Super Junior, 2NE1, Girls Generation triumph at MAMA 2011 ceremony

(Clockwise from top left) Apl.de.ap, CL and Will.i.am, Super Junior, 2NE1 and Girls Generation at the awards ceremony (Photos courtesy of www.newsen.com)

MANILA, Philippines – Super Junior, 2NE1 and Girls Generation were the biggest winners in the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) ceremony held on Nov. 29 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

Super Junior romped off with three awards: Album of the Year for “Mr. Simple,” Best Male Group and Singapore’s Choice.

K-pop quartet 2NE1 brought home the Song of the Year award for “I Am the Best” and Best Vocal Group Performance for “Lonely.”

On the other hand, nine-member Girls Generation won as Artist of the Year and Best Female Group.

The ceremony was made special with the performances of the Black Eyed Peas’ apl.de.ap and will.i.am, Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre.

Apl.de.ap performed “We Can Be Anything,” which he composed for his “We Can Be Anything” education advocacy campaign in the Philippines. He sang the song complete with Filipino lyrics.

Will.i.am sang “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever),” a new song he released online last Nov. 19. The original song featured Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger.

Then Apl.de.ap, Will.i.am and 2NE1’s CL performed “Where Is the Love,” the Grammy nominated song by the Black Eyed Peas.

Snoop Dogg sang “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg performed “The Next Episode,” a song released in 2000.

Other winners in the 2011 MAMA are:

Best Male Artist - Kim Hyun Joong

Best OST Song - Baek Ji Young for “That Woman”

Best Female Artist – Baek Ji Young

Best Vocal Performance (Solo)-  IU

Best Music Video - Big Bang for “Love Song”

Best Rap Performance - Leessang

Best Band Performance – CN Blue

Best New Female Artist - A Pink

Best New Male Artist - Huh Gak

Best Dance Performance (Female Group) - miss A

Best Dance Performance (Male Group) - BEAST for “Fiction”

Best Dance Solo Performance - 4minute's Hyuna for “Bubble Pop”

Best Style In Music - Seo Inyoung

Best Artist (China) - Jane Zhang

Best New Asian Artist (Group) – Aziatix

Best New Asian Artist (Solo) – Vision Wei

Hottest Asian Artist - Koda Kumi

Mnet PD’s Choice Award: YB