On the afternoon of November 12, Ten Asia reported that American pop star Bruno Mars will have a special stage at the 2024 MAMA music awards ceremony, held on November 22-23 at Kyocera Dome Stadium, Osaka (Japan).
Bruno Mars is currently the face that Kpop fans are focusing on when the song "APT." he collaborated with Kpop idol Rose (Blackpink) released on October 18 created a fever in both Korea and swept international charts.
In South Korea, “APT.” has recorded 270 hours of Perfect All-Kill to date. As it took the No. 1 spot on all major Korean music streaming platforms, including Melon, Genie, Bugs, FLO, VIBE, and YouTube Music, as well as taking the No. 1 spot on Instiz iChart’s real-time and weekly charts.
“APT.” has spent 15 days at No. 1 on Spotify Global and 19 days at No. 1 on Apple Music Global. The song has spent 2 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and 3 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on two global Billboard charts, Global 200 and Global Excl. US. (outside the US).
As soon as Ten Asia reported the news, CJ ENM responded to the media that Bruno Mars is considering appearing at MAMA 2024.
Audiences expect Bruno Mars to perform with Rose (Blackpink).
In addition, Anderson .Paak - who is also active in the group Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars (formed in 2021) will perform at the 2024 MAMA awards ceremony held at the Dolby Theater, Los Angeles (USA) on November 21.
Anderson .Paak plans to perform with Korean music producer and artist Park Jin Young (Chairman of JYP Entertainment).