MMA Removes Taeyeon’s To X, Ranked 2nd in Predictions, from Best Song Nominees

2022 MMA TOP 10 Awards

Predicted Winner Taeyeon Fails to Win

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Predicted TOP 10 Winners

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Taeyeon, who was predicted to win, did not receive the award.

And Taeyeon - To X was excluded from consideration even though it was predicted to be 2nd place based on music performance and votes.

In the main awards ceremony, they completely removed Taeyeon from the nominations and replaced her with the five underlined songs.

Even K-pop fans are baffled because it’s so blatant.

THE COMMENTS:

1. Why are they doing this?
2. What’s up with Melon?
3. Seriously, what’s going on...
4. It’s not even a company issue, so why are they like this?
5. The Best Song category is blatantly and obviously excluding someone.
6. They’re purposefully leaving out Taeyeon.
7. Removing her completely from the nominations?
8. If the grand prize is going to Aespa anyway, excluding her from the nominees seems like they’re really trying to push her out.
9. Huh? What's with 10th place?
10. It’s not like SM is in a fight with them, so why is this only happening to Taeyeon?
11. Why was she excluded? Is there some kind of agency quota system?
12. ☞11, then 6th place should go up, not 10th.
13. Not even being nominated is ridiculous.
14. Why are they doing this to Taeyeon?
15. Does someone high up at Melon have an issue with Taeyeon or something, haha.
16. Judging by Aespa sweeping the awards, it’s clearly not an agency issue.
17. We worked so hard to vote... Only to be shocked she’s not even a nominee.
18. 10th place...?
19. Even as someone who’s not a fan, it’s too obvious. Why are they like this?
20. Why are they doing this?
21. Completely deleting her from the nominees is seriously what’s going on.
22. Predicted 2nd place, but not even nominated? So petty.
23. Why are they like this?
24. Purposefully excluding her from even the nominations, seriously, why?
25. It’s so unreasonable it makes you wonder if someone high up at Melon is an anti-Taeyeon.
26. If she were the winner but got passed over, that’d already be bad. But they’re going out of their way to meticulously exclude her from just being a nominee.
27. Not giving her an award is one thing, but excluding a predicted 2nd place from the nominations is way too petty, haha.
28. What’s this now? Is there a quota for female soloists?
29. Raising it to 10th place is too much.
30. I voted for Taeyeon because it was a union, but she wasn’t even a nominee. Surprised, 222. Instead of not giving an award, they blatantly removed her from the nominees.
31. Seriously, it's so blatant and deliberate. Why are they doing this?
32. It’s way too obvious. Haha, why are they doing this?
33. I worked hard to vote 😭
34. Why did they remove it? It’s such a great song...
35. Looking at aespa getting awards, it seems unrelated to the agency. So why are they doing this?
36. Too suspicious. I’m genuinely curious—why?
37. They talk about being a “foundational” ceremony and then do this.
38. SM isn’t on bad terms with them, so why are they doing this? They’re throwing fairness away.
39. It’s not like there’s a fight with the agency, but only Taeyeon...
40. Is there an issue between Melon’s chairman and Taeyeon...?
41. SM is connected with Kakao, and they’re ignoring them?
42. It used to be prestigious, but now it’s lost its credibility. "2X" was one of the most memorable winter songs last year.
43. What’s with Taeyeon? Is there some quota for female solo artists?
44. ☞43, This is something discussed among Taeyeon fans. One of the top officials at the Melon Music Awards allegedly has an issue with Taeyeon. Not only did they not give her an award to prioritize male artists, but they also excluded her from the nominations. For instance, Taeyeon to X was ranked 2nd, but they inserted a 10th-ranked artist instead.
45. Melon Music Awards has been unfair to Taeyeon for years. It’s not even an agency issue. The only explanation is that someone high up in Melon has something against her.
46. Ridiculous.
47. SM received a lot of awards today at Melon, so it doesn’t seem like an agency problem. aespa won three awards, and RIIZE also got one. SM seems fine, but only Taeyeon is treated this way.
48. Leaving her out of the nominees is so blatant.
49. This is too much. Does someone with an issue against Taeyeon hold a high position?
50. Strange. Are they trying to suppress female solo artists?
51. But why??? "2X" was clearly a hit, so why isn’t it even nominated?
52. Quota, LOL. They’re so consistent with their unfairness..
53. Excluding the song that was predicted to be 2nd place makes me so mad.
54. Why only Taeyeon, seriously...?
55. aespa won three awards, and RIIZE also got recognition, so it doesn’t seem like an SM agency issue.
56. Why are they always like this to Taeyeon?
57. Isn’t SM, Kakao, and Melon all part of the same family...?
58. IU, another female solo artist, got an award, so why only Taeyeon?
59. It's not even a problem with the agency, but the fact that this only happens to Taeyeon is really strange.
60. Why is this happening?? Even if she wins something, they seem to think she gets twice as much as deserved.
61. But why only Taeyeon? To X is such a masterpiece.
62. At this point, it seems like someone on the organizing committee is actually anti-Taeyeon.
63. I’m genuinely curious about the reason behind this.
64. Seriously, why are they treating Taeyeon this way?
65. If they gave all the other awards as predicted but excluded only Taeyeon, it really feels like there’s an anti-Taeyeon sentiment in the committee.
66. Why are they doing this to Taeyeon?
67. Looking at how aespa and RIIZE won awards, it doesn’t seem to be a problem with SM. This is so strange.
68. Excluding her from nominations looks really petty.
69. What’s wrong with them? Seriously.
70. Even removing her from the nominations feels so vindictive, Melon.
71. ☞70, Looking at how aespa won three awards and even RIIZE was acknowledged, this definitely feels like an anti-Taeyeon issue.
72. Taeyeon isn’t even ranked first, so it’s not like they needed to change the winner. The fact that they went out of their way to exclude her from the nominations is truly baffling.
73. Why are they so deliberate about excluding her from the nominations? It’s truly a mystery. Oh, they passed over her last year too.
74. Isn’t SM connected to Kakao? I don’t understand at all.
75. It just seems like pure hatred for her. It’s not just dislike—it’s outright animosity. Otherwise, this makes no sense.
76. But they treat other SM artists well, so it’s not an agency issue. What’s going on?
77. It’s so strange, it makes you wonder if they genuinely hate Taeyeon. What’s the reason?
78. What’s wrong with them?
79. Why are they treating Taeyeon like this? After using Melon for over 10 years, I’m canceling my subscription in 2025. So frustrating.
80. Why is only Taeyeon being ignored?
81. Other SM artists are treated well, so why is this happening only to Taeyeon? Doesn’t SM care?
82. It feels like Melon has an anti-Taeyeon agenda.
83. If SM didn’t exclude her, this wouldn’t make sense. Are they trying to promote juniors?
84. ☞83, Could SM actually do something like this?
85. Isn’t SM part of Kakao? Why are they doing this?
86. This can only be explained if the head of Melon is anti-Taeyeon.
87. At this point, it just seems like they hate Taeyeon for no reason.
88. It’s so obvious that she’s being excluded—it’s really suspicious.
89. Does that prediction table include deduction scores? If not, maybe they referred to Circle deduction indexes.
90. This really seems deliberate. Shouldn’t they investigate this?

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