It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; Lee Seung-hwan won the award for his song "A Request", and it is given in honor of a male artist with the best performance in the music industry.[1]
| Year{{ref|1|[I] | Winner(s) | Song | Nominee(s) |
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1999
(1st) | Lee Seung-hwan | "A Request" | - Park Jin-young - "Kiss Me"
- Steven Yoo - "Passion"
- Jo Sungmo - "For Your Soul"
- K2 - " To Her Lover ( 그녀의 연인에게 )"
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2000
(2nd) | Shin Seung-hun | "The Unwritten Legend" | - Seo Taiji - "Ultramania" (울트라맨이야)
- Lee Seung-hwan - "Live A Long Long Time" (그대가 그대를)
- Jo Sungmo - "Do You Know" (아시나요)
- Hong Kyung-min - "Shaky Friendship" (흔들린 우정)
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2001
(3rd) | Kangta | "Polaris" | - Moon Hee-joon - "Alone"
- Yoo Seungjun - "Wow"
- Im Chang-jung - "Reason To Wait ( 기다리는 이유 )"
- Jo Sungmo - "Goodbye My Love"
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2002
(4th) | Sung Si-kyung | "We Make A Good Pair" | - Kangta - "Memories"
- Moon Hee-joon - "Generous" (아낌없이 주는 나무)
- Shin Seung Hun - "If We Can Part Even Though We Love" (사랑해도 헤어질 수 있다면)
- Lee Seung-hwan - "Mistake" (잘못)
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2003
(5th) | Wheesung | "With Me" | - Kim Gun-mo - "Wedding Invitation" (청첩장)
- Rain - "Ways To Avoid The Sun"
- Lee Juck - "I Didn't Know That Time" (그땐 미처 알지 못했지)
- Jo Sungmo - "Piano"
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2004
(6th) | Se7en[2] | "Passion" | - Rain - "It's Raining"
- Seo Taiji - "Robot"
- MC Mong - "180°"
- Wheesung - "Incurable Disease"
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2005
(7th) | Kim Jong-kook | "Standstill" | - MC Mong - "Invincible"
- YB - "It Must Have Been Love" (사랑했나봐)
- Jo Sungmo - "Mr. Flower"
- Wheesung - "Goodbye Luv"
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2006
(8th) | Rain | "I'm Coming" | - Psy - "Entertainer"
- Seven - "I Know"
- Lee Seung-gi - "Hard to Say"
- Lee Seung-chul - "Scream"
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2007
(9th) | Lee Seung-gi | "White Lie" | - Park Hyo-shin - "Memories Resembles Love"
- Shin Hye-sung - "The First Person"
- Eru - "Because We Are Two"
- Lee Juck - "It's Fortunate"
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2008
(10th) | Seo Taiji | "Moai" | - Kim Dong-ryool - "Let's Start Again"
- Taeyang - "Look At Me Only"
- Toy - "Rockin' On Heaven's Door"
- MC Mong - "Disco"
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2009
(11th) | Tiger JK | "Monster" | - Rain - "Rainism"
- Lee Seung-chul - "Broken Fingernails"
- G-Dragon - "Heartbreaker"
- MC Mong - "Indian Boy"
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2010
(12th) | Taeyang | "I'll Be There" | - PSY - "Right Now"
- Rain - "Love Song"
- Seven - "Better Together"
- Wheesung - "I Thought to Marry"
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2011
(13th) | Kim Hyun-joong | "Break Down" | - Kim Bum-soo - "Last Love"
- Kim Tae-woo - "Echo"
- Sung Si-kyung -"I Like"
- Wheesung - "Heartsore Story"
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2012
(14th) | G-Dragon | "Crayon" | - K.Will - "I Need You"
- Park Jin-young (JYP) - "You're The One"
- Se7en - "When I Can't Sing"
- Psy - "Gangnam Style"
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2013
(15th) | G-Dragon | "Crooked" | - Psy - "Gentleman"
- Lee Seung-gi - "Return"
- Lee Seung-chul - "My Love"
- Cho Yong-pil - "Bounce"
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2014
(16th) | Taeyang | "Eyes, Nose, Lips"- Roy Kim - "Home"
- Rain - "30 Sexy"
- Seo Taiji - "Christmalo.win"
- Im Chang-jung
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2015
(17th) | Park Jin Young | "Who's Your Mama?"- Zion.T - "Eat"
- Kyuhyun - "At Gwanghwanmun"
- Jung Yong Hwa - "One Fine Day"
- Jonghyun - "Deja-Boo"
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2016
(18th) | Zico | "I Am You, You Are Me"- Park Hyo Shin - "Breath"
- PSY - "Daddy"
- Im Chang-jung - "Love Again"
- Crush - "Dont Forget"
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2017
(19th) | Zico | "Artist"- Yoon Jong-shin - "Like It"
- G-Dragon - "Untitled, 2014"
- Zion.T - "This Song"
- Psy - "New Face"
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2018
(20th) | Roy Kim | "Only Then"- Dean - "Instagram"
- Park Hyo Shin - "Sound of Winter"
- Zico - "Seoulmate (Ft IU)"
- Hwang Chi Yeul - "The Only Star"
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As of 2017, three male artists received two or more awards.
1. ^"1999 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009011559/http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=1999 |date=2014-10-09 }}. MAMA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
2. ^Titled as "Best Male Video" award.
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