MKMF/MAMA 2010

so…the nominees are out. who will win and what will be the controversies?? to be honest, 90% of the artists nominated don’t deserve their nominations. kpop is forever ruined by idols. i miss the good old days when there were actually good songs out. oh how i miss the year 2006. that was a good year for kpop.

And the awards and nominees are….

Daesang Award
Singer of the Year
Song of the Year
Album of the Year

Male Group Award
2AM
2PM
B2ST
MBLAQ
Super Junior

Female Group Award
2NE1
4minute
KARA
T-ara
SNSD

Male Singer Award
PSY
Se7en
Rain
Taeyang
Wheesung

Female Singer Award
BoA
Gummy
Seo In Young
Son Dambi
Lee Hyori

Male Rookie Award
CNBlue
Infinite
Teen Top
Seo In Guk
ZE:A

Female Rookie Award
G.NA
miss A
Nine Muses
Rainbow
SISTAR

Best Music Video Picture
2NE1 – “Can’t Nobody”
Epik High – “Run”
UV – “Sorry I Can’t Be Cool”
Ga-In – “Can’t Turn Back”
Taeyang – “I’ll Be There”

Best Dance Performance – Solo
Narsha – “Bbiri Bbabba”
Rain – “The Song That’ll Hold YOu Back”
Lee Hyori – “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
Taeyang – “I’ll be There”
Hyuna – “Change”

Best Dance Performance – Male Group
2PM – “I’ll Be Back”
B2ST – “SHOCK”
MBLAQ – “Y”
SHINee – “Lucifer”
Super Junior – “Bonamana”

Best Dance Performance – Female Group
2NE1 – “Can’t Nobody”
4minute – “HUH!”
miss A – “Bad Girl GOod Girl”
Secret – “Magic”
T-ara – “Bo Peep Bo Peep”

Best Vocal Performance – Solo
K. Will – “Miss Miss Miss”
Gummy – “Because You’re A Man”
Seo In Young – “You Write It As Love and Call It Pain”
Jung In – “Hate”
Wheesung – “I Thought of Marriage”

Best Vocal Performance – Group
2AM – “Can’t Send You Even if I Die”
4men – “Can’t”
8Eight – “Break Up Is Coming”
Vibe – “Come Back”
Davichi – “Time Please Stop”

Best Band Performance
CNBlue – “Love”
FT Island – “Love Love Love”
Hot POtato – “Confession”
Boohwal – “Love Is”
TransFixion – “Shouts of Reds”

Best Rap Performance
DJ Doc – “I’m This Kind of Person”
Epik HIgh – “Run”
Outsider – “Acquaintance”
UV – “Sorry I’m Not Cool”
Supreme Team – “Dang Dang Dang”

Best Collaboration
Homme – “Eating Well”
Ga-In/Jo Kwon – “We Fell In Love”
Seo Young Eun/Jung Yeob – “This Pitiful Word”
IU/Seulong – “Nagging”
Sung Shi Kyung/IU – “It’s You”

Best Digital Single
MC Mong – “Hurt to Death”
Monday Kiz – “Spread Away”
Park Bom – “You and I”
Supreme Team – “Then Then THen”
Jung Yeob – “Without YOu”

The Shilla Duty Free Asian Wave Award
2PM
4minute
CNBlue
KARA
SNSD

 

2010 Hollywood Bowl (8th Korean Music Festival)

03. 23.10 UPDATE

BEAST/B2ST added to the line up!!!!

03.06.10 UPDATE

the third batch of artists have been announced. And they are……

KARA (Nicole as MC) , Ju Hyun Mi, Lee Eun Mi

02.27.10 UPDATE

the second batch of artists have been announced, and they are….

Leessang, Kim Jong Kook, Yoon Soo Il, Kim Yun Ja

02.20.10 UPDATE:

the first batch of artists have been announced and they are….

WONDER GIRLS, 2PM, CHOI SUNG SOO, HAHA

OMG!!! WG & 2PM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE:

Tickets go on sale Jan. 30 @ 10AM PST

Methods to buy tickets:
Phone: 323-692-2055 OR 323-692-2070 OR 323-692-2178 (+$2.50 service charge/ticket)
Online: visit www.koreanmusicfestival.com (must register before ordering) (+$2.50 service charge/ticket)
Walk in @ Korea Times Ticket Office – 4525 Wilshire Blvd, LA, CA 90010 (no service charge)
If you’re buying for a big group, call 323-692-2070

Seating Chart: (click for bigger picture)

So….the annual Korean Music Festival in LA is just around the corner again!!!

Sadly…all the info I have right now is:

Once again, it’s in May on a Saturday. Specifically, May 1st @ 6:30 PM at the usual location, Hollywood Bowl in California. Please google map it if you need to ^^

One thing I don’t like about it is they try to rip money off ticket buyers because…

1) tickets are expensive…ranges from ~$15-$200 USD (if i remember). It all depends on where you sit in the crowd.

2) they announce the attending artists every week (or is it every 2 weeks?! don’t remember >.<) starting from maybe February. As a result…it’s hard to refund tickets when you don’t like the attending artists.

But…the concert is quite worth it because it can be such a party, even when you’re with random people you don’t know.

A few things I DO like about the concert is…

1) you can stalk your favorite idols while they’re in town =) or even stay at the same hotel!

2) it is a dream come true…it feels like a dream being there! because that’s the closest you’ll ever get to them.

3) they ALWAYS have some of Korea’s most popular artists!!

4) it’s fun for all ages. It’s a family event since they’ve got some old school trot singers (like Eru’s dad, Tae Jin Ah!)

SO…KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR MORE UPDATES =)

while you wait for more announcements..why not predict who might show up!!

Credits: khype.com

MAMA 2009 Winners List

and the winners for this year’s MAMA awards (or MKMF if you still perfer it that way) are….

nominations are listed after in square ([]) brackets.

Newcomer (Male): Supreme Team [BEAST, MBLAQ, Chung Lim, Taegoon]
Newcomer (Female): 2NE1 [After School, T-Ara, 4Minute, f(x)]
Trot: Hong Jin Young [Gyeon Miri, Park Hyun Bin, Seong Jin Yoo, Joo Hyun Mi & Seo Hyun]
Dance: Kara (Honey) [2NE1 - I Don't Care, 2PM - Again & Again, SNSD - Gee, Super Junior - Sorry Sorry]
Mixed Group: 8eight [Roo'Ra, Koyote, Cool, Clazziquai]
Hip Hop: Leessang [Dynamic Duo, Drunken Tiger, Epik High, Outsider]
Rock: BuHwal [Seo Taiji, Jang Gi Ha & the Faces, Cherry Filter, FT Island]
Asian Recommend: AKB48 (Japan)
House and Electronic: Brown Eyed Girls (Abracadabra) [Son Dambi - , Clazziquai, 4Minute, G-Dragon]
Ballad/R&B: Kim TaeWoo (Love Rain) [Kim Jong Kook, Bobby Kim, Park Hyo Shin, Baek Ji Young]
OST: [Baek Ji Young - IRIS, Lee Seung Chul – Blue Love Story, T-Max - BOF, SS501 - BOF, Tiffany - JaMyungGo]
Best Asian Star: TVXQ
Male Artist: Drunken Tiger [Rain, Lee Seung Chul, G-Dragon, MC Mong]
Female Artist: Baek Ji Young [Bada, Son Dambi, Younha, Chae Yeon]
Asian Composer: JYP
Asian Recommend: Lollipop (Taiwan) (o.O they wrote China not Taiwan!)
MV: 2NE1 (Fire) [Leessang, Bada, Seo Taiji, DNG]
Female Group: Brown Eyed Girl [Davichi, SNSD, Jewelry, KARA]
Male Group: 2PM [Big Bang, Super Junior, SG Wannabe, SS501]
Hall of Fame: Shim Soo Bong
Album of the Year: G-Dragon (Heartbreaker)
Song of the Year: 2NE1 (I Don’t Care)
Artist of the Year: 2PM
(online awards)
Music Portal Mnet Award – 2NE1
CGV Popularity Award: Super Junior
Overseas Viewer Award: Super Junior
Mobile Popularity Award: Super Junior
Director of Music Video Award: Hong Won Ki

the awards were based on the album sales and album charts from 15th October 2008 till 22nd October 2009

 

i’m still trying to find the whole nomination list…some of the awards disappeared after the show…like OST…i don’t know who won that…and some appeared…like best asian star, asian composer, asian recommends, hall of fame.

before you guys rant about deserving/not deserving awards…please keep in mind that not all nominated artists did not attend…therefore they did not get the award they deserve. in my opinion, there were a few artists that deserved their awards more than others. but boo hoo…that’s mnet and rigged awards for us! but this year, it was not as biased as last year. not as much drama either =)

i wished Jay could’ve been there with 2PM to accept their awards!

and yes..SM did boycott the awards so none of their artists showed up, EXCEPT for three of TVXQ (Jaejoong, Yoochun & Junsu). They accepted an award on BEHALF of the group. It was just sad T___T. you can find a subbed video of them receiving their award and giving out a speech on youtube. i don’t have time to find it at the moment…sorry >.<

and if you would like to watch the show, mnet has kindly uploaded the whole thing…like they always do =) here’s the link ^^

http://mama.mnet.com/2009/AwardVote/AwardVote.asp

(Click on the big blue button on the bottom ^^)

and you can view past MKMFs  here http://mama.mnet.com/2009/AwardEnjoy/AwardSpecialHall.asp

WILL BE ADDING VIDEOS NEXT WEEK…REALLY BUSY WITH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW…LOTS OF ASSIGNMENTS DUE AND FINALS COMING UP!!!

Wanna?

Here is KARA’s new MV! Enjoy ^^

Here’s the download link for the song if you want it!