CJ ENM announced that Asia’s biggest music awards ‘2018 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards)' came to a great finale in Hong Kong last Friday, 14 December 2018 concluding the week-long journey of ‘MAMA WEEK.’

'2018 MAMA in Hong Kong’s red carpet and award show was broadcasted live via Mnet and major channels throughout Asia, including Mwave, YouTube, Naver TV, V Live etc., covering over 200 regions worldwide. CJ ENM reported that during the red carpet alone, more than 9.2 million votes were casted for the ‘Best Asian Style’, and MAMA ranked number one for worldwide Twitter trends, solidifying MAMA’s global presence and buzz among global music fans.

This year’s '2018 MAMA in HONG KONG' was filled mega-stage performances combined with Mnet’s advanced stage production to create the best stages for Asia’s top artists. More than 14,000 fans gathered at the AsiaWorld-Expo Arena to see their favorite artists perform, which included a star-studded lineup: BTS, Chung Ha, GOT7, Heize, IZ*ONE, Roy Kim, WANNA ONE, Seventeen, Sunmi, etc.

MAMA was completed with artists from all across the globe to perform and present awards. Pop legend Janet Jackson not only surprised music fans with her appearance, but also took home the ‘Janet Jackson Inspiration Award.’ In addition, Asia’s top celebrities including JJ LIN and Shanghai-born actress Yeung Wing (stage name: Angelababy) also made a presence.

Collaboration stages presented just for MAMA fans transcended languages, generations, and genres, including: Chinese-Singaporean pop star JJ LIN and Kim Jong Kook, hip hop legends Tiger JK & Yoon Mirae and rising stars Chung Ha and Vernon (of Seventeen), and MOMOLAND together with Mommy Son.

Meanwhile, BTS took home two awards: ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Song of the Year’, and the team teared up as they delivered an emotional acceptance speech. Other big winners of the night included TWICE, who was also in tears are they won ‘Song of the Year’ for their song ‘What is Love?’

2018 MAMA started its journey with '2018 MAMA PREMIERE in KOREA' at Dongdaemun Design Plaza(DDP) in Korea on December 10th, followed by '2018 MAMA FANS’ CHOICE in JAPAN' at Saitama Super Arena on December 12th, and made its grand finale in '2018 MAMA in HONG KONG' on December 14th. 2018 MAMA concluded its most spectacular year joined by a total of 40 thousand fans onsite and another 32 million fans that had watched the show live online.

Twitter and Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the biggest music festival in Asia, has joined hands again to engage Kpop fans worldwide on Twitter. To commemorate its 10th anniversary, MAMA's partnership with Twitter has expanded to include a brand new category -- "Worldwide Icon of the Year".

This is in addition to voting for the "Best Asian Style Award" in Hong Kong, viewing of the red carpet live streams on Twitter for both Japan and Hong Kong, and joining in the #2018MAMA conversations with customised emojis. From voting for their favourite Kpop artistes/bands to keeping updated on the live events, Twitter is the best place for Kpop fans all over the world to be a part of the 10th MAMA Awards Ceremony, find out what's happening in real-time and to talk about it with other Kpop fans.

Real-time voting for the first-ever "Worldwide Icon of the Year" award will be held during the 2018 MAMA Fans' Choice in Japan award ceremony from 19:00 to 21:00 JST on 12 December 2018, and this voting process will take place exclusively on Twitter. Fans are required to include both the #MAMAVOTE hashtag and the artistes/bands' official hashtag (#ARTISTNAME) within their Tweet for their votes to be considered valid. (for example: #MAMAVOTE, #WANNAONE)

The top 10 nominees for the "Worldwide Icon of the Year" will be announced during the Fans' Choice in Japan segment of 2018 MAMA in Japan. These 10 artistes/bands shortlisted for the award were selected through a series of pre-voting based on a combination of Twitter votes, official MAMA voting on their website and Music Video online views from 1 November to 9 December 2018. Follow the MAMA official Twitter account @MnetMAMA to find out the 10 nominees in real time to start the Twitter voting process!

Fans can also vote in real-time on Twitter during the 2018 MAMA in Hong Kong red carpet ceremony on 14 December at 17:00 HKT for their favourite artistes/bands to win the "Best Asian Style Awards" with the hashtags #MAMARedCarpet and #ARTISTNAME. Kpop artistes/bands with the most number of Tweet votes from the red carpet will be awarded the Best Asian Style prize during the Hong Kong ceremony.

Twitter launched three emojis in celebration of MAMA's 10th anniversary. Tweeting the hashtags #2018MAMA or #MAMA10 will generate a flame shaped emoji, symbolising the fans' passion and enthusiasm for their favourite artistes/bands. Tweeting #LikeMAMA will generate a second emoji, the MAMA logo in the shape of heart, to express the love from Kpop fans. Lastly, a third emoji will be of a red carpet, appearing when fans Tweet #MAMARedCarpet. Kpop fans around the world can use any of these hashtags to see and join the 2018 MAMA conversation on Twitter right now.

The 10th anniversary of the global Kpop music festival is held in Korea on 10 December 2018, in Japan on 12 December 2018, and in Hong Kong on 14 December 2018. Top Kpop artistes/bands including BTS, GOT7, Wanna One, TWICE, IZ*ONE and others will be starring in this special 10th edition of 2018 MAMA. Follow the official 2018 MAMA account on Twitter for exclusive performances and behind-the-scene footage!

*source: Twitter

TikTok, the world’s leading short video platform is bringing the K-Pop craze to Malaysia with two exciting announcements!

This month, the popular platform has partnered with the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) as the official sponsor and the global voting channel. As the official sponsor for the global voting channel, K-Pop fans in Malaysia can vote for their favorite acts across 18 award categories, including Artist of the Year, Best Asia Star, Song of the Year, Best New Artist and more, with voting channels closing on 9 December 2018. 

Lucky Malaysian voters will stand a chance to win tickets to the MAMA show in Hong Kong on 14 December 2018. As part of celebrating creativity on a global stage, TikTok will be supporting MAMA 2018 by featuring the best of K-Pop and Asian artists, and empower users to engage in the upcoming event by voting for their favorite artists on TikTok.

Follow these steps to vote on Tik Tok:

Step 1: Download the TiTok app via iOS or Google Play 

Step 2: Create your own account

Step 3: Go to the challenge page and click on MAMA 2018 banner to vote

To promote the debut solo track from Jennie of the Korean girl group BLACKPINK, TikTok has also launched a #JennieSolo challenge to the latest hit titled ‘Solo’. As a treat,  fans stand to win exclusive Jennie signed merchandise by submitting their creative short videos on TikTok. Lucky winners will be announced on December 5, 2018 via the TikTok@globalchallenge and Instagram@tiktokglobalchallenge channels.

Prior to this challenge, Jennie and the rest of her group at BLACKPINK have introduced their single titled “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” on TikTok, breaking records with a over 35 million total video views worldwide. Currently, BLACKPINK’s TikTok account is among the most popular channels, with 3 million followers and growing.

Jenny’s latest hit, ‘Solo’, has been consistently topping the Korean music charts in two consecutive weeks following its release. ‘Solo’ has also topped the iTunes charts in 40 countries, with Jennie becoming the first Korean female solo singer to top the iTunes worldwide music chart. The music video for ‘Solo’ has surpassed 80 million viewers in 13 days, and as of 25th of Nov, Jennie won first place in SBS Inkigayo. 

Download the TikTok app via iOS or Google Play and get ready with your best ‘Solo’ moves.

pic cr: TikTok

Actor Song Joong Ki is confirmed to be the host of the upcoming 2018 MAMA in Hong Kong. With this announcement, the star-studded hosts for all three regions have been finalized.

2018 MAMA FANS' CHOICE in Japan host

■ Celebrities to attend 2018 MAMA are as follows: 

Janet Jacksoin, the legendary pop icon, U.S. singer, songwriter, actress, producer, and dancer

JJ Lin aka Lin Jun Jie (Chinese Singaporean singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor)

Cha Seung Won (Korean Actor)

Hwang Jung Min (Korean Actor)

Jang Hyuk (Korean Actor)

Seo Hyun Jin (Korean Actress)

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