Park Bo Gum, a South Korean heartthrob actor who rose to fame with popular K-drama “Reply 1988”, will host 2024 MAMA AWARDS US, which is set to take place for the first time at the Hollywood Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on November 21 (PST). This will mark Park’s sixth stint as host for the World’s No.1 K-POP AWARDS.
For 2024 MAMA AWARDS JAPAN, Kim Tae Ri, a prolific and versatile actress, will take turns to host the event on November 23(KST/JST), marking her debut as host for the first time. Kim is currently starring in Korean period drama set in post-Korean war “Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born,” playing Jeongnyeon, a singing prodigy, who aspires to become a Korean traditional musical gukguek star.
On top of the MAMA AWARDS’ hosts, CJ ENM also unveiled another roster of performing artists. Multi-Grammy Award winner Anderson .Paak and K-pop girl group YOUNG POSSE will perform at 2024 MAMA AWARDS US, while K-pop boy group Seventeen and izna, a new girl group formed through South Korea’s music channel Mnet’s popular K-pop survival show ‘I-LAND 2, will join the stellar lineup at 2024 MAMA AWARDS JAPAN.
Meanwhile, at 2024 MAMA AWARD JAPAN, virtual boy group PLAVE and Lee Young Ji will showcase a spectacular performance together, and ENHYPEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER and ZEROBASEONE will give a rare performance together.
The latest star-studded lineup of performing artists is as follows: (in alphabetical order):
2024 MAMA AWARDS US
November 21 (PST)
Anderson .PaakILLITKATSEYEJ.Y. ParkRIIZETWSYOUNG POSSE
2024 MAMA AWARDS JAPAN
November 22 (KST/JST)
BOYNEXTDOORENHYPENIVEiznaLee Young JiME:ITOMORROW X TOGETHERTREASURE PLAVE
November 23 (KST/JST)
(G)I-DLEaespaBIBIG-DRAGONINIMEOVVSeventeenZEROBASEONE
The 2024 MAMA AWARDS, presented by Visa, is set to kick off on November 21 (PST) at the Hollywood Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and to take place from November 22 to 23 (KST/JST) at the KYOCERA DOME OSAKA in Japan.
Celebrating a quarter-century legacy, the MAMA AWARDS have been at the forefront of K-pop’s expansion, with award ceremonies hosted across Asia, including Macao, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Japan. Underscoring CJ ENM’s commitment to elevate K-pop music on a global scale. 2024 MAMA AWARDS will also be broadcast worldwide including global digital platforms.
