The 2024 MAMA Korean Music Awards is currently the most popular topic among Kpop fans. At the first awards ceremony held in Osaka (Japan) on the evening of November 22, the appearance of Rose and Bruno Mars was considered the brightest highlight.
Bruno Mars had never attended any Korean music awards ceremony before MAMA. Meanwhile, the Blackpink member had never attended the MAMA awards ceremony in his 8 years of working.
Rose and Bruno Mars didn't walk the red carpet, but as soon as they appeared in the guest seats, images of the couple quickly flooded social media.
The song “APT.” was not nominated for the main categories of MAMA this year, because it was released after the specified time (the song was released on October 18, 2024).
However, the 2024 MAMA organizers still awarded a secondary award, recognizing the global influence of Rose and Bruno Mars with the hit "APT.", which is the Global Sensation award.
The moment the two artists received their awards caused a stir on social media.
While on stage, Bruno Mars and Rose performed a “clinking” action with the trophy in their hands, similar to the drinking game content in the song “APT.”
Rose said: “Hello, I am Rose. First of all, I wrote this song for fun because drinking games are my favorite game, I didn't expect so many people to love the song. I'm so grateful that everyone likes it. Thank you Bruno for everything, you're the best.”
Bruno Mars then stepped up to the mic and said in Korean, “Kamsahamnida” (Thank you!).
The American artist only said a short thank you, but it immediately caused the hall to explode. The artists in attendance all expressed their excitement at his words in Korean.
On online communities, Korean audiences also expressed their love and excitement for the short speech of the famous pop star in his first time attending MAMA.
Korean audiences commented: "The shortest speech in history, but very impressive", "Love the way Bruno practiced Korean", "Why is Bruno so cute?", "Both are cute", "Can I live to see the day when Bruno Mars attends MAMA and says thank you in Korean?", "So funny"...
Also at MAMA 2024, the song "APT." was released to the audience for the first time in a performance video. However, many people were disappointed because Rose and Bruno Mars did not perform live and only had a pre-recorded video.
