On the afternoon of November 22, the second day of the 2024 MAMA music awards ceremony took place at Kyocera Dome Stadium in Osaka, Japan. Before that, the first day was held at the Dolby Theater, Los Angeles, USA.
The second day of this year's MAMA is of particular interest to Kpop fans, because the list of performing artists includes the famous duo who are causing a global fever with the song "APT." - Rose (Blackpink) and Bruno Mars.
This is the first time American pop star Bruno Mars has attended a Korean music awards ceremony.
Although Rose is a K-pop artist, this is the first time she has attended MAMA. Over the past 8 years, the group Blackpink has never appeared at this awards ceremony.
At around 4pm, Rose and Bruno Mars were present in the guest seats. The 27-year-old female singer wore a black dress combined with an elegant vest, while the 39-year-old male singer looked handsome when wearing a shirt and dress, combined with a white coat.
Rose appeared shy when the camera filmed both of their faces close together. In a behind-the-scenes video, Kpop idols all show curious and surprised expressions when Bruno Mars and Rose come to their seats.
At this year's MAMA, Rose's song "APT." was not nominated for the main categories, because the organizers stipulated that to be eligible for nomination, the musical work must be released between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024.
APT. debuted on October 18, 2024, so it is likely that it will be nominated in the next season.
However, at around 6pm, MAMA unexpectedly gave Rose and Bruno Mars a subsidiary award, which was the Global Sensation award.
List of winning artists at MAMA 2024 on January 1, in the US (morning of November):
Best New Male Artist: TWS
Best New Female Artist: ILLIT
Most Favorite Global Artist: RIIZE
Inspirational achievements: Park Jin Young
Best Choreography Performance by a Boy group: TWS
