MNET MAMA to happen in Singapore on 29th November!

(UPDATE – 27th November)

Following Mnet’s venture to Macau, Hong Kong last year, this year Singapore will be hosting the grand Korean music awards show – none other than Mnet Asian Music Awards 2011!

“Music Makes One”

Mnet <2011 MAMA>

Date: 29 November 2011, Tuesday

Time: 6PM ~ 10PM

Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium

Main Event – Live Broadcast from 7pm to 11pm (KST)

(Singapore local time – 6pm to 10pm)

Red Carpet Ceremony – 5pm to 7pm (KST)

(Singapore local time – 4pm to 6pm)

Teaser for MAMA 2011:

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ATTENDING ARTISTES

Currently the official full set list is not out yet, but we’ll be compiling a list as and when there is official news. As of now, here is who will be attending:

– Kim Hyun Joong (verified on his official schedule)
– Super Junior
– Girls’ Generation
– Miss A
– 2NE1
– Beast (verified on official schedule)
– Hyun-A of 4minute
– Simon D
– YB (Yoon Do Hyun)
– Dynamic Duo
– Aziatix
– Baek Ji Young
– A Pink
– Huh Gak
– Superstar K3 (Ooh La La Session, Lee Gun Yul and Two Months)

– Koda Kumi (Japan)
– Pianist Lang Lang (China)
– Jane Zhang (China)
– Dick Lee (Singapore)

– will.i.am and apl.de.ap
– Snoop Dogg
– Dr. Dre 

(NOT ATTENDING)

– T-ara (They will be focusing on overseas promotions in China and Taiwan)
– TVXQ (Due to tight schedules – their only show in Southeast Asia will be their Fan Party in Singapore!)
– Boyfriend, Sistar & K.Will
– Brown Eyed Girls
– B1A4
– 2AM & 2PM
– Infinite

OTHER CELEBRITIES ATTENDING

Lee Byung-hun, Song Seung-heon, Song Joong-ki, Park Si-hoo, Ji-sung, Ko Soo, Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Hee-seon, Han Chae-young, Yoon Eun-hye, Han Hyo-joo, Kim Minhee, Kang Sora, Bae Soo-bin, Nam Gyu-ri, Park Si-yeon, Yoon Seong-ah, Kim Sung-soo and Oh Ji-ho. (via 10asia)

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Ticketing Details

$198, $158, $128 and $98 (sold out) (excludes $3 SISTIC booking fee)

Date: 29 October 10 November (2000 more standing tickets)

Tickets are sold via SISTIC –

Booking Hotline : 6348 5555 | www.sistic.com.sg

Priority Sales

(Available through all SISTIC outlets only.)

Date: 25 Oct – 28 Oct

For: SingTel Subscribers or HTC Users

(5% Discount for 1st 500 Customers)

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List of Nominees (via IS Magazine)

Best Male Group: TVXQ, 2PM, Super Junior, Big Bang, Beast

Best Female Group: Brown Eyed Girls, 2NE1, f(x), SNSD, Kara

Best New Female Artist: Dal Shabet, Brave Girls, A Pink, Jang Jae In, Han Groo

Best New Male Artist: Kim Ji Su, Boyfriend, N-Train, Huh Gak & B1A4

Best Male Artist: Kim Bum Soo, Kim Tae Woo, Kim Hyun Joong, Sung Si Kyung, Wheesung

Best Female Artist: Kim Wan Sun, Baek Ji Young, Seo In Young, IU, G.Na

Best Solo Dance Perf: Kim Hyun Joong, G.Na, Hyun-A, Jang Woo Hyuk, Jay Park

Best Group Dance Perf (Male): TVXQ, Beast, Big Bang, Super Junior, MBLAQ, Infinite

Best Group Dance Perf (Female): SNSD, Secret, T-Ara, 4 Minute, 2NE1, Miss A

Best Band Performance: Jaurim, Jang Kiha and The Faces, CN Blue, FT Island

Best MV: Big Bang’s “Love Song”, Brown Eyed Girls’ “Sixth Sense”, Sunny Hill’s “Midnight Circus”, Jang Kiha and The Faces’ “Just to Know Each Other”, UV’s “Itaewon Freedom”

Song of the Year: Kim Kunmo’s “It’s Sadder Than Yesterday”, Kim Hyun Joong’s “Break Down”, Davichi’s “Don’t Say Goodbye”, TVXQ’s “(Why) Keep Your Head Down”, 2NE1’s “I’m the Best”, 4Men’s “Once While Living”, Hyun-A’s “Bubble Pop”, Tablo’s “Bad”, T-Ara’s “Roly Poly”, Leessang’s “Turned Off the TV”, Mighty Mouth’s “Tok Tok”, Jay Park’s “Abandoned”, Baek Ji Young’s “That Woman” (Secret Garden), Beast’s “Fiction”, Big Bang’s “Tonight”, SNSD’s “The Boys”, Super Junior’s “Mr Simple”, Secret’s “Shy Boy”, Sistar19’s “Ma Boy”, IU’s “Good Day”, MBLAQ’s “Mona Lisa”, Lee Hyun’s “You’re the Best of My Life”, Infinite’s “Be Mine”, Im Jae Bum’s “Love” (City Hunter), Jaurim’s “IDOL”, Jang Kiha and The Faces’ “Just Know Each Other”, Jang Woo Hyuk’s “Time is (L)over”, Clover’s “La Vida Loca”, Tae Yeon’s “I Love You” (Athena), Huh Gak’s “Hello”, 2AM’s “YWAC”, CN Blue’s “Intuition”, FT Island’s “Hello Hello”, G.Na’s “Black & White”, K. Will’s “My Heart is Beating”, Miss A’s “Goodbye Baby”, Simon D’s “Cheerz”, YB’s “Find the Dream Breaker”

Artist of the Year: Kim Bum Soo, Kim Wan Sun, Kim Ji Su, Kim Tae Woo, Kim Hyun Joong, Dal Shabet, TVXQ, Baek Ji Young, Boyfriend, Brown Eyed Girls, Brave Girls, Beast, Big Bang, Seo In Young, Sung Si Kyung, SNSD, IU, A Pink, N-Train, Jang Jae In, Kara, Han Groo, Huh Gak, Wheesung, 2NE1, 2PM, B1A4, f(x), G.Na, Super Junior.

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Shuffle your way to the MAMA stage!

In conjunction with the awards ceremony itself, Mnet is organising a contest aka Shuffle Dance Video Contest! All you have to do is take a video of yourself shuffling and upload it on Mnet’s Youtube page, between the 18th October to 15th November. For more details, visit MAMA’s Facebook page here.

Prizes:

1. 1st place: Invitation to MAMA
2. 2nd place: Beats MAMA Edition headphones
3. 3rd place: MAMA Gift Set

Promotional Video:

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Promotional Video 2 (only Girl’s Day):

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In the video, the artists Girl’s Day, Super Junior, Brown Eyed Girls, Simon D, Infinite and FT Island made their appearance. Is it likely that they will be part of the artist list that will be coming this November to our Sunny Island?

Official Article

Dubbed as Asia’s leading music awards, the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (hereinafter MAMA) to be held in Singapore on November 29th, is offering a sensational event for K-pop fans from all over the world to watch MAMA live and also appear on stage.

Under 2011 MAMA’s theme of going beyond Asia and bringing global fans together through music, this year’s ‘Music Makes One’ Song Dance Relay has been prepared to allow fans worldwide to communicate with each other.

To join the event, fans must upload a message for their favorite K-pop singer along with a clip of exciting shuffle dancing on YouTube then click on Mnet Youtube(www.youtube.com/Mnet)’ to update their entry.

The three contestants selected for enthusiastic and creative ideas will be awarded with seats at the event, roundtrip tickets to Singapore, accommodation (doesn’t apply if you’re Singaporean) as well as a once in a lifetime opportunity to appear on stage. In addition, 25 participants will be given MAMA Special Edition Beats headsets, gift sets and many more.

MAMA organizers said, “We have prepared an event to actually hear the voices of fans who love K-pop and to bring them together as one. Since this will be an unprecedented event that offers people a chance to enjoy a large scale performance by their favorite artists in real life and a magnificent opportunity to get up on the same stage, we look forward to see fans from home and abroad participate.”

For further information, refer to Mnet Youtube (www.youtube.com/Mnet) or Facebook(www.facebook.com/MnetMAMA).

The 2011 MAMA will open its curtains on November 29th at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore’s most prominent performance venue. Korean artists leading the K-pop wave along with artists from Asia and other parts of the world will be on stage for a spectacular finale music event of the year.

Starting with a red carpet ceremony from 5pm till 7pm (KST), this year’s main event will be held from 7pm till 11pm (KST) on November 29th (Tuesday) and will be broadcasted live from Singapore throughout the entire six hours with over 1.9 billion viewers watching from approximately 19 countries including China, Japan, Singapore as well as the US and Europe.

Visit their official website http://2011mama.com and their Facebook page: http://facebook.com/mnetmama. Watch (x)clusive for more updates!