Another year has passed and the MKMF awards are back with a few surprises. Throughout the night, there was a kiss between TOP and Hyori Lee (no big deal tbh) in addition to crying by several celebrities namely Changmin of DBSK. But the biggest surprise of all was not the performances nor the random events in between, but the awards. It was really surprising to hear who won what especially considering the year.
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Tags: 2008, awards, big bang, brown eyes, davichi, dbsk, epik high, hot, jewelry, kim jong wook, lee hyori, mkmf, mnet, nell, performances, seo taiji, sg wannabe, shin seung hoon, shinee, wonder girl

Mention Seo Taiji’s name to any one in Korea, and you will receive recognition for this guy. Even my father, a caucasian male over 60, who doesn’t listen to Korean music, knows of him. That’s how much influence this guy has on the Korean media, culture, and of course music. He was probably the one who really revolutionise the Korean music industry. Back then the ahjumma style music dominated the industry, but along came Seo Taiji, who brought with him rapping, the KPop dance style, and a new style of music to be included into the mainstream realm.
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Tags: ahjumma, korea, kpop, lee ju-no, music, seo taiji, seo taiji wa aideul, yang hyeon-seok