#mama2022

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221201 RM’s Comment on J-Hope's Instagram Post

JH: With @/mnet_mama

RM: 얼 섹시맨~~

JH: With @/mnet_mama

RM: Oh sexy man~ 

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[2022 MAMA] A strange incident + VENOM — FELIX

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《 CHICHI ON MAMA 2022 》

》 I Interactions:

DAY 1

- she talked a lot in Japanese while being backstage with Kazuha and Sakura from LE SSERAFIM, with whom she also ate some snacks in their waiting room

- she exchanged a few words with Yeonjun when they passed each other on the way to the toilet, he promised to call later (and he did)

DAY 2

- Chichi was absent from the couch during the others' performances, she was only at the opening performance of 3RACHA and Tiger JK

- after the whole event, she met J-Hope for dinner - fortunately, none of them were caught by the press

》 II Red Carpet Look (DAY 1)

》 III Solo Performance (DAY 2)

☆ Chichi performed covers of ATEEZ songs.

Title of the performance: Let's Break The Wall - Answer x Guerilla x The Leaders (ATEEZ).

☆ Outfit.

☆ Performance.

Chichi gave a lot of energy to both ATINY and STAY, perfectly preparing the performance in accordance with the theme of this year's MAMA - Music Makes One. The audience's involvement in the energetic chanting could really give the impression that everyone gathered, if only for a moment, actually became one. In addition to the substantive part of the performance, Chichi also looked really fierce, and once again proved how great stamina she hides. She sang and rapped live performing the entire, uncut choreography for both songs.

The performance started with Chichi walking to the stage and addressing the audience. After the lights went out, she lined up among the dancers to perform Answer segment. This was followed by the second part of her speech, involving the audience, and then flowing seamlessly into a performance with Guerilla. Without slowing down for even a moment, she transitioned equally smoothly into The Leaders.

"Our dear ATEEZ can not be with us today, 'cause they're doing right now their really best during their world tour to make their ATINY so happy. But... MAMA without ATEEZ feels so empty right? So I've got a special permission from no one other than captain Hongjoong and the rest of the pirates to perform in their behalf.

Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho. I hope we can meet soon.

Are you guys ready? Cause I sure am."

ANSWER began

'geonbaehaja like a thunder

ne modeun geol chaewo neomchyeoheureul deusi

modu janeul meori wiro

sesang eodieseodeun boil su itge'

short dancebreak

break the wall...

break the wall...

"We're so good at breaking the walls. So let's break all the walls around us today. Cause Music... Makes One!"

let's break the walls, let's break the walls, let's break the walls, let's break the walls, let's break the walls, let's break the walls.

'Cause Music Makes One. Today. Tomorrow. Always.

Okay, let's go, let's break the walls, okay let's go, let's break the walls, okay, let's go let's break the walls, let's break, let's break...

We. Are. The Guerrillas.

Guerrilla + The Leaders

》 IV Award.

Chichi won MAMA's first ever new "Little Independent Award" awarded to idols for their incredibly large, independent contributions to their careers. Chichi is the first MAMA independently awarded idol who did not debut solo. The selection was guided by her being a choreographer (independently creating choreography for a group of nine) and independently preparing such a varied performance at the gala.

☆ Speech.

"I never thought I'd be standing here all alone." She laughed through her tears, all the while looking at Stray Kids who were standing in front of the couches instead of sitting down. She wiped her cheeks quickly and sighed. "This is a very valuable prize for which I am incredibly grateful. If it wasn't for STAY and my Stray Kids, I wouldn't be able to fulfill myself in what I love and I wouldn't have a chance to use the acquired knowledge so well. However, I know that this award is not entirely 'independet', because without the aforementioned huge support, I would not be here now. Even though I did these things myself, behind my back I just have a lot of amazing people who wish me well. STAY, Stray Kids, this is my award, from me to you. I'll be working even harder from now on. Thank you!"

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Jung Hoseok

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221130 3Racha Opening 2022 MAMA Awards Day2

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3racha's biggest supporter 😘

🥟 : our maknae bang chan... do well...

🦊 : 3racha's faces are so empty... living up to your names ♡ (*wordplay - meaning like there's a reason someone is famous)

🐥 : all-rounder quokka han jisung...♡

🐶 : changbinie hyung do well please

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MAMA Day 2

So it’s been almost full 24 hours since MAMA Day 2. Where to begin? I’ll start with the good things and finish with the “bad”.

Note: Is anyone else annoyed that they call it MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) Awards? Awards twice? Not only did they call it that, they also wrote it in their banners. 😭

First, it was expected that Day 2 would be more eventful, that’s how it’s always been. As you know Day 1 was spent giving out the Fans Choice Awards, so all other main categories were left for Day 2.

We had legends such as Tiger Jk and Jaurim, who just celebrated their 25th anniversary in August. It made it that much sweeter to see them perform their hit song Twenty Five, Twenty One. The opening performance by 3RACHA (Bang Chan, Han and Changbin from Stray Kids), Tiger Jk and Jung Jae Il is also worth noting. It was a powerful and meaningful message, fitting for a “new beginning” aka post-covid era. A reminder and gratitude towards the music and artists that got us through it. A promise from them to keep doing it for the music.

Overall, all performances were more exciting on Day 2, at least to me. I wouldn’t say there was anything that really surprised me. I’m not gonna lie, IVE’s stage felt a little bare, but I credit that due to the fact that maybe Starship could not afford a big stage with more props, more intrigue. At the same time, they did the best with what they could and the grils’ stage presence made up for it. One thing I really liked was the collaboration stage between INI and NiziU. It probably won’t look incredible or jaw dropping to most people, it didn’t to me, but there’s something about it that made me sit back, relax and enjoy it and I felt some sort of stress, that I didn’t know I had, just completely disappear.         

My favorite stages were Jaurim’s collaboration with G(I)-DLE and j-hope’s, but I expected as much. I wasn’t nervous for him performing alone. I was really happy to see this new, fresh j-hope who was not at all sunshine. He was more like the asteroid that hits second after you think it’s the sun. TREASURE also had a good stage, they brought up the energy and the audience really enjoyed it. I watched both days of MAMA with my mama, and the stages she enjoyed the most were Stray Kids, IVE, ENHYPEN and j-hope. She’s a big fan of all of them. I can’t cay I’m a big ENHYPEN enthusiast, but I do listen to some of their songs.

Side note: I love that when 3RACHA was performing the rest of Stray Kids' brain cells held up self-made signs for them, lol.

ITZY’s comeback stage….. Hm, let’s see. I did enjoy it,  I liked the song. However my personal opinion is that they made a mistake performing Cheshire first, followed up by their previous hits. I think they should’ve followed Kara’s example and performed their older songs first and then the comeback stage. It would’ve built up more anticipation and had bigger impact. Between Cheshire and Sneakers something felt disconnected. But If I look at each song performance separately, then they were all good.

Awards wise, again, no surprises there. Even with IVE winning SOTY. I don’t mean to brag, but I did predict it a few seconds before it happened. When they were showing the nominees my mom said something in the lines of BTS probably winning all awards again (mind you my mom is all new to this), and I said “I don’t know, watch SOTY go to Love Dive”.  It did. So yeah, that’s my mini moment for the Day 2, lol. My mom was very happy and I think it was well deserved, so congratulations to IVE. I myself love that song a lot.

Oh, I almost forgot about ZICO! I loved Zico’s stage, I was looking forward to him performing Freak more than anything. I love that song so much, the entire “Grown Ass Kid” album is so f*cking good. Yeah. If you haven’t heard it I recommend it, even if you’re not a hiphop fan, just…. You don’t have to, but I encourage you to try it.

I do have some complaints however. First, the camerawork was a notch better, but still bad. For such an important day, that they already spent millions for, you could’ve have put a little bit more effort into good video coverage. MAMA was not only awards show this year. It is arguably the biggest awards show in Asia and the fact that for the first time since covid it was in-person attendance, overseas as is tradition, it also served as a signal for a new beginning. Not only in music, but in entertainment in general.

My second dissatisfaction is with Lim Young Woong and Monika Shin’s stage. I know that Monika Shin is a big, established and well-respected name in various fields. Most notably in dance. I don’t mean to throw shade on her, but that dance choreography felt so distant and separate from Young Woong’s singing. It was like trying to watch two different performances at the same time. It was distracting and unattractive. Also, correct me if I’m wrong but I didn’t think she majored in contemporary dance? Her movements felt a little too sharp. With Young Woong’s powerful voice, I would’ve much preferred to just see him stand still with a mic stand, maybe raised on a not too high pedestal, with some simple CGI for the dome screens and home viewers. It would’ve been so much more powerful to me.

Last thing, I’m aware of the situation with (G)I-DLE and the criticism they’ve been getting over speaking against award shows, but I chose not to address that issue here as it requires a post of its own. A post I’m not sure I’m willing to make at this point in time, so if anyone is curious what I think about it, feel free to message me or consult with Remon. Quite frankly, I don’t see why anyone would care what I have to say about anything, but there’s that.

That’s pretty much all I had to say, I hope I’m not forgetting anything. If I haven’t talked about certain groups or artists, I’ve done so on purpose. It means I either have some sort of unresolved personal feelings towards them, or they simply didn’t stand out to me enough to mention.