The 2024 MAMA AWARDS took place in Los Angeles, celebrating K-POP with notable presenters and multiple awards for various artists.

The '2024 MAMA AWARDS' has finally opened its glamorous curtain. For the first time as a K-POP awards ceremony, it was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, USA, with Hollywood figures participating as presenters. On the 22nd (local time on the 21st in the U.S.), the '2024 MAMA AWARDS' was held at the Dolby Theatre in the U.S., hosted by actor Park Bo-gum. The overall concept of this year's awards ceremony is 'BIG BLUR: What is Real?'. It signifies the era of 'BIG BLUR', where the boundaries between industries disappear, and various music, culture, and preferences merge within ambiguous boundaries to showcase 'New Things' that have never existed before. This awards ceremony, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, attracted attention as it was the first K-POP awards to be held in America. Especially since the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles was chosen as the first stage in America, surprise presenters included actor Dustin Hoffman, Lance Bass from *NSYNC, director Lee Isaac Chung of the movie 'Minari', and actor Da'Vine Joy Randolph. On this day, TWS became the recipient of the Best New Male Artist award. The Best New Male Artist award is equivalent to the male rookie award. Receiving the trophy from Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman, they expressed, 'We are grateful for receiving such an important award. We sincerely thank our fans and the staff who have worked hard with us.' They continued, 'We have been running with the motto of becoming a better version of ourselves today than yesterday. We are very happy to receive a rookie award at such a ceremony. We will continue to do our best, so we hope for your continued interest.' The Favorite Global Performance Male award was presented by Lance Bass and won by RIIZE. On a day that marked member Sohee's birthday, member Anton asked the audience to shout 'Happy Birthday' when he counted to three, receiving cheers from the crowd. In fluent English, Anton expressed gratitude to their fans, saying, 'We appreciate all the support. A lot has happened over the past year as artists, especially since last year's awards ceremony, but I believe you all know that we are always grateful to our fans, BRIIZE, and our members and their families.' He promised, 'I will work harder to show the best version of ourselves, and we are currently having open conversations with our agency and receiving various support.' He emphasized, 'What we wish for the most is to always be there for each other, for our fans and us.' RIIZE stated, 'This is our second time participating in this awards ceremony. We are honored to receive such a wonderful award. A lot has happened this year, but we are grateful to everyone who believed in us and stayed by our side. We will become a group that has no shame, so we ask for your continued support.' They also expressed their feelings in Japanese. In Korean, they said, 'Thanks to the staff of SM Entertainment, the production team, hair and makeup stylists, and our fans! We could receive this award because of you all. I believe that receiving the performance award is also thanks to the dancers who participated in all our performance productions and rehearsals. I want to give them flowers too.' TWS achieved a double win by receiving the Best Dance Performance Male Group award presented by director Lee Isaac Chung. They expressed, 'We are really grateful to receive this award that we have been wishing for. We have been practicing day and night with the members, thinking about how we can become a better group and create important stages, and I feel that time was not wasted, and I am very happy.' They expressed gratitude to their members, agency staff, and their families, saying, 'We sincerely thank our fans.' They also shared their excitement, saying, 'We will soon be showcasing our comeback stage, so please support us a lot.' They expressed their feelings of joy in receiving this award, stating, 'We are honored and happy to receive this award. We will work harder to become a better group and give back to you.' They added, 'We will be making a comeback on December 25, and receiving such a significant award before our comeback makes it even more meaningful. We will work hard for the rest of 2024.' The last award recipient in America was Park Jin-young (J.Y. Park). Celebrating his 30th anniversary since debut, he performed a medley of hits like 'She Was Pretty', 'Don't Leave Me', and 'Honey'. Above all, he caught attention by performing his new song 'Easy Love' with Korean-American rapper Anderson .Paak, who has won three Grammy Awards. In this context, Park Jin-young received the Inspiring Achievement award, deserving of a lifetime achievement award. He expressed, 'I want to be a little bit of strength and inspiration for my juniors. I am grateful to receive an award that means that. To my soulmate fans, everything is thanks to you. I sincerely thank you. I also thank my colleagues at JYP Entertainment, and to the artists of JYP who are still working hard, like 2PM, DAY6, TWICE, and Stray Kids, you are the best. Let's stay healthy and have fun next year.'