It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; the band H.O.T. won the award for their song "I Yah!", and it is given in honor for the male group with the most artistic achievement in the music industry.[1]
| Year{{ref|1|[I] | Winner(s) | Song | Nominee(s) |
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1999
(1st) | H.O.T.[2] | "I Yah!" | - Shinhwa - T.O.P
- S.E.S.♀ - "I Love You" (너를 사랑해)
- Sechs Kies - "Ye Gam" (예감)
- Fin.K.L♀ - "Forever Love" (영원한 사랑)
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2000
(2nd) | g.o.d | "Love and Memory" | - DJ DOC - "Run To You"
- H.O.T. - "Outside Castle"
- Clones - "Choryeon" (초련)
- Turbo - "Tonight"
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2001
(3rd) | Shinhwa | "Wild Eyes" | - UN - "Pado" (파도)
- Jinusean- "A-Yo"
- g.o.d - "Lies" (거짓말)
- Click-B - "Undefeatable" (백전무패)
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2002
(4th) | Shinhwa | "Perfect Man" | - J-Walk - "Suddenly"
- jtL - "A Better Day"
- g.o.d - "Road" (길)
- Click-B - "To Be Continued"
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2003
(5th) | Shinhwa | "Your Wedding" | - g.o.d - "Letter" (편지)
- S - "I Swear"
- N.R.G - "Hit Song"
- jtL - "Without Your Love"
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2004
(6th) | Shinhwa[3] | "Angel" | - DJ DOC - "One Night"
- NRG - "Hurray For A Virile Son Of Korea" (대한건아만세)
- MC the Max - "Love Poem" (사랑의시)
- 1TYM - "Hot 뜨거"
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2005
(7th) | SG Wannabe | "Crime and Punishment" | - TVXQ - "Rising Sun"
- Buzz - "Coward" (겁쟁이)
- MC the Max - "Don't Be Happy" (행복하지 말아요)
- g.o.d - "An Ordinary Day" (보통날)
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2006
(8th) | TVXQ[2] | "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap." | - SS501 - "Snow Prince"
- Buzz - "You Don't Know Man"
- Shinhwa - "Once In A Lifetime"
- SG Wannabe - "Partner For Life"
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2007
(9th) | Big Bang | "Lies" | - Super Junior - "Don't Don"
- Epik High - "Fan"
- SG Wannabe - "Arirang"
- SS501 - "4Chance"
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2008
(10th) | Big Bang | "Haru Haru" | - TVXQ - "Mirotic"
- Epik High - "One" (ft. Ji Sun)
- F.T. Island - "After Love"
- SG Wannabe - "La La La"
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2009
(11th) | 2PM | "Again & Again" | - Big Bang - "Sunset Glow"
- Super Junior - "Sorry, Sorry"
- SG Wannabe - "I Love You"
- SS501 - "UR Man"
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2010
(12th) | 2PM | "I'll Be Back" | - 2AM - "Even If I Die, I Can't Let You Go"
- Beast - "Shock"
- MBLAQ - "Y"
- Super Junior - "Bonamana"
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2011
(13th) | Super Junior | "Mr. Simple" | - 2PM - "Hands Up"
- Beast - "Fiction"
- Big Bang - "Tonight"
- TVXQ - "Keep Your Head Down"
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2012
(14th) | Big Bang | "Fantastic Baby" | - TVXQ - "Catch Me"
- Beast - "Beautiful Night"
- Super Junior - "Sexy, Free & Single"
- Shinhwa - "Venus"
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2013
(15th) | Infinite | "Man In Love" | - EXO - "Growl"
- SHINee - "Dream Girl"
- Shinhwa - "This Love"
- Teen Top - "Miss Right"
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2014
(16th) | EXO | "Overdose" | - B1A4 - "Solo Day"
- Block B - "H.E.R."
- Beast - "Good Luck"
- Super Junior - "Mamacita"
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2015
(17th) | EXO | "Call Me Baby" | - Big Bang - "Loser"
- BTS - "I Need U"
- SHINee - "View"
- Super Junior - "Devil"
- Shinhwa - "Sniper"
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2016
(18th) | EXO | "Monster" | - BTS - "Fire"
- Block B - "Toy"
- SHINee - "1 of 1"
- INFINITE - "The Eye"
- iKon - "WYD"
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2017
(19th) | Wanna One | "Energetic" | - EXO - "Ko Ko Bop"
- BTS - "DNA"
- Seventeen - "Don't Wanna Cry"
- Got7 - "You Are"
- Nu'est - "Where You At"
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2018
(20th) | Wanna One | "Boomerang" | - BTS - "Fake Love"
- Seventeen - "Oh My!"
- Got7 - "Lullaby"
- NU'EST W - "Dejavu"
- NCT 127 - "Touch"
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As of 2016, four male groups 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 2014-06-13.
2. ^1 Titled as "Best Group"
3. ^Titled "Best Male Group Video" award.