# 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.
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. 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.

## Criteria

The following criteria for winners include:
| 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.
| 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 |
| 2 | SG Wannabe |

### Artist(s) with multiple nominations

The following artist(s) received more than two nominations:
| Nominations | Artist(s) |
| 5 | TVXQ |
| 5 | Rain |
| 5 | SG Wannabe |
| 4 | Baek Ji-young |
| 4 | Buzz |
| 4 | Vibe |
| 3 | The SeeYa |

## Performers and presenters

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

### 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 |