The Ultimate Guide To Voting For The “2023 MAMA Awards” As A Foreign Fan

The MAMA Awards are arguably one of the most known awards ceremonies, honoring K-Pop artists for their achievements.

On October 19, the list of nominees was announced, inspiring some mixed feelings from fans who believed many artists were “robbed.”

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Certain criteria are shared for each category, usually a mixture of album sales, streams, and judges’ choices. However, unlike many other awards shows,  two categories have a voting aspect that fans can participate in.

Even more uniquely, foreign fans can vote in these categories,

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“Worldwide Icon of The Year” and “Worldwide Fan’s Choice” have always been fan-voted but have changed in approach slightly from year to year. This year’s pre-vote is located in the Mnet+ app.

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When opening the app, someone wishing to vote can simply click on the banner featuring MAMA Awards imagery to be taken to the voting area. Once there, a large button with the words “Vote Now” will take you to the pre-voting category.

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You can then scroll through the list and select up to three artists from the nominee pool to vote from. You will then be taken to a confirmation screen to watch a short video to have your votes counted.

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The other way fans can vote for these categories is through listening to the song on Spotify. You can find the playlist manually or use the Mnet+ App to be led to it.

Once there, according to the instructions, a vote is cast by listening to any song for at least 30 seconds. Through this method, only the first three streams per day are counted.

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Finally, for the categories without a voting aspect, the best way for fans to help influence the winner is by streaming their favorite artists’ songs or purchasing albums.

The Pre-Vote is set to close on October 30 at 11:59 pm, KST, so don’t forget to vote for your faves!