The first day of the awards show featured powerful performances from Lee Young Ji, Le Sserafim&rsquo;s Hong Eun-chae and TXT.

The first day of the <a href="https://lofficielsingapore.com/culture/best-celebrity-red-carpet-looks-from-the-2023-mama-awards-enhypen-txt" title="The Best Red Carpet Looks from The 2023 MAMA Awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2023</a> just took place last night, and fans are already reeling from the stellar lineup of stars at the iconic stadium Tokyo Dome in Japan. This year&rsquo;s MAMA is taking place across two days, with Chapters 1 &amp; 2 on November 28 and 29, respectively. Here, all the key highlights and award winners from Chapter 1.&nbsp;

Firing up the awards night was an energetic slew of performances by some of 2023&rsquo;s biggest stars. Notably, the opening number &lsquo;I Am Special&rsquo; was performed by rapper <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/culture/cover-story-south-korean-rapper-lee-youngji-smtm-celebrity-interview" title="Cover Story: South Korean Rapper Lee Youngji is Unapologetically Herself" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lee Young-ji</a>, who recently visited Singapore for her first Asia tour The Main Character, along with<a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/fashion/louis-vuitton-taps-le-sserafim-as-their-newest-house-ambassadors-kpop-fashion-news" title="Le Sserafim is now Officially Louis Vuitton's Newest House Ambassadors" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Le Sserafim</a>&rsquo;s Hong Eun-chae, Zhang Hao from ZEROBASEONE and <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/culture/treasure-on-rising-as-2020-s-monster-rookie-of-k-pop" title="TREASURE On Rising As 2020's Monster Rookie Of K-Pop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Treasure</a>&rsquo;s Choi Hyun-suk, Yoshi and Haruto.

Owning the stage was <a href="https://www.hommessingapore.com/style/tomorrow-x-together-dior-men-newest-ambassador-custom-stage-looks-kim-jones" title="Tomorrow X Together Announced as Dior's Newest Ambassador With Custom Stage Looks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tomorrow X Together</a> (TXT) who presented their recent hits &lsquo;Sugar Rush Ride&rsquo; and &lsquo;Chasing That Feeling&rsquo;, while hip-hop duo Dynamic Duo spat bars with &lsquo;Smoke&rsquo;, performing with the dancers of Mnet&rsquo;s popular dance competition Street Woman Fighter 2. Leading the dance team was the winning crew BEBE&rsquo;s Bada, who choreographed the TikTok-viral &lsquo;Smoke&rsquo; challenge. Legendary second-generation K-pop duo <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/culture/lee-yeon-hee-hong-jong-hyun-yunho-moon-sori-new-disneyplus-kdrama-race" title="Lee Yeon-hee and Hong Jong-hyun Portray Relatable Work Struggles in New K-drama, 'RACE'" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TVXQ</a> also performed one of their most iconic songs &lsquo;Rising Sun&rsquo;, with their rookie SM Entertainment labelmates RIIZE.&nbsp;

Amongst the award winners unveiled for Chapter 1, <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/culture/bts-jungkook-his-first-solo-album-golden-release-date-details-november" title="All We Know about BTS&rsquo; Jungkook's First Solo Album Dropping Early November" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BTS</a>, though not in attendance due to the members&rsquo; present and upcoming military enlistment, took home the Samsung Galaxy Worldwide Icon of the Year for the sixth time, and was also one of ten acts to be given the Worldwide Fans' Choice award. The Favourite New Artist awards of MAMA 2023 were awarded to RIIZE and ZEROBASEONE, while TVXQ were recognised for their enduring legacy and popularity with the Inspiring Achievement award.

Check out the full list of award winners below:
Samsung Galaxy Worldwide Icon of the Year: <a href="https://www.hommessingapore.com/culture/rm-jimin-v-and-jungkook-from-bts-begin-their-enlistment-process" title="RM, Jimin, V, And Jungkook from BTS Begin their Enlistment Process" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BTS</a>
Worldwide Fans' Choice: ATEEZ, BTS, ENHYPEN, Lim Young Woong, NCT Dream, Seventeen, Stray Kids, <a href="https://www.lofficielsingapore.com/culture/sana-on-the-ready-to-be-world-tour-and-the-success-of-twice-and-misamo" title="Cover Story: Sana on the READY TO BE World Tour, and the Success of TWICE and MISAMO" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TWICE</a>, TXT, ZEROBASEONE
Favourite New Artist: RIIZE, ZEROBASEONE
Inspiring Achievement: TVXQ
Galaxy Neo Flip Artist: TREASURE
Favourite Asian Girl Group: Kep1er
Favourite Asian Boy Group: INI
Favourite International Artist: Yoshiki

All the Highlights and Award Winners from Day One of 2023 MAMA Awards

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