Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year

Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year (올해의 가수상)
Awarded for	best individual/group of the year
Country	South Korea
Presented by	CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet)
First awarded	2006
Official website	Mnet Asian Music Awards

The Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year (올해의 가수상) is a daesang (or grand prize) award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet). It was first awarded at the 8th Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 2006; the five-member boyband group TVXQ won the award, and it is given in honor for artists with artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the music industry.

Since 2014, China UnionPay holds the naming rights for this award.

^{^[I]} Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.

Throughout the history of Mnet Asian Music Awards only 1 recipient was given the award more than once.

TVXQ, (2006)

Super Junior, (2007)

BIGBANG, (2008-2012-2015)

2PM, (2009)

2NE1, (2010)

Girls' Generation, (2011)

G-Dragon, (2013)

EXO, (2014)

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