MAMA Award for Fans' Choice of the Year

MAMA Award for
Fans' Choice of the Year
MAMA Award for; Fans' Choice of the Year
Country	South Korea
Presented by	CJ E&M (Mnet)
First award	2018
Currently held by	Enhypen (2025)
Most wins	BTS (6)
Most nominations	Seventeen (7)
Website	Mnet Asian Music Awards

The MAMA Award for Fans' Choice of the Year, previously named Worldwide Icon of the Year, is a daesang (or grand prize) award presented annually by CJ E&M (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 20th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2018 and is a 100% fan-voted accolade.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Year	Recipient	Nominees	Ref.
Worldwide Icon of the Year
2018	BTS	Blackpink Got7 Mamamoo Monsta X NCT 127 NU'EST W Seventeen Twice Wanna One	^[2]
2019		Ateez Blackpink Exo Got7 Monsta X Seventeen Tomorrow X Together Twice X1
2020		Ateez Blackpink Got7 Mamamoo NCT Seventeen Tomorrow X Together Treasure Twice
2021		Enhypen Lisa NCT 127 NCT Dream Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Treasure Twice
2022		Blackpink Enhypen Got7 NCT Dream Psy Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Treasure
2023		Ateez Enhypen Lim Young-woong NCT Dream Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Twice Zerobaseone	^[3]
Fans' Choice of the Year
2024	Jimin	(G)I-dle Aespa Babymonster Enhypen Ive IU Jennie Jimin Jungkook Lee Young-ji NCT Dream NewJeans RM Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Twice Unis V Zerobaseone	^[4]
2025	Enhypen	Aespa AllDay Project Ateez Babymonster Baekhyun Blackpink BoA BoyNextDoor Bibi Cortis G-Dragon Got7 Hearts2Hearts I-dle Illit Irene Itzy IU Ive Izna J-Hope Jin Kai Le Sserafim NCT Dream NCT Wish Nmixx Plave Riize Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Treasure Twice TWS Unis Wendy Yena Zerobaseone	^[5]

Artists with multiple wins

BTS is the only artist to receive the award multiple times, doing so for a record six consecutive years.^[a]^[5]

Artists with multiple nominations

Note: The following nominees are Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10 winners

7 nominations

Seventeen

6 nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

Notes

↑ The group would win seven consecutive years if includes 2024 winner Jimin.
↑ Additionally, 2024 nominees Jimin, Jungkook, RM, and V are members of BTS.
↑ Additionally, 2021 nominee Lisa and 2024 nominee Jennie are members of Blackpink.
1 2 This does not include their 2020 nomination as NCT

References

↑ "MAMA debuts "Worldwide Icon of the Year" Award Category and Fans can Submit their Votes Exclusively on Twitter". Việt Nam News. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
↑ Aguilar, Krissy (December 13, 2018). "BTS wins first Worldwide Icon of the Year award at MAMA 2018". Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
↑ Park, Rosa (November 28, 2023). "곧 만나요" 방탄소년단, 군백기에도 6년 연속 대상… 세븐틴→임영웅 본상(종합)[2023 MAMA] [[2023 MAMA] (Summary) "See you soon" BTS who won the Grand Prize for six consecutive years even while in the military…Seventeen→Lim Young-woong Main Prize]. EDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023 – via Naver.
↑ Benjamin, Jeff (November 21, 2024). "Here Are the 2024 MAMA Awards Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
1 2 Benjamin, Jeff. "2025 MAMA Awards Winners Full List: ROSÉ, G-Dragon, aespa & More Lead". Forbes. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

External links

Mnet Asian Music Awards official website

[6] The group would win seven consecutive years if includes 2024 winner Jimin.

[7] Additionally, 2024 nominees Jimin, Jungkook, RM, and V are members of BTS.

[8] Additionally, 2021 nominee Lisa and 2024 nominee Jennie are members of Blackpink.

[pre-9] 1 2 This does not include their 2020 nomination as NCT

[1] "MAMA debuts "Worldwide Icon of the Year" Award Category and Fans can Submit their Votes Exclusively on Twitter". Việt Nam News. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[2] Aguilar, Krissy (December 13, 2018). "BTS wins first Worldwide Icon of the Year award at MAMA 2018". Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[3] Park, Rosa (November 28, 2023). "곧 만나요" 방탄소년단, 군백기에도 6년 연속 대상… 세븐틴→임영웅 본상(종합)[2023 MAMA] [[2023 MAMA] (Summary) "See you soon" BTS who won the Grand Prize for six consecutive years even while in the military…Seventeen→Lim Young-woong Main Prize]. EDaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023 – via Naver.

[4] Benjamin, Jeff (November 21, 2024). "Here Are the 2024 MAMA Awards Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[:0-5] 1 2 Benjamin, Jeff. "2025 MAMA Awards Winners Full List: ROSÉ, G-Dragon, aespa & More Lead". Forbes. Retrieved November 30, 2025.

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