2001 Mnet Music Video Festival


The 2001 Mnet Music Video Festival was the third of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 23, 2001 at the Little Angels Arts Center.
Leading the nominees was Wax with three nominations. By the end of the ceremony, Wax was the only one to receive multiple awards, which is 2 out of her three nominations.

Background

The award-giving body continued to use the name "M.net Korean Music Festival" for the third time. It was also the third time for the event to take place at the Little Angels Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea. On the other hand, Cha Tae-hyun hosted the event for two consecutive times already. The grand awards were still the Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year, without the nominees.

Nomination process

During the initial screening, fans added their candidates through the award's website www.mnet27.com. Then, the Mnet producers and the Nominee Selection Committee chose for the nominees. The official website was opened to the voters from Korea and Japan afterwards. In addition, professional judges have also chosen from the nominees. The votes from the fans and the judges were combined for the winners of each category.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
, Best Male Group
, Best Male Artist
, Best Indie Performer
, Best New Male Artist
, Best R&B Performer
, Best Rock Performer
, Best Ballad Performer
Most Popular Music Video
Music Video of the Year

  • g.o.d - "Lie"
  • * no nominees announced
  • Wax - "Fix My Makeup"
  • * no nominees announced
    • Best New Male ArtistBest New Female Artist
  • Sung Si-kyung - "Like The First Time"
  • * Psy - "Bird"
  • * Yang Dong-geun - "Guri Bang Bang"
  • * Cha Tae-hyun - "I Love You"
  • * Perry - "Storm"
  • Wax - "Oppa"
  • * Dana - "Until The End of the World"
  • * Yuri - "Sad Soul"
  • * Joanne - "First Love"
  • * Hanul - "Gotta Be Kidding"
  • * Harisu - "Temptation"
    • Best New GroupBest Mixed Group
  • Brown Eyes - "Already One Year" "
  • * D.BACE - "Everything To You"
  • * X-Large - "You"
  • * The Jadu - "Goodbye"
  • * To-Ya - "Look"
  • Koyote - "Paran"
  • * Roo'ra - "Clear Away"
  • * S#arp - "100 Days Prayer"
  • * Space A - "Sexy Man"
  • * Cool - "Jumpo Mambo"
    • Best Male GroupBest Female Group
  • Shinhwa - "Wild Eyes"
  • * UN - "Pado"
  • * JinuSean- "A-Yo"
  • * g.o.d - "Lie"
  • * Click-B - "Undefeatable"
  • S.E.S. - "Just In Love"
  • * Diva - "Perfect!"
  • * Baby V.O.X. - "Game Over"
  • * As One - "I'm Fine"
  • * Fin.K.L - "You Will Never Know"
    • Best Male ArtistBest Female Artist
  • Kangta - "Polaris"
  • * Moon Hee-joon - "Alone"
  • * Yoo Seungjun - "Wow"
  • * Im Chang-jung - "Why wait"
  • * Jo Sungmo - "Goodbye My Love"
  • Kim Hyun-jung - "You Who Left"
  • * Yangpa - "Special Night"
  • * Uhm Jung-hwa - "Crack"
  • * J - "The Saddest Words"
  • * T - "As Time Goes By"
    • Best R&B PerformanceBest Rock Performance
  • Park Jin-young - "I Have a Girlfriend"
  • * Kim Jo-Han - "Just Until Today"
  • * Park Hwayobi - "Teardrop"
  • * Brown Eyes - "Already One Year"
  • * Fly to the Sky - "The Promise"
  • Jaurim - "Goodbye Grief"
  • * Kim Kyung-ho - "Sacrifice"
  • * Roller Coaster - "Love Virus"
  • * Seo Moon-tak - "All You Need Is Love"
  • * Eve - "I'll Be There"
    • Best Hip Hop PerformanceBest Indie Performance
  • Drunken Tiger - "Good Life"
  • * CB Mass - "Real"
  • * Yoon Hui-jung - "My Life"
  • * Joosuc - "Last Man Standing"
  • * Jinusean - "A-yo"
  • Crying Nut - "Deep in the Night"
  • * Line 3 Butterfly - "The Only Thing To Walk"
  • * No Brain - "Go To The Beach"
  • * Rotten Apple - "Someone"
  • * All Lies Band - "Superman"
    • Best Dance PerformanceBest Ballad Performance
  • Yoo Seungjun - "Wow"
  • * Kim Hyun-jung - "You Who Left"
  • * Shinhwa - "Wild Eyes"
  • * S.E.S. - "Just In Love"
  • * Hong Kyung-min - "Take It"
  • Kim Gun-mo - "Sorry"
  • * Kangta - "Polaris"
  • * Lee Ki-chan - "Love Has Left Again"
  • * Wax - "Fix My Make-up"
  • * Position - "I Love You"
    • Best Music Video DirectorBest International Artist
  • Cha Eun-taek - "Already One Year"
  • * Go Young-jun
  • * Kim Sehun
  • * Seo Hyeon-seung
  • * Hong Jong-ho
  • N'Sync - "Pop"
  • * Bosson - "One in a Million"
  • * Brian McKnight - "Love of My Life"
  • * M2M - "Everything"
  • * Mariah Carey - "Loverboy"
  • * Michael Jackson - "You Rock My World"
  • * Westlife - "Uptown Girl"
    • ;Special awards

    Artist(s) with multiple wins

    The following artist received two or more wins :
    AwardsArtist
    2Wax

    Artist(s) with multiple nominations

    The following artist received two or more nominations:
    NominationsArtist
    3Wax
    2g.o.d
    2Brown Eyes
    2Shinhwa
    2S.E.S.
    2Yoo Seungjun
    2Kim Hyun-jung
    2Jinusean
    2Kangta
    2-

    Presenters and performers

    The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

    Presenters

    Performers