The CJ Entertainment-produced award show, touted as the “No. 1 K-Pop awards,” will hold the first night of the two-day long ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, marking the show’s first expansion into the U.S.
Groups ILLIT, KATSEYE and RIIZE will be among the first to perform at the first-ever Los Angeles ceremony for the MAMA Awards, Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM announced Monday.
The two-day award show, touted as the “No. 1 K-Pop awards,” will technically be held across three days due to time zone differences. The L.A. portion of the show, taking place on Nov. 21, will be held at the Dolby Theatre. The second portion of the award show will take place at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan.
K-Pop groups Enhypen, Tomorrow x Together and IVE are set to perform in Japan on Nov. 22. Groups aespa, INI and ZEROBASEONE are expected to preform on Nov. 23 in Japan.
Performers for the 2024 MAMA Awards have been unveiled.
Courtesy of CJ ENM
The 2024 ceremony, sponsored by Visa, is centered around the “BIG BLUR : What is Real?” concept. Through the concept, the award show will “present surreal but real experiences and showcase visually captivating performances through the convergence of art and technology,” according to a release from CJ ENM.
The MAMA Awards have been put on for 25 years, with previous ceremonies happening across Asia. The 2024 award show will also be available to stream on global digital platforms.
The awards show also released nominations early Monday morning. The show has updated its criteria for the 2024 awards and added a new “Best Choreography” category. The albums, songs and artists nominated “are assessed based on a holistic evaluation of global music data and a panel of specialists,” according to a release.
Check out the full list of nominations below.
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Album of the Year
(G)I-DLE, 2
aespa, Armageddon
ATEEZ, The World Ep.Fin : Will
Baekhyun, Hello, World
Enhypen, Romance : Untold
IVE, I’VE MINE
Jung Kook, Golden
LE SSERAFIM, Easy
NCT 127, Fact Check
NCT Dream, Dream()scape
Riize, Riizing
SEVENTEEN, Seventeenth Heaven
Stray Kids, 5-Star
Tomorrow X Together, The Name Chapter: Freefall
Twice, With YOU-th
Zerobaseone, Melting Point -
Artist of the Year
(G)I-DLE
82MAJOR
aespa
ALL(H)OURS
AMPERS&ONE
BABYMONSTER
Baekhyun
Enhypen
ILLIT
IU
IVE
Jennie
Jimin
Jung Kook
Le Sserafim
Lim Young Woong
MEOVV
Nayeon of Twice
NCT DREAM
NCT WISH
NewJeans
NOWADAYS
QWER
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
Taemin
Taeyeon
Tomorrow X Together
Twice
TWS
UNIS
Young Posse
Yuqi of (G)I-DLE
Zerobaseone -
Song of the Year
(G)I-DLE (“Fate”)
(G)I-DLE (“Super Lady”)
aespa (“Armageddon”)
aespa (“Supernova”)
AkMU (“Hero”)
BIBI (“Bam Yang Gang”)
Crush (“Love You With All My Heart” from Queen of Tears OST)
Davichi (“A very personal story”)
DAY6 (“Welcome to the Show)
Dean (“DIE 4 YOU”)
ECLIPSE (“Sudden Shower” from Lovely Runner OST)
Enhypen (“Sweet Venom”)
GroovyRoom (“Yes or No Feat. Huh Yunjin of LE SSERAFIM, Crush”)
Hwasa (“NA”)
HYUKOH (“Sunset Rollercoaster – Young Man”)
ILLIT (“Magnetic”)
IU (“Love wins all”)
IVE (“Baddie”)
IVE (“HEYA”)
Jay Park (“Taxi Blurr Feat. Natty of KISS OF LIFE”)
Jennie (“You and Me”)
Jimin (“Who”)
Jung Kook (“Standing Next to You”)
K.Will (“No Sad Song for My Broken Heart”)
KEY (“Pleasure Shop”)
LE SSERAFIM (“Crazy”)
LE SSERAFIM (“EASY”)
Lee Changsub (“Heavenly Fate” from A Not So Fairy Tale OST)
Lee Mu Jin (“Episode”)
Lee Young Ji (“Small girl Feat. D.O.”)
Leelamarz (“Boys Like Girls Feat. Gist, Jayci, yucca”)
Lim Young Woong (“Warmth”)
LUCY (“The knight who can’t die and the silk cradle”)
N.Flying (“Into You”)
Nayeon of Twice (“ACBD”)
NCT 127 (“Fact Check”)
NewJeans (“How Sweet”)
NewJeans (“Supernatural”)
PLAVE (“WAY 4 LUV”)
QWER (“T.B.H”)
Red Velvet (“Cosmic”)
RIIZE (“Impossible”)
RIIZE (“Love 119”)
RM (“LOST!”)
Roy Kim (“Whenever, Wherever” from My Demon OST”)
SEVENTEEN (“God of Music”)
SEVENTEEN (“MAESTRO”)
Stray Kids (“LALALALA”)
Sung Si Kyung, Naul (“Even for a moment”)
Sunmi (“Balloon in Love”)
Taemin (“Guilty”)
Taeyeon (“Dream” from Welcome to Samdal-ri OST)
Taeyeon (“To. X”)
Taeyong (“Tap”)
TWS (“plot twist”)
Yuqi of (G)I-DLE (“Freak”)
ZICO (“Spot! Feat. Jennie”) -
Best New Male Artist
82MAJOR
ALL(H)OURS
AMPERS&ONE
NCT WISH
NOWADAYS
TWS -
Best New Female Artist
BABYMONSTER
ILLIT
MEOVV
QWER
UNIS
YOUNG POSSE -
Best Male Group
ENHYPEN
NCT DREAM
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
ZEROBASEONE -
Best Female Group
(G)I-DLE
aespa
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
TWICE -
Best Male Artist
Baekhyun
Jimin
Jung Kook
Lim Young Woong
Taemin -
Best Female Artist
IU
Jennie
Nayeon of Twice
Taeyeon
Yuqi of (G)I-DLE -
Best Dance Performance, Male Solo
Jimin (“Who”)
Jung Kook (“Standing Next to You”)
KEY (“Pleasure Shop”)
TAEMIN (“Guilty”)
TAEYONG (“TAP”) -
Best Choreography
aespa (“Supernova”)
ILLIT (“Magnetic”)
LE SSERAFIM (“CRAZY”)
NewJeans (“Supernatural”)
RIIZE (“Impossible”)
Taemin (“Guilty”) -
Best Music Video
aespa (“Armageddon”)
IU (“Love wins all”)
IVE (“HEYA”)
K.Will (“No Sad Song For My Broken Heart,” Prod. Yoonsang)
SEVENTEEN (“MAESTRO”) -
Best Original Soundtrack
Crush (“Love You With All My Heart” from Queen of Tears OST)
ECLIPSE (“Sudden Shower” from Lovely Runner OST)
Lee Changsub (“Heavenly Fate” from A Not So Fairy Tale OST)
Roy Kim (“Whenever, Wherever” from My Demon OST)
Taeyeon (“Dream” from Welcome to Samdal-ri OST) -
Best Collaboration
GroovyRoom (“Yes or No Feat. Huh Yunjin of LE SSERAFIM and Crush”)
Jay Park (“Taxi Blurr feat. NATTY of KISS OF LIFE”)
Lee Young Ji (“Small girl Feat. D.O.”)
Sung Si Kyung, Naul (“Even for a moment”)
ZICO (“SPOT! Feat. Jennie”) -
Best Band Performance
DAY6 (“Welcome to the Show”)
HYUKOH, Sunset Rollercoaster (“Young Man”)
LUCY (“The knight who can’t die and the silk cradle”)
N.Flying (“Into You”)
QWER (“T.B.H”) -
Best Rap and Hip-Hop Performance
Dean (“DIE 4 YOU”)
Lee Young Ji (“Small girl Feat. D.O.”)
Leellamarz (“Boys Like Girls Feat. Gist, Jayci yucca”)
RM (“LOST!”)
ZICO (“SPOT! Feat. Jennie”) -
Best Vocal Performance, Group
(G)I-DLE (“Fate”)
AkMu (“Hero”)
DAVICHI (“A very personal story”)
PLAVE (“WAY 4 LUV”)
Red Velvet (“Cosmic”) -
Best Vocal Performance, Solo
BIBI (“Bam Yang Gang”)
IU (“Love wins all”)
Lee Mu Jin (“Episode”)
Lim Young Woong (“Warmth”)
Taeyeon (“To. X”) -
Best Dance Performance, Female Group
(G)I-DLE (“Super Lady”)
aespa (“Supernova”)
ILLIT (“Magnetic”)
IVE (“Baddie”)
LE SSERAFIM (“EASY”)
NewJeans (“How Sweet”) -
Best Dance Performance, Male Group
NCT 127 (“Fact Check”)
RIIZE (“Love 119”)
SEVENTEEN (“God of Music”)
Stray Kids (“LALALALA”)
ENHYPEN (“Sweet Venom”)
TWS (“plot twist”) -
Best Dance Performance, Female Solo
Hwasa (“NA”)
Jennie (“You & Me”)
Nayeon of TWICE (“ABCD”)
Sunmi (“Balloon in Love”)
Yuqi of (G)I-DLE (“FREAK”) -
Fan’s Choice
8TURN
AB6IX
ASTRO
ATBO
ATEEZ
B.D.U
B1A4
Baekhyun
BamBam
BOYNEXTDOOR
CRAVITY
D.O.
DAY6
Enhypen
EPEX
EVNNE
FTISLAND
HUI
j-hope
Jimin
Jung Kook
JUST B
KEY
NCT 127
NCT DREAM
NCT WISH
ONEUS
P1Harmony
PLAVE
RIIZE
RM
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
Super Junior
Taemin
TEMPTEST
THE BOYZ
THE NEW SIX
TIOT
Tomorrow X Together
Treasure
TWS
V
WayV
Woodz
Xdinary Heroes
xikers
YOUNITE
Zerobaseone
ZICO
(G)I-DLE
aespa
ARTMS
BABYMONSTER
BADVILLAIN
BIBI
Billlie
BLACKSWAN
BoA
Chung Ha
CLASS:y
CRAXY
Dreamcatcher
EVERGLOW
FIFTY FIFTY
fromis_9
H1-KEY
Hwasa
HyunA
ILLIT
ITZY
IU
IVE
Jennie
Jeon Somi
Kep1er
Kiss of Life
Kwon Eunbi
LE SSERAFIM
Lee Young Ji
LIGHTSUM
MEOVV
Moon Byul
NewJeans
NMIXX
Oh My Girl
QWER
Red Velvet
STAYC
Sunmi
Taeyeon
Twice
UNIS
VIVZ
Weeekly
Whee In
WOOAH
Yena
Young Posse