Leading entertainment company CJ ENM announced today that the 2024 MAMA AWARDS, the world’s top K-Pop awards show, will kick off in the United States for the first time in history before continuing in Japan in November. Presenting awards and performances in a different time zone across the ocean marks another significant step towards broadening K-Pop’s reach and connecting global K-Pop fans across time zones.
Boasting a 25-year legacy, the 2024 MAMA AWARDS have been at the forefront of K-Pop’s expansion by hosting the ceremony across Asia, including Macao, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Japan. As part of CJ ENM’s commitment to elevate K-Pop music globally, this year’s MAMA AWARDS will kick off at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on November 21, followed by events at KYOCERA DOME OSAKA in Japan from November 22 to 23.
First launched in 1999 as Korea’s first music video ceremony by CJ ENM’s music channel Mnet, MAMA AWARDS is dedicated to celebrating and honoring the artistry and the power of music to connect people as one. The awards evolved to become the first Asia music awards under the name MAMA, which stands for Mnet Asian Music Awards, and rebranded itself into MAMA AWARDS in 2022, underscoring its commitment to go beyond Asia and bring people together through music.
The 2024 MAMA AWARDS ceremony will center around the concept of “Big Blur = WHAT IS REAL?,” a reflection of growing trends on blurred boundaries between industries, culture, music genres, and technology. Under the Big Blur concept, the awards ceremony will present surreal but real experiences and showcase visually captivating performances through the convergence of art and technology. Building on the awards’ legacy, it will continue to serve as a bridge between global fans, carrying on the message of “Music Makes ONE.”
“The 2024 edition of the MAMA AWARDS will have a wide array of K-Pop performances with visuals and sounds that will make you feel as if you’re in another reality beyond space and time…We hope that fans around the world will look forward to this festive awards ceremony knowing that it will deliver an unmatched scale and iconic moments that only MAMA AWARDS can present.”
— Harry H.K. Shin, Head of Music Entertainment at CJ ENM
2024 MAMA AWARDS will be broadcast worldwide via global digital channels. More details on the awards will be unveiled in the coming months.
Awesome news! Tickets to the event??