korea, Melon. It will take place as an in-person event again this year as the first-ever exclusive arena for K-pop with a seating capacity of 15,000 seats. The theme for this year is — K-pop Changes the World. It will convey the message of meeting the strength of music, which makes the world one at the star-studded event.

“To music fans who must have been disappointed with the lack of domestic concert infrastructure, we will deliver an exhilarating first viewing experience at a large-scale K-pop arena,” Melon shared.

Here is everything about Melon Music Awards 2023, like the date, venue, host, performers, presenters, nomination list, and streaming details.

Melon Music Awards 2023 logo.
Twitter/Melon

How to Watch?

People from various parts of the world, including the US, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, India, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Peru, Denmark, Europe, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the UK, can watch the award ceremony live online through various streaming platforms. International K-pop fans can also enjoy the annual event on the official YouTube channel of 1theK.

The annual award ceremony will be available live online on the official website of Melon Music and the Melon app. Kakao TV app and website, Wavve app and website, and TV app with KakaoBank will stream the award ceremony live online for K-pop fans in South Korea. Overseas fans can watch the star-studded award ceremony online through the following streaming platforms:

Japan – U-NEXT
Indonesia – CXO Media
Vietnam – FPT Play
North America – 1theK’s official YouTube channel
Singapore – 1theK’s official YouTube channel
Middle East – 1theK’s official YouTube channel
United Kingdom – 1theK’s official YouTube channel

Performers and Presenters

NCT DREAM will perform for the first time at the Melon Music Awards this year. The other performers of the star-studded event, which is also known as MMA, are BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE, aespa, IVE, NewJeans, STAYC, and KISS OF LIFE.

Melon Music Awards 2023 Lineup.
Twitter/Melon Music Awards

Nominations List

The organizers released the nomination list for Melon Music Awards’ final Top 10 earlier this month. K-pop artists and bands who released their musical projects between November 4, 2022, and November 1, 2023, were eligible for nominations. The winners in this category will be determined based on 80 percent Melon download and streaming counts for the year and 20 percent on fans’ votes.

The voting for this award will be considered for the Artist of the Year award. The winner in this category will be chosen based on 60 percent Melon download and streaming counts, 20 percent judges’ evaluation, and 20 percent fan votes.

Here are the Nominees: