On the morning of October 5, News1 reported that G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung were discussing Big Bang's performance at the 2024 MAMA awards ceremony.
This year's MAMA awards ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles (USA) on November 21 and at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka (Japan) on November 22-23. Attention is focused on the fact that the major Korean music awards ceremony will enter the US - the world's number 1 music market.
If Big Bang's performance is confirmed, the group will appear on the MAMA stage for the first time in nine years, since their joint performance at the awards ceremony in 2015.
Big Bang was once known as one of the most prominent artists of MAMA, they were even called the "soul" of this award ceremony. Since 2007, Big Bang has won countless major awards at MAMA and also dedicated explosive performances, leaving a big impression.
But in 2014, during the performance of the hit series "Eyes, Nose, Lips", "Good Boy" and "Fantastic Baby" with Taeyang, G-Dragon suddenly performed rap lyrics criticizing MAMA for the "award sharing" situation, where everyone who attended got a share.
Big Bang's leader left the organizers unable to react, forcing them to immediately cut off his live TV performance.
After the awards ceremony, the male rapper even posted a written rap on Instagram so everyone could clearly see his intention to mock MAMA.
G-Dragon's "diss rap" performance is still considered a legendary performance, constantly being called out by the public every new MAMA season.
A year later, Big Bang still attended the award ceremony, took home 3 prestigious Daesang trophies (Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year) and performed together on stage.
But since 2016, Big Bang no longer appears at MAMA, and artists from YG Entertainment also began to "avoid" MAMA.
Since 2020, YG and MAMA have shown signs of reconciliation as YG's TREASURE has been a continuous performer at the awards ceremony for the past 4 years. However, YG's top groups such as Big Bang, Blackpink, and Winner still did not appear.
Big Bang's comeback could officially mark the reunion between YG and MAMA. Or this is just the personal intention of Big Bang members, because currently G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung are no longer artists under YG.
