2024 MAMA AWARDS: 3rd round of performing artists announced! G-DRAGON to appear for the first time in 9 years

the Korean headquarters of CJ ENM Japan Corporation, which operates the 100% Korean entertainment channel Mnet and the video streaming service Mnet Smart+, has paved the way for ‘firsts’ for 25 years and inherited the status and authority of an independent The world's largest K- POP awards ceremony ‘2024 MAMA AWARDS’ has announced its third performing artist line-up.

The global K-pop awards ceremony ‘2024 MAMA AWARDS’, which presents the value of K-pop, its new direction and future, and has steadily evolved along with the growth of the Korean music industry, has released its long-awaited third-round artist line-up with about a month to go until the event. The third round of performing artists announced this time include BIBI, ‘BOYNEXTDOOR’, ‘(G)I-DLE’ and ‘PLAVE’ confirmed to perform. In addition, G-DRAGON, who has produced many iconic scenes, is scheduled to take the stage for the ‘MAMA AWARDS’.

On 22nd (Japan time), ‘BOYNEXTDOOR’ and ‘PLAVE’ will be the artists who will take the stage on the first day at Kyocera Dome Osaka.5-generation K-pop boy group ‘BOYNEXTDOOR’ has recently released their 3rd mini-album ‘19.99’ and has been performing not only in Korea but also in the US and They have shown their best results globally, including in Japan, and are continuing their ‘career-high’ march in terms of both albums and sound sources. PLAVE, a five-member virtual idol group that debuted last year and ranked number one on the music charts and music broadcasts this year, not only sold out all seats in 10 minutes at a fan concert in October, but also provided an eye-opening experience that broke the boundary between the audience and the stage.

On the 23rd, the second day in Japan, BIBI, ‘(G)I-DLE’ and G-DRAGON will perform. BIBI, who swept various music charts with their single ‘Bam Yang Gang’ released in February this year and recorded a mega-hit, are loved for their unique tone and colour as well as their stage grip. (G)I-DLE' achieved a triple crown in music broadcasting with “Klaxon”, the title track of their 7th mini-album released in July, and ranked high on major charts at home and abroad, followed by a 14-city world tour starting with a performance in Seoul. The group has received an explosive response for their strong performance and singing ability. And G-DRAGON and ‘MAMA AWARDS’ will meet again after a long time. G-DRAGON's appearance at ‘MAMA AWARDS’ on the 23rd, the final day of the awards ceremony, will be the first time in nine years since he took the stage in 2015. Having led the trend of K-pop, created numerous ‘firsts’ as an artist of artists, and created many iconic scenes that are still talked about today, all eyes are on him to see how he will make further history in his own unique way.

The world's largest K-pop awards ceremony ‘2024 MAMA AWARDS’, which has been a hot topic at the end of every year, will be held with Visa, a leading global electronic payment service company that operates payment networks in more than 200 countries, as the title sponsor. The global representative K-pop awards ceremony ‘2024 MAMA AWARDS’, which will present a number of iconic stages, will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, USA, on the 21st November local time, and at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan, on the 22bd and 23rd November, and will be broadcast not only on Mnet It will be broadcast live worldwide via YouTube channel Mnet K-POP and other channels. In Japan, the event will be broadcast and distributed on CS broadcaster Mnet, video distribution service Mnet Smart+ and Ponta Pass.

The second advance ticket sales will start today, 22nd Oct (Tue) at noon on Qoo10. The application period ends on Saturday 26th October and details can be found on the official MAMA AWARDS SNS.