It was first awarded at the 1st Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony held in 1999 ; Jo Sungmo won the award for his ballad performance in " For Your Soul " , and it is given in honor for the artist/s with the best ballad performance in the music industry . The next year , the category branched out into two separate categories — '' ' Best Ballad Performance ' '' and '' ' Best R&B Performance ' '' . Later in the 10th Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2008 , the two categories were joined together once again , and continued to be given until the 11th Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2009 wherein Kim Tae-woo received the last award for his performance in " Love Rain "
11th Mnet Asian Music Awards
2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards
Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Ballad/R&B Performance