| 1999 Mnet Video Music Awards | |
| Location: | Little Angels Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea |
| Host: | Choi Hal-li |
| Website: | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
| Network: | South Korea: Mnet |
| Most Awards: | H.O.T. (2) |
| Most Nominations: | H.O.T., Lee Seung-hwan (3) |
| Runtime: | 100–110 minutes |
| Main: | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
| Next: | 2000 |
The 1999 Mnet Video Music Awards was the first of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 27, 1999, at Little Angels Arts Center.[1]
Leading the nominees were the boy-band group H.O.T. and solo artist Lee Seung-hwan with three each, followed by four artists including the new boy-band group g.o.d with three. By the end of the ceremony, boy-band group H.O.T., Lee Seung-hwan and Lee Jung-hyun received the most wins with two awards.
The award-giving body began in this year under the name "Mnet Km Music Festival" (MKMF).[2] During this time, it was the first and only Korean music video awards ceremony.[3] It consists of 14 categories including the Best International Artist. The grand awards (or daesang) were Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[4]
| Best Popular Music Video (daesang) | Music Video of the Year (daesang) | ||
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| Best New Group | Best New Solo Artist | ||
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| Best Female Artist | Best Male Artist | ||
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| Best Group | Best Rock Performance | ||
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| Best Hip Hop Performance | Best Indie Performance | ||
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| Best Dance Performance | Best Ballad Performance | ||
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| Best Music Video Director | Best International Artist | ||
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The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):
| Awards | Artist(s) |
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| 2 | H.O.T. |
| Lee Seung-hwan | |
| Lee Jung-hyun |
The following artist(s) received two or more nominations:
| Awards | Artist(s) |
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| 3 | H.O.T. |
| Lee Seung-hwan | |
| 2 | |
| g.o.d | |
| Jo Sungmo | |
| Cho PD | |
| Lee Jung-hyun | |
| Uhm Jung-hwa |
The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.[5]
| Name(s) | Performed | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nanta, 김대환, 박유진 | Traditional South Korean music/rhythm, violins | Animal Jam 1: Opening of the show |
| Team | "Farewell" (별別) | Best New Group winner |
| Honey Family | "Man's Story – My Way" | Best Hip-Hop Performance winner |
| Jaurim | "낙화" | Best Rock Performance winner |
| Kim Jong-jin (김종진), Jeon Tae-kwan (전태관),김영석, Kim Min-ki, 미인, 윤도현, Daytripper | Band/medley/일곱색깔 무지개 | Animal Jam 2: Middle of the show |
| "I Don't Know" | Best Female Artist winner | |
| "Come" (와) | Best New Artist and Best Dance Performance winner | |
| "I Yah!" (아이야) | Best Group winner | |
| Bros 브로스 | "Win Win" | |
| Name(s) | Role | |
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| Choi Hal-li | Main host of the 1st annual M.net Korean Music Festival (MKMF) | |
| Joo Young-hoon and Yoon Son-ha | Presenters of the award for Best New Group | |
| Cha Soohyun (차수현) | Interviewer/backstage host | |
| Kim Rina (김리나) | Presenter/host/introducer | |
| Yoon Do-hyun and Kim Min (김민) | Presenters of the award for Best Indie Performance | |
| Presenters of the award for Best International Artist | ||
| VTR greetings | ||
| Yoon Sang and Kim Hyo-jin | Presenters of the award for Best Ballad Performance | |
| DJ Jun-young and DJ Su (DJ-수) | DJs of the night | |
| Yoo Ji-tae | Presenter of the award for Best Hip-Hop Performance | |
| Chang Da-na (정다나) | Presenter/host/introducer | |
| Kim Jong-jin (김종진) and Jeon Tae-kwan (전태관) | Presenters of the award for Best Rock Performance | |
| Presenters of the award for Best Male Artist | ||
| Choi Jung-won and Kim Hyung-suk (김형석) | Presenters of the award for Best Female Artist | |
| Kim Ji-ryong (김지룡) and Han Seung-joo (한성주) | Presenters of the special award | |
| Jeon Ji-na (전지나) | Gives a sneak peek on how to make a music video | |
| Ha Jae-bong (하재봉) and Yu Ji-na (유지나) | Presenters of the award for Best Music Video Director | |
| Kim Young-eon (김영언) | Introduces the history of music videos from 1997 to 1998 | |
| Presenters of the award for Best New Solo Artist | ||
| Oh Mi-ran (오미란) and Lee Mu-young (이무영) | Presenters of the award for Best Dance Performance | |
| Presenters of the award for Best Group | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Popular Music Video Award | ||
| Choi Hee-chun (죄희춘) | Presenter of the award for Music Video of the Year |