MAMA Award for Best Dance Performance

MAMA Award for
Best Dance Performance
(Solo or Group)
MAMA Award for ; Best Dance Performance ; (Solo or Group)
Awarded for	Popular dance performance of the year
Country	South Korea
Presented by	CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First awarded	1999
Currently held by	Seventeen – "Super"; NewJeans – "Ditto"; Jungkook – "Seven" (feat. Latto); Jisoo – "Flower" (2023)
Website	MAMA Awards

The MAMA Award for Best Male / Female Dance Performance (Solo or Group) (베스트 댄스 퍼포먼스 (남자/여자 – 솔로/그룹)) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet). Mnet is also the one who choose which group or individual will win to this category as well as other categories in MAMA.

It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; Lee Jung-hyun won the award for her dance performance in "Come", and it is given in honor for the artist/s with the best dance performance in the music industry.^[1]

History

Year(s)	Best Solo			Best Group			Combined
Year(s)	Male	Female	Combined	Male	Female	Combined	Combined
1999–2009							Y
2010–2012			Y	Y	Y
2013	Y	Y		Y	Y
2014–2022			Y	Y	Y
2023–2024	Y	Y		Y	Y

Winners and nominees

1990s–2000s

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	List of nominees
1999	Lee Jung-hyun	"Come"	Nominees Baby V.O.X. – "Get Up" Uhm Jung-hwa – "I Don't Know" H.O.T. – "I Yah!" (아이야) Clon – "Come To Me"
2000	Clon	"Choryeon"	Nominees Park Ji-yoon – "Coming of Age Ceremony" (성인식) Shinhwa – "Only One" H.O.T. – "Outside Castle" Yoo Seung-jun – "Vision" (비전) Fin.K.L – "Now"
2001	Yoo Seung-jun	"Wow"	Nominees
2002	BoA	"No. 1"	Nominees Kang Sung-hoon – "My Girl" Shinhwa – "Perfect Man" Lee Jung-hyun – "Half" (반) Ha Ri-su – "Liar"
2003	BoA	"Atlantis Princess"	Nominees Kim Hyun Jung – "If This Is The End" (끝이라면) Shinhwa – "Your Wedding" (너의 결혼 식) Lee Hyori – "10 Minutes" jtL – "Without Your Love"
2004	Shinhwa^{[Note 1]}	"Brand New"	Nominees TVXQ – "The Way U Are" BoA – "My Name" Rain – "It's Raining" Seven – "Passion" (열정)
2005	Lee Min-woo (M)	"Bump"	Nominees TVXQ – "Rising Sun" BoA – "Girls On Top" Jang Woo-hyuk – "Sun That Never Sets" (지지 않는 태양) Clon – "My Love Song-yi" (내 사랑송 이)
2006	SS501	"Snow Prince"	Nominees Turtles – "Airplane" TVXQ – "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap." Rain – "I'm Coming" Super Junior – "U"
2007	The Grace	"One More Time, OK?"	Nominees Seo In-Young – "I Want You" Super Junior – "Don't Don" Ivy – "Sonata Of Temptation" Lee Min-woo (M) – "Stomp"
2008	Lee Hyori	"U-Go-Girl"	Nominees TVXQ – "Mirotic" Girls' Generation – "Kissing You" Super Junior-H – "Cooking Cooking" Wonder Girls – "Nobody"
2009	Kara	"Honey"	Nominees 2NE1 – "I Don't Care" 2PM – "Again And Again" Girls' Generation – "Gee" Super Junior – "Sorry, Sorry"

2010s

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	List of nominees
2010	Rain	"Love Song"	Nominees Narsha – "Bbiri Bbabba" Lee Hyori – "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Taeyang – "I'll Be There" Hyuna – "Change"
	2PM	"I'll Be Back"	Nominees Beast – "Shock" MBLAQ – "Y" Shinee – "Lucifer" Super Junior – "Bonamana"
	Miss A	"Bad Girl Good Girl"	Nominees 2NE1 – "Can't Nobody" 4Minute – "HUH!" Secret – "Magic" T-ara – "Bo Peep Bo Peep"
2011	Hyuna	"Bubble Pop!"	Nominees Kim Hyun Joong – "Break Down" Jay Park – "Abandoned" Jang Woo Hyuk – "Time is (L)over" G.NA – "Black & White"
	Beast	"Fiction"	Nominees TVXQ – "Keep Your Head Down" Big Bang – "Tonight" Super Junior – "Mr. Simple" MBLAQ – "Mona Lisa" Infinite – "Be Mine"
	Miss A	"Goodbye Baby"	Nominees Girls' Generation – "The Boys" Secret – "Shy Boy" T-ara – "Roly-Poly" 4Minute – "Mirror Mirror" 2NE1 – "I Am the Best"
2012	Psy	"Gangnam Style"	Nominees JYP – "You′re the One" BoA – "Only One" Seo In Young – "Let′s Dance" Hyuna – "Ice Cream"
	Shinee	"Sherlock (Clue + Note)"	Nominees B2ST – "Beautiful Night" Super Junior – "Sexy, Free & Single" MBLAQ – "This is War" Infinite – "The Chaser"
	f(x)	"Electric Shock"	Nominees 4Minute – "Volume Up" Miss A – "Touch" Secret – "Poison" SISTAR – "Alone"
2013	G-Dragon	"Crooked"	Nominees Jay Park – "Joah" PSY – "Gentleman" Yoseob – "Caffeine"
	CL	"The Baddest Female"	Nominees G.NA – "Ooops!" Seo In Young – "Please Love Me" Sunmi – "24 Hours" Lee Hyori – "Bad Girls"
	Shinee	"Dream Girl"	Nominees B1A4 – "What's Going On" Exo – "Growl" BEAST – "Shadow" Infinite – "Man In Love"
	Sistar	"Give It To Me"	Nominees Girl's Day – "Expect" Girls' Generation – "I Got a Boy" Crayon Pop – "Bar Bar Bar" 4Minute – "What's Your Name?"
2014	Infinite	"Last Romeo"	Nominees Exo – "Overdose" VIXX – "Eternity" TVXQ – "Something" BTS – "Boy In Luv"
	Girl's Day	"Something"	Nominees AOA – "Miniskirt" Miss A – "Hush" Sistar – "Touch My Body" 4Minute – "Whatcha Doin' Today"
	Sunmi	"Full Moon"	Nominees Rain – "30 Sexy" Ailee – "Don't Touch Me" Hyuna – "Red" Hyolyn – "One Way"
2015	Shinee	"View"	Nominees Big Bang – "Bang Bang Bang" Exo – "Call Me Baby" Got7 – "If You Do" VIXX – "Love Equation" Infinite – "Bad"
	Red Velvet	"Ice Cream Cake"	Nominees AOA – "Heart Attack" EXID – "Ah Yeah" Girl's Day – "Ring My Bell" Sistar – "Shake It" 4Minute – "Crazy"
	Hyuna	"Roll Deep"	Nominees Ga In – "Paradise Lost" Niel – "Lovekiller" Park Jin Young – "Who's Your Mama?" Amber – "Shake that Brass"
2016	BTS	"Blood Sweat & Tears"	Nominees Exo – "Monster" Got7 – "Hard Carry" Monsta X – "All In" VIXX – "Fantasy" Seventeen – "Pretty U"
	GFriend	"Rough"	Nominees AOA – "Good Luck" Twice – "Cheer Up" Red Velvet – "Russian Roulette" Sistar – "I Like That"
	Taemin	"Press Your Number"	Nominees Luna – "Free Somebody" Jun Hyoseong – "Find Me" Tiffany – "I Just Wanna Dance" Hyuna – "How's This?"
2017	Seventeen	"Don't Wanna Cry"	Nominees NCT 127 – "Cherry Bomb" Exo – "Ko Ko Bop" Monsta X – "Beautiful BTS – "DNA" VIXX – "Shangri-La"
	Twice	"Signal"	Nominees Girls' Generation – "Holiday" GFriend – "Love Whisper" Apink – "Five" Red Velvet – "Red Flavor"
	Taemin	"Move"	Nominees Hyuna – "Babe" Sunmi – "Gashina" Psy – "New Face" Lee Hyori – "Black"
2018	Seventeen	"Oh My!"	Nominees BTS – "Fake Love" Wanna One – "Boomerang" Got7 – "Lullaby" Monsta X – "Shoot Out" Pentagon – "Shine"
	Twice	"What Is Love?"	Nominees Blackpink – "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" Red Velvet – "Bad Boy" AOA – "Bingle Bangle" Lovelyz – "That Day" Oh My Girl – "Secret Garden"
	Chungha	"Roller Coaster"	Nominees Sunmi – "Siren" Seungri – "1, 2, 3!" Hyuna – "Lip & Hip" Hyolyn – "Dally" (feat. Gray)
2019	BTS	"Boy With Luv" (feat. Halsey)	Nominees Got7 – "Eclipse" Exo – "Tempo" NU'EST – "Bet Bet" Seventeen – "Fear" Monsta X-"Alligator"
	Twice	"Fancy"	Nominees Blackpink – "Kill This Love" Red Velvet – "Zimzalabim" Iz*One – "Violeta" (G)I-dle – "Senorita" G-Friend – "Sunrise"
	Chungha	"Gotta Go"	Nominees Sunmi – "Lalalay" Jennie – "Solo" Taemin – "Want" Hwasa – "Twit"

2020s

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	List of nominees
2020	BTS	"Dynamite"	Nominees Ateez – "Inception" EXO – "Obsession" NCT 127 – "Kick It" TXT – "Can't You See Me?" Seventeen – "Left & Right"
	Blackpink	"How You Like That"	Nominees Itzy - "Wannabe" Twice - "More & More" Red Velvet - "Psycho" IZ*ONE - "Secret Story of the Swan" Oh My Girl - "Nonstop"
	Hwasa	"Maria"	Nominees Kang Daniel - "Who U Are" Sunmi - "pporappippam" Jessi - "NUNU NANA" Taemin - "Criminal"
2021	BTS	"Butter"	Nominees Stray Kids – "Thunderous" NCT 127 – "Sticker" NCT Dream – "Hot Sauce" Seventeen – "Ready to Love" Shinee – "Don't Call Me"
	Aespa	"Next Level"	Nominees Itzy – "In the Morning" Oh My Girl – "Dun Dun Dance" Red Velvet – "Queendom" STAYC – "ASAP" Twice – "Alcohol-Free"
	Rosé	"On The Ground"	Nominees Baekhyun – "Bambi" Hyuna – "I'm Not Cool" Lisa – "Lalisa" Jeon Somi – "Dumb Dumb" Taeyeon – "Weekend"
2022	Seventeen	"Hot"	Nominees NCT 127 - "2 Baddies" NCT Dream – "Glitch Mode" Stray Kids – "Maniac" Tomorrow X Together – "Good Boy Gone Bad" Treasure – "Jijkin"
	Ive	"Love Dive"	Nominees (G)I-dle – "Tomboy" Blackpink – "Pink Venom" Le Sserafim – "Fearless" NewJeans – "Attention" Red Velvet – "Feel My Rhythm"
	Psy	"That That" (feat. Suga)	Nominees Jessi – "Zoom" Nayeon – "Pop!" Sunmi – "Heart Burn" Yena – "Smiley"
2023	Seventeen	"Super"	Nominees NCT 127 - "Ay-Yo" NCT Dream – "Candy" Stray Kids – "S-Class" Tomorrow X Together – "Sugar Rush Ride" Zerobaseone – "In Bloom"
	NewJeans	"Ditto"	Nominees (G)I-dle – "Queencard" Aespa – "Spicy" Ive – "I Am" Le Sserafim – "Unforgiven" (feat. Nile Rodgers) STAYC – "Teddy Bear"
	Jungkook	"Seven" (feat. Latto)	Nominees Jimin – "Like Crazy" Kai – "Rover" Taeyang – "Vibe" (feat. Jimin) Taeyong – "Shalala"
	Jisoo	"Flower"	Nominees Hwasa – "I Love My Body" Jeon Somi – "Fast Forward" Jihyo – "Killin' Me Good" Lee Chae-yeon – "Knock"