2024 MAMA Awards: Lineup, streaming details and nominees for US and Japan shows

The 2024 edition of the MAMA Awards is around the corner. In the blink of an eye, schedules for the three-day K-pop extravaganza will kick off at Dolby Theatre in California, US, on November 21 at 7 PM PST / 10 PM ET (November 22 at 8:30 am IST). Organised by CJ ENM through Mnet, this year marks the first time MAMA will be hosted by the United States. Hours before the main event, the star-studded roster of guests will start walking down the red carpet in Hollywood at 4 PM PST.
America will eventually hand over the hosting duties to Japan the next day. Due to the time difference, the second-day ceremony in Japan will follow just hours after the American chapter. Kyocera Dome in Osaka will open the gates to the musical affair on November 22 at 6 PM KST (2:30 PM IST) and November 23 at 3 PM KST (11:30 AM IST). The star-studded guest roster will start walking down the red carpet in Osaka at 4 PM KST on Friday and 1 PM KST on Saturday.
K-drama stars Park Bo Gum and Kim Tae Ri will be helming the main award ceremonies in the US and Japan, respectively. Meanwhile, Eric Nam will manage the red carpet MC duties in California, whereas Lee Hye Seong and Hanhae will take over the role in Osaka.
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Along with the performing artists listed below, MAMA also announced themed special stages for the ceremony. The Japan chapter’s opening collaboration stage will see Karina from aespa, Rei from IVE, Yeonjun from TXT, Hanbin from ZEROBASEONE, and Yoshi from TREASURE come together to deliver their interpretive expression of this year’s concept “BIG BLUR: What is Real?”
The MAMA Awards have also teased boy band collaboration for the first day of the Japan ceremony. TXT’s Beomgyu and Hueining Kai, ENHYPEN’s Jay and ZEROBASEONE’s Kim Taerae and Han Yujin will unite under the banner of a special band named TOENZE. An “iconic stage” marking Lee Youngji and PLAVE’s collaboration is also planned for the Japan show.
On October 29, Roh Mi Rae from the Media Art Creation Team also revealed, “TXT’s Yeonjun will have a collaborative performance with a robot, and (G)I-DLE will deliver an even larger mega stage than last year. We’ll also have a ‘Super Stage,’ a ‘Wonder Stage,’ and a ‘Cinematic Stage.’”
As the US chapter of this year’s MAMA Awards is slated to unfold live in Los Angeles, Samsung TV Plus will exclusively stream the ceremony in the US and other territories. According to Deadline, the channel is also available in Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil and Mexico.
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In Japan, the broadcast will likely be available on Mnet Japan, Mnet Smart+ and Ponta Pass. Audiences in Southeast Asian countries Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Maldives, Taiwan, Myanmar, Philippines and Singapore may tune in to TVN Asia. In South Korea, the show will be live on Mnet, TVING, tvN Show and Naver.
Meanwhile, other worldwide audiences may check out Mnet Plus and the following official YouTube channels: Mnet K-Pop, Mnet TV, M2 and KCON.
Here are some nominations for the upcoming awards show. All nominees across song categories are automatically nominated for the Song of the Year and Artist of the Year. The list excludes the long nominee rosters for the Worldwide Fans’ Choice categories.