2006 Mnet KM Music Festival

The 2006 Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) was the eighth of the annual music awards in Seoul, South Korea that took place on November 25, 2006, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena.

2006 Mnet KM Music Festival
Date	November 25, 2006 (2006-11-25)
Location	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea
Hosted by	Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ok-vin
Most awards	TVXQ, SG Wannabe (2)
Most nominations	TVXQ, Rain, SG Wannabe (5)
Website	Mnet Asian Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	South Korea: Mnet Japan: Mnet Japan
Runtime	around 210 minutes
← 2005 · Mnet Asian Music Awards · 2007 →

Leading the nominees were boy bands TVXQ and SG Wannabe, and solo artist Rain with five nominations each. The boy bands secured two wins each by the end of the ceremony, while the latter received only one award out of 5 nominations.

Background

The award ceremony was held for the eighth consecutive time.^[1] Starting this year, however, three grand prizes (or daesang) were introduced including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year awards. The event took place at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena once again with Shin Dong-yup as a returning host and Kim Ok-vin as his co-host.^[2]

Criteria

The following criteria for winners include:^[2]

Preference by Professional Research Organizations	30%
Viewers' Vote via the Internet Mobile	20%
Professional Jury Screening	20%
Album Sales	10%
Integrated Digital Sales Chart	10%
Nominations Selection Committee Score	10%
Total	100%

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[3]

TVXQ, Artist of the Year, Best Group, and others

Baek Ji-young, Best Female Artist

Rain, Best Male Artist

Psy, Best Music Video

Super Junior, New Group of the Year

SS501, Best Dance Performers

Lee Seung-gi, Best Ballad Performer

Fly To The Sky, Best R&B Performers

Lee Joon-gi, Music Video Actor

Kim Ji-soo, Music Video Actress

The Pussycat Dolls, Best International Artist

Shinhwa, Popularity and Viewer's Choice awards

Artist of the Year (daesang)	Song of the Year (daesang)
TVXQ Baek Ji-young Buzz Rain SG Wannabe	SG Wannabe – "Partner for Life" TVXQ – "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap." Vibe – "That Man That Woman" Baek Ji-young – "I Won't Love" Buzz – "You Don't Know Man"
Album of the Year (daesang)	Best Music Video
SG Wannabe – The 3rd Masterpiece TVXQ – "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. Vibe – Re Feel Rain – Rain's World Shinhwa – State of the Art	Psy – "Entertainer" (Director: Cha Eun-taek) Dynamic Duo – "Go Back" (Director: Min Bang-chaeng) Vibe – "The Man The Woman" (Director: Park Myung-jin) Rain – "I'm Coming" (Director: Jang Jae-hyeok) YB – "Today" (Director: Hwang Bom-seon)
New Singer of the Year	New Group of the Year
Zhang Liyin – "Timeless" (ft. Xiah Junsu) MayBee – "Much Laugh" (다소) Boom – "Boom Up" ft. Kim Bum Suho – "Spring, Summer, Fall... Winter" ft. Kim Tae-woo Crown J – "V.I.P"	Super Junior – "U" Brown Eyed Girls – "Come Closer" Big Bang – "La La La" SeeYa – "Scent of a Woman" Typhoon – "So" (그래서)
Best Group	Best Dance Performance
TVXQ – "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap." SS501 – "Snow Prince" Buzz – "You Don't Know Man" Shinhwa – "Once In A Lifetime" SG Wannabe – "Partner For Life"	SS501 – "Snow Prince" Turtles – "Airplane" TVXQ – "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap." Rain – "I'm Coming" Super Junior – "U"
Best Male Artist	Best Female Artist
Rain – "I'm Coming" Psy – "Entertainer" Seven – "I Know" Lee Seung-gi – "Hard to Say" Lee Seung-chul – "Scream"	Baek Ji-young – "I Won't Love" Bada – "V.I.P" Park Jung-ah – "Yeah" Lee Soo-young – "Grace" Lee Hyori – "Shall We Dance?"
Best R&B Performance	Best Rock Performance
Fly To The Sky – "Like a Man" Vibe – "The Man The Woman" SeeYa – "Crazy Love Song" SG Wannabe – "Partner For Life" Lim Jeong-hee – "Traces"	Buzz – "You Don't Know Man" Nell – "Losing My Mind" Rumble Fish – "I Go" YB – "Today" Cherry Filter – "Happy Day"
Best Hip Hop Performance	Best Ballad Performance
MC Mong – "Ice Cream" Dynamic Duo – "Go Back" Baechigi – "Turn A Deaf Ear" Yang Dong-geun (YDG) – "Go To Hong Kong" Uptown – "My Style"	Lee Seung-gi – "Hard to Say" Baek Ji-young – "I Won't Love" Sung Si-kyung – "On The Street" Lee Soo-young – "Grace" Ha Dong Kyun – "Please Love Her"
Music Video Acting	Best Music Video Director
Lee Joon-gi – "Grace" (by Lee Soo-young) (Male category) Kim Ji-soo – "That Man That Woman" (by Vibe) (Female category)	Cha Eun-taek – "Entertainer" by Psy & "Hard To Say" by Lee Seung-gi Min Bang-chaeng -"Go Back" By Dynamic Duo Park Myung-jin – "The Man The Woman" By Vibe Jang Jae-hyeok – "I'm Coming" By Rain Hwang Bom-seon – "Today" By YB
Best International Artist	Best OST
The Pussycat Dolls – "Buttons"	SeeYa – "Crazy Love Song"

Special awards

• Digital Popularity Award: SG Wannabe – "Partner for Life"
• YEPP Netizen Popularity Award: Shinhwa – "Once in a Lifetime"
• Creative Sector
  • Composition Award: Jo Young-su (조영수) – "Partner for Life" (by SG Wannabe)
  • Lyrics Award: Ahn Young-min (안영민) – "Crazy Love Song" (by SeeYa)
  • Arrangement Award: Ryu Jae-hyun (류재현) – "The Man The Woman" (by Vibe)
• Mnet.com Award: TVXQ – "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap."
• Overseas Viewers' Award: Shinhwa – "Once In A Lifetime"
• Mnet Plus Mobile Popularity Award: TVXQ – "'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap."
• Best Asia Pop Artist: W-inds

Multiple awards

Artist(s) with multiple wins

The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):

Awards	Artist(s)
2	TVXQ
	SG Wannabe

Artist(s) with multiple nominations

The following artist(s) received more than two nominations:

Nominations	Artist(s)
5	TVXQ
	Rain
	SG Wannabe
4	Baek Ji-young
	Buzz
	Vibe
3	The SeeYa

Performers and presenters

The following individuals and groups, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.^[2][4][5]

Performers

Name(s)	Performed	Notes
DJ Seo Jungeum, Harim ( Trans Fixion ) & Lee Sangwoo ( No Brain )	"Mr. Brightside", "You're Falling in to Me"	Performance #1: I Love Punk
SS501, 스키조(Schizo)	"Unlock"	Performance #2: Break Through
Uhm Jung-hwa, CocoBoys and DodoGirls	Uhm Jung-Hwa House Mix, "Boogie Wonderland", "Friday Night"	Performance #3: Return of the Queen
Super Junior	"U", "Don't Go Away", "Miracle"	Performance #4: Super Idol
Lee Seung-gi and Kim Ok-vin	"Like I Love You", "Don't Cha", "Get Up"	Performance #5: Crazy For U"
SG Wannabe, Kim Tae-woo, Kim Jo Han	"My Reflection In My Heart", "Gloomy Letter", "Cause I Love You", "Old Days"	Performance #6: Because I Love
Yen (Kinetic Music Group), Baek Ji-young	"I Won't Love"	Performance #7: Living Thing Like A Flower
TVXQ	"'O'-Jung.Ban.Hap."	Performance #8: Five Star Story
W-inds	"Boogie Woogie 66", "Four Seasons"	Performance #9: Friend, Tomo
Brown Eyed Girls, Cho PD, SeeYa, Super Junior, SS501	"Free Music"	Performance #10: Free Music Kills Musician
Westlife	"You Raise Me Up"	Background song: End credits

Presenters

Name(s)	Role
Shin Dong-yup and Kim Ok-vin	Main hosts of the show
Jang Keun-suk and Go Eun-ah	Presenters for the award for New Singer of the Year
SS501	Presenters for the award for New Group of the Year
Park Si-yeon, Shin Yi (신이) and Jae Hee	Presenters for the special award for Digital Popularity Award
Kim Cheol-min and Kim Mi-Ryeo with Son Jeong-hwan (손정환)	Presenters for the special award for YEPP Netizen Popularity Award
Ha Seok-jin and Cha Ye-ryun	Presenters for the award for Best R&B Performance
Kang Ho-dong and Kim Ah-joong	Presenters for the award for Best Dance Performance
Daniel Henney	Introduced the comeback of "The Queen of K-pop" Uhm Jung-hwa
Jung Jae-young	Segment host
Oh Hyemi (나헤미) and Noh Hong-chul	Presenters for the special award for Mnet.com Award
Denis Kang and Hye-kyung	Presenters for the award for Best Rock Performance
Park Si-hoo and So Yoo-jin	Presenters for the award for Best Group
Ryu Deok-hwan and Uhm Jung-hwa	Presenters for the award for Music Video Acting
Lee So-yeon and Park Kwang-hyun (박광현)	Presenters for the award for Best Music Video
Lee Beom-soo	Presenter for the award for Album of the Year
Jisun of Loveholic	Introduced the sixth performance
Namolla Family	Presenters for the award for Best Hip Hop Performance
Ji Hyun-woo and Im Jung-eun	Presenters for the award for Best Ballad Performance
Baek Sung-hyun, Ayumi, and Kim Ji-hoon	Presenters for the Overseas Viewers' Award
On Joo-wan	Introduced Performance #8
MC Mong and Kim Soo-mi	Presenters for the Mnet Plus Mobile Popularity Award
Uhm Ji-won and Yoo Gun	Presenters for the award for Best Female Artist
Jang Yoon-ju, 박둘선, and Kyung A-song (송경아)	Presenters for the award for Best Male Artist
BoA	Introduced Performance #9 and presenter for the award for Best Asia Pop Artist
Kim Jin-pyo	Introduced Mnet KM's Selection Awards Committee – Radio Star (Lee Joon-ik)
Lee Dong-wook and Lee Da-hae	Presenters for the award for Song of the Year
Kim Jung-eun	Presenter for the award for Artist of the Year