Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Ballad/R&B Performance
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The Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Ballad/R&B Performance was an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) from 1999 to 2009.
Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Ballad/R&B Performance | |
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Awarded for | quality ballad/R&B performance |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) |
First awarded | 1999 |
Last awarded | 2009 |
Website | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; Jo Sungmo won the award for his ballad performance in "For Your Soul", and it is given in honor for the artist/s with the best ballad performance in the music industry.[1] The next year, the category branched out into two separate categories — Best Ballad Performance and Best R&B Performance.[2] Later in the 10th Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2008,[3] the two categories were joined together once again, and continued to be given until the 11th Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2009 wherein Kim Tae-woo received the last award for his performance in "Love Rain".[4]