# 2010 Melon Music Awards

The 2010 Melon Music Awards were held on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at the Hall of Peace of Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by Kakao M through its online music store Melon, the 2010 ceremony was the second installment of the event. The winners for the Top 10 Bonsang Award were announced prior to the ceremony.

## Performers

List of performances at 2010 Melon Music Awards :
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| 2AM | "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" / "You Wouldn't Answer My Calls" |
| 2NE1 | "Can't Nobody" / "Go Away" |
| 2PM | "Without You" |
| 4Men | "Silent Night, Holy Night" (a cappella) / "I Can't" |
| CNBLUE | "I'm a Loner" / "Love" |
| DJ DOC | "I'm This Type of Person" / "Run To Me" |
| Girls' Generation | "Hoot" / "Oh!" |
| Gummy | "I Love You Even If I Die" / "Because You’re a Man" |
| IU | "Good Day" / "Nagging" |
| Jang Yoon-jeong | "Olle" (Christmas Remix) |
| Jungyup | "Without You" |
| Lee Seung-gi | My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho OST Medley |
| Psy | "Champion" / "Right Now" |
| T-ara | "I Go Crazy Because Of You" / "Why Are You Being Like This" / "Yayaya" |

## Presenters

* Song Joong-ki – Official host
* Lee Soo-hyuk & Kim Jung-hwa – Top 10 Award For 2NE1, CNBLUE & DJ DOC
* Lee Ju-han & Kim Min-seo – Best Alternative Rock & Best R&B
* Seo Kang-joo & Moon Ji-ye – MBC Plus Artist Award & MBC Radio Artist Award
* Lee Kan & Choi Ah-ra – Top 10 Award For 4men & Girls Generation
* Kim Gi-deuk – Album of the Year
* Han Seong-jin & Jung So-ra – Best Music Video, Best Trot & Best Rap / Hip Hop
* Park Ki-woong & Yoon Song-i – Top 10 Award For IU, 2AM & Lee Seung-gi
* Kim Jung-man – Culture Performer Award
* Julien Kang & Min Hye-kyung – Top 10 Award For T-ara & 2PM
* Choi Phillip & Kim Bin-woo – Hot Trend Award & Best OST
* Danny Ahn & Oh Se-jeong – Best Songwriter Award & Netizen Popularity Award
* Jo Yeon-woo & Yoon Ji-min – Best New Artist & Song of the Year
* Park So-hyang & Choi Eun-kyeong – Artist of the Year

## Winners and nominees
### Main awards

Winners and nominees are listed below. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.
| Top 10 Artist (Bonsang) | Album of the Year (Daesang) |
| 2NE1 CNBLUE DJ DOC 4Men Girls' Generation IU 2AM Lee Seung-gi T-ara 2PM | 2NE1 – To Anyone Girls' Generation – Oh! 2AM – Can't Let You Go Even If I Die DJ DOC – Pungnyu 4Men – The Third Generation |
| Artist of the Year (Daesang) | Song of the Year (Daesang) |
| Girls' Generation IU 2NE1 CNBLUE 2AM | 2AM – "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" Girls' Generation – "Oh!" 2NE1 – "Go Away" Lee Seung-gi – "Love Taught Me To Drink" CNBLUE – "I'm a Loner" |
| Best New Artist | Best Music Video |
| CNBLUE Beast Miss A Secret Sistar | Gain – "Irreversible" (Dir. Hwang Soo-ah) Rain – "Love Song" (Dir. Lee Sung-kyu) Girls' Generation – "Hoot" (Dir. Jang Jae-hyuk) Kara – "Lupin" (Dir. Seo Hyun-seung) Miss A – "Bad Girl Good Girl" (Dir. Hong Won-ki) |
| Best Rap/Hip Hop Award | Best Alternative Rock Award |
| Supreme Team – "Dang Dang Dang" Untouchable – "Living in my Heart" (가슴에살아) (Feat. Narsha of Brown Eyed Girls) Cho PD – "Given Advice" (ft. Jeong Seul-gi) DJ DOC – "Unsent Letter" (부치지 못한 편지) T.O.P – "Turn It Up" | Hot Potato – "Confession (고백)" 10cm – "Americano" (아메리카노) Lee Juck – "And You (그대랑)" Taru – "In Love with Strawberry (사랑에 빠진 딸기)" TraxX – "Oh! My Goddess" (오! 나의 여신님) |
| Best Ballad Award | Best Trot Award |
| Gummy – "Like a Man" (남자라서) Brown Eyed Soul – "Love Ballad" Big Mama – "Wait Like Crazy" (기다리다 미쳐) Jeong In – "Hate You" (미워요) Hwayobi – "Bye Bye Bye" | Jang Yoon-jeong – "Come On" Norazo – "Pot" (꿀단지) Park Hyun-bin – "Ah! Hot" (앗! 뜨거) Hong Jin-young – "My Love" LPG – "Love Door Bell" (사랑의 초인종) |
| Best OST Award | Netizen Popularity Award |
| Lee Seung-gi – "Losing My Mind" (My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho) SeeYa – "My Heart is Pounding" (Personal Taste) Yesung – "It Must Have Been You" (Cinderella's Stepsister) Lee Seung-chul – "That Person" (Bread, Love and Dreams) Yim Jae-beom – "Stigma" (Sign) | Super Junior – "Bonamana" Jo Kwon & Gain – "We Fell in Love" Girls' Generation – "Hoot" 2PM – "Heartbeat" Shinee – "Lucifer" |
| Hot Trend Award ||
| Girls' Generation – "Hoot" Gain – "Irreversible" Huh Gak – "Always" 2AM – "You Wouldn't Answer My Calls" 2NE1 – "Go Away" ||

### Other awards

| Nominees | Winners |
| Songwriter Award | Lee Min-soo & Kim Eana |
| Best Dressed Singer | Girls' Generation |
| Best MBC Radio Singer Award | Jungyup |
| Best MBC Plus Star Award | Miss A |
| Culture Performer Award | Psy |

## Gallery

* Girls' Generation won 4 awards
* Girls' Generation entering the red carpet
* 2NE1 won 2 awards
* Gummy won 1 award
* IU walking the red carpet
* IU won 1 award
* 2NE1's Dara
* 2NE1's Bom
* Girls' Generation's Yoona
* Girls' Generation's Seohyun
* Girls' Generation's Jessica
* Girls' Generation's Sunny
* Kim Jung-hwa
* Song Joong-ki, host
* Yoon Ji-min, one of the presenters
* Kim Min-seo, one of the presenters