2008 Mnet Asian Music Awards | |
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Date | November 15, 2008 |
Location | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea |
Hosted by | Rain |
Most awards | Wonder Girls (3) |
Most nominations | TVXQ, Epik High, Wonder Girls (5) |
Official website | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
Television/Radio coverage | |
Network |
South Korea: Mnet Japan: Mnet Japan |
Runtime | around 195 minutes |
The 2008 Mnet Km Music Festival (MKMF) was the tenth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 15, 2008 at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
Leading the nominees were boy groups TVXQ and Epik High, and girl group Wonder Girls with 5 nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, Wonder Girls won the most wins and became the first artist/performer to receive 3 wins, which included one daesang award. It was followed by Big Bang and Lee Hyori with 2 each.
The award-giving body continued to use the name "M.net Korean Music Festival" (MKMF) for the tenth consecutive time, which was held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium for the second time. For the first time, however, singer-actor Rain was the only one to host the event. The official slogan used was "My Dream, My Music, My Way, My MKMF".
Before revealing the Best New Male Artist winner, an intermission number from the boy group nominees was performed, resembling the performance by the then new girl group nominees during the ninth ceremony held last year. Together with ex-H.O.T. member Moon Hee-joon, the boy groups performed the debut singles of the past Best New Group winners including Super Junior, SS501, TVXQ, g.o.d, and Shinhwa.
During its 10th anniversary, Clon made an appearance once again to say a little speech during their experiences. Additionally, the first on screen kiss between Lee Hyori and T.O.P happened during their performance that their skit made headlines later on.