CJ ENM's 'MAMA Awards' Enter the U.S. Market After 25 Years

Also Held at Kyocera Dome Osaka, Japan

The popular music awards ceremony 'MAMA AWARDS' will be held in the United States and Japan this year. CJ ENM announced on the 18th that the event will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (LA) on November 21 (local time), and at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan on November 22 and 23. It will be broadcast live worldwide through various platforms and channels, including YouTube.

Starting in 1999 as Mnet's 'Video Music Awards,' the ceremony has grown in scale. It has been held across various parts of Asia, including Macau, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Japan. This is the first time it will be held in the United States. The event will open spectacularly at the Dolby Theatre in LA, where the Academy Awards are held every year.

Shin Hyung-kwan, Head of Music Content Business Division at CJ ENM, said, "We will present unmissable spectacles ranging from surreal performances that transcend boundaries to stages that overcome spatial limitations."