2003 Mnet Music Video Festival


The 2003 Mnet Music Video Festival was the fifth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 27, 2003 at the Kyung Hee University.
Leading the nominees were duo Big Mama and solo artist Lee Hyori, with three each. By the end of the ceremony, Big Mama were the only ones to receive two wins, including Music Video of the Year daesang award.

Background

In its fifth year, the award-giving body continued to use the name "M.net Korean Music Festival" and the grand awards were still the Best Popular Music Video and Music Video of the Year. However, the event took place at the Kyung Hee University for the first time. Singer-actor Cha Tae-hyun came back to host the event for the third time, together with Sung Yu-ri.
During this year, the category for Best Indie Performance was discontinued.

Selection process and judging criteria

During the preliminary screening, the committee selected the nominees who released their singles and albums from November 2002 to October 2003. Afterwards, the official website of Mnet was opened so that fans will be able to vote their for candidates. In the same way, the professional juries have chosen from the nominees as well. The votes from both the fans and the judges were combined for the winners of each category.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
, Most Popular Music Video
, Best Male Group and Netizen Popularity Award
, Best Ballad Performance
, Best Female Artist
, Most Popular Music Video and Best Dance Performance
, Best R&B Performance
, Best Hip Hop Performance
, Best International Artist
, Special Jury Prize
Most Popular Music Video
Music Video of the Year

  • Lee Hyori - "10 Minutes"
  • * no nominees announced
  • Big Mama - "Break Away"
  • * no nominees announced
    • Best New Male ArtistBest New Female Artist
  • Seven - "Come Back to Me"
  • * Masta Wu - "Bad Boy"
  • * Park Yong-ha - "Tidings"
  • * Tim - "I Love You"
  • * Lee Jung - "Never"
  • Maya - "Azalea"
  • * Gummy - "If You Come Back"
  • * Leeds - "You'll Be Happy"
  • * Lexy - "Grasshopper"
  • * Chae Yeon - "Dangerous Directing"
    • Best New GroupBest Mixed Group
  • Big Mama - "Break Away"
  • * Noel - "If It's Love"
  • * The Gold - "Two Years, Two Months"
  • * 2SHAI - "Love Letter"
  • * F-iV - "Girl"
  • Koyote - "Emergency"
  • * Loveholic - "Loveholic"
  • * The Jadu - "Gimbap"
  • * Cherry Filter - "Flying Duck"
  • * Cool - "If You Were Going To Get Married"
    • Best Male GroupBest Female Group
  • Shinhwa - "Your Wedding"
  • * g.o.d - "Letter"
  • * S - "I Swear"
  • * N.R.G - "Hit Song"
  • * jtL - "Without Your Love"
  • Jewelry - "I Really Like You"
  • * Baby V.O.X. - "What Should I Do"
  • * Chakra - "To You"
  • * Sugar - "Shine"
  • * As One - "Mr.A-Jo"
    • Best Male ArtistBest Female Artist
  • Wheesung - "With Me"
  • * Kim Gun-mo - "Wedding Invitation"
  • * Rain - "Ways To Avoid The Sun"
  • * Lee Juck - "I Didn't Know That Time"
  • * Jo Sungmo - "Piano"
  • Lee Soo-young - "Solitary"
  • * Bada - "Music"
  • * BoA - "Atlantis Princess"
  • * Wax - "Relationship"
  • * Lee Hyori - "10 Minutes"
    • Best R&B PerformanceBest Rock Performance
  • Fly To The Sky - "Missing You"
  • * Brown Eyed Soul - "I Love You"
  • * Big Mama - "Break Away"
  • * Seven - "Once Again"
  • * Wheesung - "With Me"
  • Cherry Filter - "Flying Duck"
  • * Butterfly Effect - "First Love"
  • * Nell - "Stay"
  • * Moon Hee-joon - "My Silent Conflict"
  • * YB - "I'll Get Over You"
    • Best Hip Hop PerformanceBest Music Video Director
  • Kim Jin-pyo - "With a Dogged Spirit"
  • * Drunken Tiger - "Because I'm A Man"
  • * Leessang - "Leessang Blues"
  • * Eun Ji-won - "Drunken In Melody"
  • * Jo PD - "Secret Diary"
  • Jang Jae-hyuk - "My Silent Conflict" and "Flower"
  • * Seo Hyeon-seung
  • * Bak Yeong-jin
  • * Yi Jun-hyeong
  • * Hong Jong-ho
    • Best Dance PerformanceBest Ballad Performance
  • BoA - "Atlantis Princess"
  • * Kim Hyun Jung - "If This Is The End"
  • * Shinhwa - "Your Wedding"
  • * Lee Hyori - "10 Minutes"
  • * jtL - "Without Your Love"
  • Jo Sungmo - "Piano"
  • * Kim Bum-soo - "I Miss You"
  • * Ock Joo-hyun - "I"
  • * Lee Soo-young - "Solitary"
  • * Lee Seung-hwan - "Flower"
    • Best International Artist
  • Linkin Park - "Somewhere I Belong"
  • * Beyoncé - "Crazy in Love"
  • * Gareth Gates - "Anyone of Us "
  • * Stacie Orrico - "Stuck"
  • * t.A.T.u. - "All the Things She Said"
    • ;Special awards

    Artist(s) with multiple wins

    The following artist received two or more wins :
    AwardsArtist
    2Big Mama

    Artist(s) with multiple nominations

    The following artist received two or more nominations:
    NominationsArtist
    3Lee Hyori
    3Big Mama
    2Seven
    2Cherry Filter
    2Shinhwa
    2jtL
    2Wheesung
    2Jo Sungmo
    2Lee Soo-young
    2BoA

    Presenters and performers

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

    Presenters

    Performers