K-pop’s top MAMA Awards to return to Hong Kong for first time since 2018
Awards ceremony to be hosted at 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium on November 28 and 29, with ticket prices yet to be announced
One of the world’s top K-pop awards ceremonies will return to Hong Kong for the first time since 2018, taking place in the city’s 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium in November.
The return of the MAMA Awards, formerly known as the Mnet Asian Music Awards, to the city is expected to be bigger than ever, with the event previously being hosted at the 12,500-seat AsiaWorld-Arena in 2018. The ceremony was first held in the city in 2012.
In an Instagram post on Thursday, the event’s official account announced that the ceremony would take place on November 28 and 29. Organisers have yet to release a seating plan or ticket prices for the show.
The post garnered about 20,000 likes within three hours of its publication.
Social media users welcomed the event’s return to the city, with one describing Kai Tak Stadium as an “awesome venue”.
The MAMA Awards are considered one of the most popular events in K-pop, with groups such as BTS, Wanna One and Twice collecting prizes at the last local edition of the event in 2018. Ticket prices at the time ranged from HK$888 (US$113) to HK$2,488.