Big Bang and 2NE1 won awards on 2011 Melon Music Awards

The first music awards kicked off successfully tonight with Super Junior’s Leeteuk, BEAST’s Doojoon, and Park Shinhye taking the helm as the MCs. This year mark’s Park Shinhye’s second year hosting the award show. 

Other celebrities who were in attendance include Gi Taeyoung, Kim Youngjin, Kim Sungoh, Kim Seah, Kim Soeun, Nam Heesuk, Moon Jiae, Bang Shihyuk, Bae Cheolsu, Woori, Lee Kwangsoo, Lee eungyeol, Lee Jisun, Lee Heejin, Lim Taekyung, Jung Seongho, Jin Bora, Cha Jiyeon, Han Chea, Hong Jonghyun, and more. 

The award show featured Melon’s Top 10 artists 2NE1, f(x), Leessang, Lena Park, BEAST, Big Bang, Super Junior, Secret, SISTAR, and IU.

Unfortunately, in order to fulfill another schedule, 2NE1 did not attend the event and sent thank yous through a video relayed message instead. Leessang was represented by Gary, as the group’s other half Gil also could not attend due to Infinite Challenge shootings. However, he sent his thanks through a video. T.O.P. was the sole representative for Big Bang, while only 6 members of Super Junior attended. 

Secret’s Hyosung attended the 2011 Melon Music Awards despite her bad fall and walked onto the stage with the rest of her members with the help of Zinger to accept the award as one of the Top 10 Melon artists.

The 2011 Melon Music Awards: Digital Generation Music Festival took place at 7PM KST at the Olympic Park’s Gymnasium Stadium tonight. Fan voting took place on October 27th, which accounted for 20% of the judging criteria and reduced a list of the Top 30 artists to 10. 

The Top 30 were chosen from statistics of releases from December 2010 until October 2011 based on streaming statistics (40%), number of downloads (50%) and number of SKT (South Korea Telecom) wireless users (10%). The Top 10 were then chosen by album scores (80%) and online votes (20%).

2011 Top 10 Artist
BEAST
IU
Leessang
f(x)
Lena Park
Big Bang 
Secret
SISTAR
Super Junior (Siwon, Yesung, Leeteuk, Donghae, Ryeowook, Sungmin)
2NE1

2011 Must Style Best Rap/Hip-Hop 
Nominees: Mighty Mout “Tok Tok,” Verbal Jint “You Look good,” GD&TOP “Oh Yeah,” Tablo “Airbag,” Yoon Mirae “Get It In”
Winner: GD&TOP “Oh Yeah” ft. Park Bom

2011 Album of the Year
Nominees: 2NE1, Leessang, BEAST, Big Bang, IU
Winner: 2NE1

I'M STILL VERY ANGRY THAT BIG BANG DIDN'T GET ANY DAESANG AWARD! WHAT IS THIS?? HOW CAN THEY GIVE SUCH A PRECIOUS AWARD TO BEAST!?! PLEASE..

TAEYANG always VIP*.*