On the night of last Monday, the 23rd, the South Korean broadcaster Mnet announced the first list of stars who will perform at this year’s edition of the awards show. MAMA Awardsscheduled to take place next month, in Japan.
The first artists revealed are: TVXQ!, ATEEZ, ZEROBASEONE, INI, xikers, JO1, RIIZE and NiziU.
As reported by Soompi, so far, the stars responsible for performing on November 28th will be the boygroups TVXQ!, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary of debut, alongside xikers, JO1 and INI. Meanwhile, ZEROBASEONE, ATEEZ, RIIZE and NiziU will perform on the 29th.
It is worth remembering that the MAMA Awards 2023 is scheduled to take place on November 28th and 29th, at the Tokyo Dome, in Japan, and will have the concept “ONE I BORN”, where the “I” and the MAMA come together with positive energy to become one.
Voting for the categories is now available, where winners will be chosen according to the following criteria:
- Artist of the Year and Artist Category Awards — 20% judging panel rating, 40% song downloads/streaming (25% Korea + 15% global), 40% of physical album sales
- Song of the Year and Genre Category Awards — 20% judging panel rating, 80% song downloads/streaming (50% Korean + 30% global)
- Album of the Year — 20% judging panel rating, 80% physical album sales
- Worldwide Icon of the Year and Worldwide Fans’ Choice — 70% Mnet Plus vote, 30% Spotify vote
- Best Music Video — 20% judging panel rating, 80% music video
Source: Recreio
