# 2001 Mnet Music Video Festival

The 2001 Mnet Music Video Festival (MMF) 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" (MKMF) 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 (or daesang) 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.
| Most Popular Music Video (daesang) | Music Video of the Year (daesang) |
| g.o.d – "Lies" | Wax – "Fix My Makeup" |
| Best New Male Artist | Best 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" Rottyful Sky – "Gotta Be Kidding" Harisu – "Temptation" |
| Best New Group | Best Mixed Group |
| Brown Eyes – "Already One Year" (벌써 1년)" D.BACE – "Everything To You" (모든것을 너에게) X-Large – "You" The Jadu – "Goodbye" To-Ya – "Look" | Koyote – "Paran" Roo'ra – "Clear Away" (정리) S#arp – "100 Days Prayer" (백일기도) Space A – "Sexy Man" (바람난 남자) Cool – "Jumpo Mambo" (점포맘보) |
| Best Male Group | Best Female Group |
| Shinhwa – "Wild Eyes" UN – "Pado" (파도) Jinusean- "A-Yo" g.o.d – "Lie" (거짓말) Click-B – "Undefeatable" (백전무패) | S.E.S. – "Just In Love" (꿈을 모아서) Diva – "Perfect!" Baby Vox – "Game Over" As One – "I'm Fine" (천만에요) Fin.K.L – "You Will Never Know" (당신은 모르실거야) |
| Best Male Artist | Best Female Artist |
| Kangta – "Polaris" Moon Hee-joon – "Alone" Yoo Seung-jun – "Wow" Im Chang-jung – "Why wait" (기다리는 이유) Jo Sung-mo – "Goodbye My Love" | Kim Hyun-jung – "You Who Left" (떠난 너) Yangpa – "Special Night" Uhm Jung-hwa – "Crack" (틈) J – "The Saddest Words" (가장 슬픈 말) T – "As Time Goes By" (시간이 흐른 뒤) |
| Best R&B Performance | Best Rock Performance |
| Park Jin-young – "I Have a Girlfriend" Johan Kim – "Just Until Today" (오늘까지만) Park Hwayobi (박화요비) – "Teardrop" (눈물) Brown Eyes – "Already One Year" (벌써 1년) Fly to the Sky – "The Promise" (약속) | Jaurim – "Goodbye Grief" (파애) Kim Kyung-ho – "Sacrifice" (희생) Roller Coaster – "Love Virus" (러브 바이러스) Seomoon Tak – "All You Need Is Love" (사미인곡) Eve – "I'll Be There" |
| Best Hip Hop Performance | Best Indie Performance |
| Drunken Tiger – "Good Life" CB Mass – "Real" Yoon Hui-jung (윤희중) – "My Life" Joosuc – "Last Man Standing" Jinusean – "A-yo" | Crying Nut – "Deep in the Night" Line 3 Butterfly (3호선 버터 플라이) – "The Only Thing To Walk" (걷기만 해) No Brain – "Go To The Beach" (해변으로 가요) Rotten Apple – "Someone" All Lies Band – "Superman" (초인술퍼맨) |
| Best Dance Performance | Best Ballad Performance |
| Yoo Seung-jun – "Wow" Kim Hyun-jung – "You Who Left" (떠난 너) Shinhwa – "Wild Eyes" S.E.S. – "Just In Love" (꿈을 모아서) Hong Kyung-min – "Take It" (가져가) | Kim Gun-mo – "Sorry" (미안해요) Kangta – "Polaris" Lee Ki-chan – "Love Has Left Again" (또 한번 사랑은 가고) Wax – "Fix My Make-up" (화장을 고치고) Position – "I Love You" |
| Special Jury Prize | Best International Artist |
| No Brain – "Go To The Beach" (해변으로 가요) As One – "You're Welcome" (천만에요) Rotten Apple – "Someone" Lee Ki-chan – "Love Has Left Again" (또 한번 사랑은 가고) | 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" |
| Best Music Video Director ||
| Cha Eun-taek Go Young-jun Kim Se-hun Seo Hyeon-seung Hong Jong-ho ||

### Special awards

* Asian Viewer's Request Award: NRG – "Sorrow" (비)
* Achievement Award: Clon

## Multiple awards
### Artist(s) with multiple wins

The following artist(s) received two or more wins (excluding the special awards):
| Awards | Artist(s) |
| 2 | Wax |

### Artist(s) with multiple nominations

The following artist(s) received two or more nominations:
| Nominations | Artist(s) |
| 3 | Wax |
| 2 | g.o.d |
| 2 | Brown Eyes |
| 2 | Shinhwa |
| 2 | S.E.S. |
| 2 | Yoo Seung-jun |
| 2 | Kim Hyun-jung |
| 2 | Jinusean |
| 2 | Kangta |

## Performers and presenters

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

### Performers

| Name(s) | Performed | Notes |
| The Rocky Horror Show, Hong Rok-gi (홍록기), Kim Rae-yeon (김래연), Kim Rae-hui (김래희), Yoon Hee-seok, Moon Jeong-hee | Time Warp Korean ver. and Sweet Transvestite Korean ver. medley | Special Performance 1 – Opening of the show |
| Wax | "Wanna Fall In Love" and "Fix My Make-up" | Best New Female Artist winner |
| Kim Hyun-jung | "You Who Left" (떠난 너) | |
| g.o.d (with Park Jin-young) | "Lies" (거짓말) | Produced by Park Jin-young; Special Performance 2 – Middle of the show |
| Lee Ki-chan (with Park Jin-young) | "Love Has Left Me Again" (또 한번 사랑은 가고) | Produced by Park Jin-young; Special Performance 2 – Middle of the show |
| Park Jin-young | "I Have A Girlfriend" (난 여자가 있는데) | Produced by Park Jin-young; Special Performance 2 – Middle of the show |
| Angel's Chorus (Dana, Yuri, Joanne & Rottyful Sky) | "Lullaby" and "Baby One More Time" | |
| Click-B | "For You (A Letter)", "Break It", "Undefeatable" | |
| Shinhwa | "Wild Eyes", "Hey Come On" | |
| Kim Gun-mo | "Sleepless Rainy Night", "First Impression", "When White Snow Falls", "Speed", "Love Is Gone", "Nightmare", "Boomerang", "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" | Special Performance 3 |
| Kangta | "Polaris", "I Like Rainy Days Like Today", "My Life" | Best Male Artist winner |
| M2M | "Everything" | |
| g.o.d | "Lie" | Most Popular Music Video |

### Presenters

| Name(s) | Role |
| Cha Tae-hyun and Song Hye-kyo | Main hosts of the show |
| Yoon Chan (윤찬) and Shin Min-a | Presenters for the award for Best New Male Artist |
| Kim Gyu-ri and Yoon Tae-young | Presenters for the award for Best New Female Artist |
| Kang Byeong-gyu (강병규) and S.E.S. | Presenters for the award for Best New Group |
| Uhm Jung-hwa and Lee Hyun-do (이현도) (with his dog – "Hammer") | Presenters for the award for Best Hip-hop Performance |
| Moon Cheon-sik (문천식) and Go Yeong-hwan (고영환) | Presenters for the award for Best Indie Performance |
| Kang Seong-beom (강성범) – 연변총각 | Korean Hallyu Wave Report (VTR) |
| Kang Seong-beom (강성범), Kim Ga-yeon, and Sim Hyeon-seop (심현섭) | Presenters for the award for Asian Viewer's Request Award |
| Kim Jung-hwa and Hong Rok-gi (홍록기) | Presenters for the award for Best Dance Performance |
| Joong Su-geun (정수근) and Byun Jung-soo | Presenters for the award for Best R&B Performance |
| Son Jeong-min (손정민) and g.o.d | Presenters for the award for Best International Artist |
| Kim Hye-soo | Presenter for the Achievement Award |
| Gang Heon (강헌) and 김규흰 | Presenters for the award for Professional Judges Special |
| Lee Sung-jin, Kim Yeong-cheol, Lee Jae-soo, Kim Jong-min, Sung Si-kyung, Kim Bo-kyung, Lee Na-young, Kim Hyun-chul, and more | Actors of Music Videos X-Files (VTR) |
| Yoo Seung-jun and Park Ye-jin | Presenters for the award for Best Female Artist |
| Go Soo and Kim Hyo-jin | Presenters for the award for Best Male Artist |
| Yu Oh-seong and 괵경택 | Presenters for the award for Best Rock Performance |
| Lee Chun-soo and Kim Chae-yeon (김채연) | Presenters for the award for Best Ballad Performance |
| Kim Gook-jin and Lee Seung-yeon | Presenters for the award for Best Music Video Director |
| Joo Young-hoon and Han Go-eun | Presenters for the award for Best Mixed Group |
| Kim Gun-mo and Kim Min (김민) | Presenters for the award for Best Female Group |
| Nam Hin-seok (남힌석) and Lee Hyeon-kyung (이현경) | Presenters for the award for Best Male Group |
| Cha Tae-hyun and Song Hye-kyo (hosts) | Announced Best Music Video daesang award |
| Cha Tae-hyun and Song Hye-kyo (hosts) | Announced Most Popular Music Video daesang award |