MAMA 2022 WILL BE IN JAPAN, 29-30 NOV
The 2022 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) will go abroad again.
According to a number of music officials on the 18th, 2022 MAMA will be held on November 29th and 30th in Osaka, Japan.
MAMA was held in Korea for the past two years in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). In the past, he had a great ambition to lead Asian music by holding overseas events, but it was blocked by an unexpected situation due to Corona 19, so it was held in Korea for two years.
The fact that MAMA is in Osaka, Japan, a place that has not been attempted before, and that it is held for two days rather than one day draws attention. After the COVID-19 situation improved, K-pop artists who had more overseas schedules have already asked their schedules. It is difficult to coordinate the schedules of many singers if the date or location is changed even now.
MAMA started as a video music award in 1999 and changed to its current name in 2009. It was held in Seoul, Macau, and Singapore. An unprecedented attempt was made to hold the event in Hong Kong in 2012 and Vietnam, Japan, and Hong Kong simultaneously in 2017, but domestic music fans were constantly criticized for ignoring it.
In 2019, it was held in Naoya, Japan due to the Hong Kong protests, and in 2020 and 2021, it was held in Korea because it was difficult to leave the country due to Corona 19. And when the COVID-19 calms down again, he immediately chooses to go abroad, and this time he leaves for Osaka, Japan for two days.
CJ ENM's side declined to comment, saying, "We are contemplating various options" in relation to the MAMA.
