Jennie and aespa are the leaders of the pack at this year’s MAMA Awards, which celebrates the best of K-pop music.
Jennie and aespa Receive the Highest Number of Nominations At This Year’s MAMA Awards
The biggest night for K-pop has arrived, with day one of the three-day event taking place at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre (on Nov. 21). The remaining two days will take place at the Kyoawea Dome in Osaka, Japan (on Nov. 22-23). aespa confidently led the list with eight nominations in the following categories: the Visa Artist of the Year, Visa Song of the Year, Visa Album of the Year and more.
Closely following on the heels of the girl group’s impressive nods is Jennie, the BLACKPINK vocalist, who got recognized in Grand award categories like Artist and Song of the Year. Jennie released her first solo track this year with ‘Mantra.’ Prior to that, she had released the smash single ‘You and Me,’ which happily received a Best Dance Performance Female Solo at the awards.
This is a reminder that JENNIE is the most nominated soloist at the MAMA Awards this year with 8 categories:
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— Best Rap & Hip Hop (SPOT!)
— Best Collaboration (SPOT!)
— Best Female Artist
— Best Dance Performance Female Solo (You & Me)
— Worldwide Fan Choice
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ILLIT Wins Best New Artist At MAMA Awards Following Historic Win At Japan Record Awards
Let’s just say that November is ILLIT’s month and they’ve got no choice but to keep scooping in the big wins and praises at awards show this year. ILLIT took home the award of the Best New Female Artist, beating out other acts like BABYMONSTER and MEOVV. They also received a nomination in the Best Dance Performance Female Group for the fan-favorite song, ‘Magnetic.’
To top this all off, the rising K-pop act partnered with Ava Max to drop the feisty remix of ‘Tick Tack,’ titled ‘Baby It’s Both (Tick Tack English Vers.)’ on Nov. 22. The catchy tune has already made a lot of friends since it hit the airwaves, and the remix featuring the American singer-songwriter Ava Max is finding its way to new audiences.
On Nov. 21, ILLIT took home the New Artist Award for the single ‘Magnetic.’ Their win was especially memorable since it marked the first time a K-pop act has won in that category since 2NE1 took home the prestigious award in 2011.
The 5-member group was assembled through the competition R U Next?, with Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee, and Iroha emerging as the winners from dozens of hopefuls to become ILLIT.
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