CASSIPEASWORLD: [News] MNet Director Shin Hyung Kwan: "SM Singers Will Perform at this Years MAMA

Friday 4 November 2011

[News] MNet Director Shin Hyung Kwan: "SM Singers Will Perform at this Years MAMA

SM Entertainment’s singers are predicted to appear at Mnet’s music festival MAMA.

At the press conference of “Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)” held at the CGV Complex at Seoul’s Mapo-gu Sangamdong on November 1st at 11am, the attendees were CJ E&M Representative Kim Sung Su, Senior Vice-President Wee Wei Kiat of Singapore broadcasting company MediaCorp, Director Su Siew Kong of Singapore Tourism Board, Mnet’s Production Director Shin Hyung Kwan and Director Kim Dong Joon.

When asked if it is possible for SM Entertainment singers to make an appearance, Director Shin Hyung Kwan officially announced, “The viewers will be able to see SM singers at this year’s MAMA”.

The conflict between Mnet and SM Entertainment regarding the issue of music profits has recently been resolved. In actual fact, Super Junior etc have also made their comeback stages on Mnet’s “M!Countdown”.

Further, on the final MAMA nominees revealed on the same day, big-name SM singers such as TVXQ (Male Group, Best Dance Performance for Male Group), SNSD (Female Group), and Super Junior (Male Group, Best Dance Performance for Male Group) etc came up on the list.

The glamorous curtains of “2011 MAMA” will be raised on November 29 at 7pm at Singapore’s representative performance venue, the Singapore Indorr Stadium.

Last year, the “2010 MAMA” was held at Macau, while this year’s award ceremony has been decided to be in Singapore. Once again, this is a plan to establish a foundation for Asia K-pop festivals which will move out of domestic Korean territory.

The “2011 MAMA” will adopt the main concept of “Music Makes One”, a dream which binds the world as one through music that surpasses Asian boundaries. It is a visionary plan which involves not just Korean artistes which lead the K-pop fever, but also includes artistes from various Asian countries and global artistes coming together at a music festival to wrap up this past year in a grand fashion.