EXO wins Best Korea Act in 2013 MTV EMA

(Clockwise from top left) Local winners EXO from Korea, Momoiro Clover Z from Japan, Show Lo from Taiwan, Chris Lee from Mainland China/Hong Kong and My Tam from Southeast Asia. (Photos courtesy of MTV EMA website)

Twelve-member K-pop band EXO won the Best Korea Act in the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMA), besting fellow Hallyu acts U-KISS, B.A.P, Boyfriend and girl group SISTAR.

On the other hand, Vietnam’s My Tam won the Best Southeast Asia Act, edging Filipina singer Sarah Geronimo, Hafiz from Malaysia, Noah from Indonesia, Olivia Ong from Singapore and Slot Machine from Thailand.

Chris Lee won the Best Mainland China & Hong Kong Act over Eason Chan, Jane Zhang, Khalil Fong and Sun Nan.

Show Lo won the Best Taiwan Act against Vanness Wu, Jam Hsiao, JJ Lin and Rainie Yang.

The Best Japan Act was won by Momoiro Clover Z. Other nominees are EXILE, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, MIYAVI and ONE OK ROCK.

The local winners have moved on to the next round of competition for the Worldwide Act Award.

EXO and Momoiro Clover Z will compete with each other to know who will be the Korea-Japan Worldwide Act nominee.

My Tam, Chris Lee and Show Lo will compete for the Asia Worldwide Act category.

Fans have until Oct. 31 to vote for their favorite regional act on the MTV EMA website. The winners in Asia and Korea-Japan will battle for the Worldwide Act along with regional winners from North Europe, Central Europe, South Europe, East Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Latin America, North America, and Africa/India/Middle East.

The winner for the Worldwide Act will be announced during the broadcast of the MTV EMA in Amsterdam on Nov. 11.

For this year, a total of 186 artists from 51 countries became nominees for the Worldwide Act voting contest.

Here’s the complete list of local winners in the 2013 MTV EMA:

Best Adria Act: Frenkie

Best Africa Act: LCNVL

Best Australia Act: Cody Simpson

Best Belgian Act: Stromae

Best Brazilian Act: Fresno

Best Canada Act: Justin Bieber

Best Czech and Slovak Act: Celeste Buckingham

Best Danish Act: Jimilian

Best Dutch Act: Kensington

Best Finnish Act: Isac Elliot

Best French Act: Shaka Ponk

Best German Act: Lena

Best Greek Act: Demy

Best Hungarian Act: Ivan and the Parazol

Best India Act: Yo Yo Honey Singh

Best Israeli Act: The Ultras

Best Italian Act: Marco Mengoni

Best Japan Act: Momoiro Clover Z

Best Korea Act: EXO

Best LatAm Central Act: Anna Carina

Best LatAm North Act: Paty Cantú

Best LatAm South Act: Airbag

Best Mainland China & Hong Kong Act: Chris Lee

Best Middle East Act: Ahmed Soultan

Best New Zealand Act: Lorde

Best Norwegian Act: Admiral P

Best Polish Act: Bednarek

Best Portuguese Act: Filipe Pinto

Best Romanian Act: Smiley

Best Russian Act: Zemfira

Best Southeast Asia Act: My TAM

Best Spanish Act: Auryn

Best Swedish Act: Avicii

Best Swiss Act: Bastian Baker

Best Taiwan Act: Show Lo

Best UK & Ireland Act: One Direction

Best US Act: Miley Cyrus

EXO wins Best Korea Act in 2013 MTV EMA

Source: Mb.com.ph (October 29, 2013 at 06:02PM)

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