Under the Queen's Umbrella

‘2022 MAMA AWARDS’, the World’s No.1 K-POP awards, wrapped up its two-night ceremony bringing to the global audience historic moments in music. The first day of the ceremony was themed ‘The world we build together’ and was hosted by singer JEON SOMI. The second day was hosted by actor Park Bo-gum, former host for the awards show for three consecutive years from 2017-2019, presenting the night of “We are K-POP”.

See below some of the highlights of today’s show and the full list of winners of the two-night show. 

‘2022 MAMA AWARDS’, the World’s No.1 K-POP awards, wrapped up its first night, bringing on stage some of the biggest names in the music scene. The first day of the ceremony themed ‘The world we build together’ was hosted by singer JEON SOMI, revealing the recipients for several awards, including “Worldwide Fans’ Choice”. The award recognizes artists voted by global fans as the trailblazers who led the K-POP trend this past year.

‘2022 MAMA AWARDS’ is just beginning. The second day of the show, which will complete the entire story of ‘2022 MAMA AWARDS,’ will continue tomorrow; this year’s awards show is held at the Kyocera Dome Osaka, Japan and live streamed worldwide via global channels. The red carpet will be broadcast from 4PM (KST) and the award show will go live from 6PM (KST).

See below some of the highlights of the show and the full list of winners of DAY 1:

1. 2022 MAMA AWARDS WINNERS  

2. 2022 MAMA AWARDS : PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

The first night presented some of the most iconic stages, including collaborations and spectacular performances that can only be seen at MAMA AWARDS. This year’s lineup included: KARA, HYOLYN, Forestella, Stray Kids, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, DKZ, BIBI, KANGDANIEL, JO1, Kep1er, NMIXX, LE SSERAFIM, LEEJUNG LEE and Street Man Fighter (*debut order)

- Host JEON SOMI and dancer LEEJUNG LEE teamed up to open the ceremony with their special Worldwide Fans’ Choice songs mash-up performance

- Iconic collaborations included HYOLYN and BIBI’s “youknowbetter“ and “LAW” that drew inspiration from Park Chan-wook’s “Decision To Leave” and an explosive performance by KANGDANIEL and dance crews of Street Man Fighter

- MAMA AWARDS also delivered an unforgettable collaboration stage between the girl groups IVE X Kep1er X NMIXX X LE SSERAFIM X NewJeans that gathered for the first time to perform each of their debut songs “ELEVEN + WA DA DA + O.O + FEARLESS + Hype boy” and continued on with a special performance of “CHEER UP” (original song by TWICE). 

- The technology used for Stray Kids of their song a strange incident + VENOM completed the performance with a giant spider that towered over the stage

Tomorrow’s performers include: Tiger JK, Jung Jaeil, JAURIM, ZICO, j-hope, Lim Young Woong, 3RACHA, (G)I-DLE, ITZY, TREASURE, ENHYPEN, NiziU, INI, IVE, TEMPEST, NewJeans, Monika

Miky Lee, Vice Chairwoman of CJ Group, accepted the International Emmy Directorate Award at the 50th International Emmy® Awards held on November 21st in New York. The award recognizes Miky Lee’s contribution to the Korean culture and media industry as the spearhead leading the Korean wave for the past 25 years.

Upon receiving the award, Miky Lee said, “I want to congratulate the International Emmy on its 50th anniversary. I’m truly honored to be awarded on this special occasion. In the 25 years since we started CJ’s Entertainment business, I am grateful to have been the bridge between many talented people and their dreams.”

She continued, “I am delighted and proud as a Korean that our content is being recognized, but I share this joy as part of the greater global community. I have heard from so many that the success of Korean content has given everyone hope that anyone can be part of global pop culture.” Adding on, she remarked, “I will continue on my journey of being the bridge. Let’s march on together and connect more people day by day.”

Actor Song Joong-ki attended the ceremony as a presenter. Song Joong-ki introduced Miky Lee as the ambassador of Korean culture and remarked, “Miky Lee has been at the center of Korea’s rise in the global entertainment scene from the very beginning. With her instinct for recognizing talent, she continued to support our artists and our industry.” He added, “I cannot think of anyone more deserving of such an award than Miky Lee.”

Miky Lee was the Executive Producer for <Parasite>, Korea’s first-ever film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards and Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, along with <Decision To Leave> and <Broker> which won Best Director and Best Actor at this year’s Cannes Film Festival respectively. Since 2020, she has been the Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. She has also received the Pillar Award, awarded to producers with contributions to the elevation of motion pictures, at the Academy Museum Gala 2022 held in Los Angeles this October.