Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Artist (여자 가수상) |
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Awarded for | quality female vocal performances in the pop music genre |
Country | South Korea |
Presented by | CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet) |
First awarded | 1999 |
Currently held by | Taeyeon - "Why" (2016) |
Official website | Mnet Asian Music Awards |
The Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Female Artist (여자 가수상) is an award presented annually by CJ E&M Pictures (Mnet).
It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999; Uhm Jung-hwa won the award for her song "I Don't Know", and it is given in honor of a female artist with the best performance in the music industry.
As of 2015, five (6) female artists received two or more awards.
^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Mnet Asian Music Awards held that year.
Uhm Jung-hwa, (1999)
Park Ji-yoon, (2000)
Lee Soo-young, (2003–04)
BoA, (2005, 2010)
Baek Ji-young, (2006, 2009, 2011)
Ivy, (2007)
Lee Hyori, (2008, 2013)
IU, (2012, 2014)
Kim Tae-yeon, (2015, 2016)