2007 Mnet KM Music Festival
# 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival

The 2007 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the ninth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 17, 2007, at the Seoul Sports Complex.

Boy band Big Bang, trio SG Wannabe, and solo artist Yangpa lead the nominees with five nominations each. By the end of the ceremony, Big Bang received two awards including Song of the Year daesang award. In addition, Epik High and Clazziquai both received 2 wins as well with the former receiving the Album of the Year daesang award and the latter winning both of their nominations.

## Background

The award ceremony was held for the ninth consecutive time. The event took place at the Seoul Olympic Stadium for the first time with Shin Dong-yup as a returning host for the fifth time and Lee Da-hae as his co-host.

Japanese artist Gackt performed on the stage for the second time since the sixth ceremony, while co-host Lee Da-hae performed "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" kor. version during the middle of the show.

### Controversy

Lee Min Woo (M) and Shin Hye Sung, both members of Shinhwa left the event right before broadcasting.

## Criteria

The following criteria for winners include:

| Preference by Professional Research Organizations | 20% |
| - | - |
| Viewers' Vote via the Internet Mobile | 20% |
| Professional Jury Screening | 20% |
| Record Sales | 20% |
| Album Sales | 10% |
| Integrated Digital Sales Chart | 10% |
| Nominations Selection Committee Score | 10% |
| Total | 100% |

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

| Song of the Year (daesang) | Artist of the Year (daesang) |
| - | - |
| Big Bang – "Lies" Yangpa – "Love... What Is It?" Epik High – "Fan" Ivy – "Sonata Of Temptation" SG Wannabe – "Arirang" | Super Junior Big Bang Yangpa Wonder Girls SG Wannabe |
| Album of the Year (daesang) | Best New Artist |
| Epik High – Remapping the Human Soul Big Bang – Always Yangpa – The Windows Of My Soul Wonder Girls – The Wonder Years SG Wannabe – The Sentimental Chord | Younha – "Password 486" Min Hyo-rin – "Stars" JJ – "Love Actually" K.Will – "Left Heart" Zia – "Voice Of Heaven" |
| Best New Male Group | Best New Female Group |
| F.T. Island – "Love Sick" Battle – "Crash" Supernova – "Hit" Tachyon – "Feel Your Breeze" T-max – "Blooming" | Wonder Girls – "Irony" Kara – "Break It" Black Pearl – "What Should I Do, I Like You" (좋은걸 어떡해) Girls' Generation – "Into the New World" Baby Vox Re.V – "Shee" |
| Best Male Group | Best Female Group |
| Big Bang – "Lies" Super Junior – "Don't Don" Epik High – "Fan" SG Wannabe – "Arirang" SS501 – "4Chance" | SeeYa – "Love Greeting" Brown Eyed Girls – "Oasis" Big Mama – "Betrayal" The Grace – "Once More, Ok? LPG – "Princess Of Sea" |
| Best House & Electronic | Best Dance Performance |
| Clazziquai – "Lover Boy" Banana Girl – "Chocolate" House Rulez – "Do It" Humming Urban Stereo – "Baby Love" Lexy – "Above The Sky" | The Grace – "One More Time, OK?" Seo In-Young – "I Want You" Super Junior – "Don't Don" Ivy – "Sonata Of Temptation" Lee Min-woo (M) – "Stomp" |
| Best Male Artist | Best Female Artist |
| Lee Seung-gi – "White Lie" Park Hyo-shin – "Memories Resembles Love" (추억은 사랑을 닮아) Shin Hye-sung – "The First Person" Eru – "Because We Are Two" Lee Juck – "It's Fortunate" | Ivy – "Sonata of Temptation" Baek Ji-young – "I Only Need One Love" Yangpa – "Love... What Is It?" Lee Hyori – "Toc Toc Toc" Chae Yeon – "My Love" |
| Best R&B Performance | Best Rock Performance |
| SG Wannabe – "Arirang" Bobby Kim – "Bluebird" Wheesung – "Love Is Delicious" Fly to the Sky – "My Angel" Yoon Mi-rae – "Have You Forgotten?" | Cherry Filter – "Feel It" No Brain – "That Is Youth" TransFixion – "Get Show" Pia – "Black Fish Swim" Nell – "It's Okay" |
| Best Hip Hop Performance | Best Ballad Performance |
| Epik High – "Fan" Leessang – "Ballerino" ft. Ali Big Bang – "Lies" Drunken Tiger – "8:45 Heaven" Dynamic Duo – "Attendance Check" | Yangpa – "Love... What Is It" Kim Dong-wan – "Handkerchief" Shin Hye-sung – "The First Person" Lee Ki-chan – "Beautiful Woman" MC the Max – "Stop My Heart" |
| Music Video Acting | Best Music Video |
| Jung Il-woo and Baek Sung-hyun ("오죽했으면" by Goodbye Sadness 구정현) no nominees announced | Dynamic Duo – "Attendance Check" (출첵) Kim Sa-rang – "Consolation" Leessang – "Ballerino" ft. Ali Miro Band – "mAMA" Dynamic Duo – "Complex" |
| Best Mixed Group ||
| Clazziquai – "Lover Boy" Turtles – "It's Been A Long Time" Rumble Fish – "Smile Again" Cherry Filter – "Feel It" Typhoon – "Only You" ||

### Special awards

* Auction Netizen Popularity Award: Super Junior – "Don't Don"
* Foreign Viewers' Choice Award: Shinhwa – "Once In A Lifetime"
* Mnet.com Award: F.T. Island
* Mobile Popularity Award: Super Junior – "Don't Don"
* MKMF Tribute Award: Insooni

## Multiple awards

### Artist(s) with multiple wins

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

| Awards | Artist(s) |
| - | - |
| 2 | Big Bang |
| 2 | Epik High |
| 2 | Clazziquai |

### Artist(s) with multiple nominations

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

| Nominations | Artist(s) |
| - | - |
| 5 | Big Bang |
| 5 | Yangpa |
| 5 | SG Wannabe |
| 4 | Epik High |
| 3 | Ivy |
| 3 | Super Junior |
| 3 | Wonder Girls |
| 3 | Dynamic Duo |
| 2 | The Grace |
| 2 | Clazziquai |
| 2 | Shin Hye-sung |
| 2 | Cherry Filter |
| 2 | Leessang |

## Performers and presenters

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

### Performers

| Name(s) | Performed | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Wiretap In My Ear, Jang Keun-suk | "Tear Me Down", "Wig In A Box", "Angry Inch" | Act #1: Glamorous |
| Kara, Black Pearl, Girls' Generation, Wonder Girls, Kim Bum | "Break It", "What Should I Do, I Like You", "Into the New World", "Irony" | Act #2: Battle Of Princess |
| Drunken Tiger, Epik High, SG Wannabe, Kim Heechul, Xuren Ying, Supernova, Clazziquai, Seo In-young | "8:45 Heaven", "Music Is Love" | Act #3: Birth Death Choice |
| Seoul National Orchestra (SNUPO), Big Bang | "Lies" | Act #4: Symphonic Beat |
| Lee Da-hae | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" kor. version | Act #5: I Love Rock N Roll |
| Park Jin-young (JYP) ft. Wonder Girls | "Don't Leave Me", "Honey", "Life Is Cool", "The House You Live In", "Kiss" | Act #6: JYP is Back |
| Girls' Generation, The Grace, Super Junior | "Girls' Generation", "One More Time, OK?", "A Man In Love" | Act #7: Fantasia |
| F.T. Island, Younha and Insooni | "That's What Friends Are For" | Act #8: Friends |
| Gackt | "Dispar", "Redemption" | Act #9: Promises |

### Presenters

| Name(s) | Role |
| - | - |
| Shin Dong-yup and Lee Da-hae | Main hosts of the show |
| Kim Kang-woo and Kim Min-seon (김민선) | Presenters for the award for Best New Artist |
| Super Junior | Presenters for the award for Best New Male Group |
| Kim Bum | Presenter for the award for Best New Female Group |
| 우리 and Min Hyo-rin | Presenters for the award for Best House & Electronic |
| Yoo Se-yoon and Seung-min Woo(우승민) | Presenters for the award for Best Rock Performance |
| Moon-Suk Choi (최문석) and Sol Bi | Presenters for the award for Auction Netizen Popularity Award |
| Jang Yoon-ju and Haha | Presenters for the award for Best Ballad Performance |
| Na Hye Mi and Lou (루) | Presenters for the award for Best Female Group |
| 인혜경 and Joe Cheng | Presenters for the award for Foreign Viewers' Choice Award |
| Lee Gi-sang (이기상) and Iji (이지) | Presenters for the award for Mnet.com Award |
| DJ DOC | Presenters for the award for Best Hip Hop Performance |
| 김옥삼 and 임재봉 | Presenters for the award for Best Music Video |
| Chang (창) | Presenter for the award for Music Video Acting |
| Park Kyung-lim | Presenter for the award for Best Male Artist |
| Hyeonmi (현미) | Presenter for the award for Album of the Year |
| 내 인생에 내기 걸었네 | Presenters for the award for Mobile Popularity Award |
| Hong Rok-gi (홍록기) and Seo Danbi (서단비) | Presenters for the award for Best Mixed Group |
| Song Kyung-ah and Han Sang-jin | Presenters for the award for Best R&B Performance |
| Ji Hyun-woo and Kim Ok-bin | Presenters for the award for Best Dance Performance |
| Jang Keun-suk | Presenter for the award for Best Female Artist |
| Choi Jung-won and Park Si-hoo | Presenters for the award for Best Male Group |
| Lee Beom-soo and Park Si-yeon | Presenters for the award for Artist of the Year |
| 박정희 | Presenter for the award for Song of the Year |
