2015 MAMA Nominees Announced

2015 MAMA Nominees Announced

The 2015 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) nominees have been officially announced!

The list of nominees in each category is as follows:

Best New Artist -Male:

- iKON

- N.Flying

- MONSTA X

- SEVENTEEN

- UP10TION

Best New Artist -Female:

- CLC

- TWICE

- Lovelyz

- G-Friend

- Oh My Girl

Best Male Group:

- EXO

- BIGBANG

- BTS

- SHINee

- Super Junior

- Shinhwa

Best Female Group:

- AOA

- A Pink

- miss A

- Girls’ Generation

- SISTAR

- Wonder Girls

Best Male Artist:

- Zion. T

- Kyuhyun

- Park Jin Young

- Jung Yong Hwa

- Jonghyun

Best Female Artist:

- BoA

- IU

- Ailee

- Taeyeon

- HyunA

Best Music Video:

- “BAE BAE” – BIGBANG

- “4 Walls” – f(x)

- “Married to the Music” – SHINee

- “I Feel You” – Wonder Girls

- “Bad” – INFINITE

Best Band Performance:

- FTISLAND – “Pray”

- CNBLUE – “Cinderella”

- Nell – “Green Nocturne”

- Jung Joon Young Band – “OMG”

- Hyukoh Band – “WI ING WI ING”

Best Rap Performance:

- Gary – “Get Some Air”

- Dok2 – “Me”

- Mad Clown – “Fire”

- Jay Park – “MOMMAE”

- San E – “Me You”

Best Dance Performance – Male Group:

- BIGBANG – “Bang Bang Bang”

- EXO – “Call Me Baby”

- GOT7 – “If You Do”

- VIXX – “Love Equation”

- SHINee – “View”

- INFINITE – “Bad”

Best Dance Performance – Female Group:

- AOA – “Heart Attack”

- EXID – “Ah Yeah”

- Girl’s Day – “Ring My Bell”

- Red Velvet – “Ice Cream Cake”

- SISTAR – “Shake It”

- 4Minute – “Crazy”

Best Dance Performance – Solo:

- Ga In – “Paradise Lost”

- Niel – “Bad Girl”

- Park Jin Young – “Who’s Your Mama?”

- Amber – “Shake That Brass”

- HyunA – “Because I’m the Best” (also known as “Roll Deep”)

Best Collaboration Performance:

- Zion.T & Crush – “Just”

- Block B BASTARZ – “Conduct Zero”

- VIXX LR – “Beautiful Liar”

- Soyu & Kwon Jung Yeol – “Lean on Me”

- INFINITE H – “Pretty”

Best Vocal Performance – Male:

-SG WANNABE – “Love You”

- Zion.T – “Eat”

- Kyuhyun – “At Gwanghwamun”

- Im Chang Jung – “Love Again”

- Huh Gak – “April Snow”

Best Vocal Performance –  Female:

- Davichi – “Cry Again”

- MAMAMOO – “Um Oh Ah Yeh”

- Baek Ah Yeon – “Shouldn’t Have”

- Ailee – “Mind Your Own Business”

- Taeyeon – “I”

Nominees for other categories such as Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year have yet to be revealed.

CNBLUE, GOT7, BTS, and Zion.T have already been confirmed as the first set of artists to perform at the awards ceremony.

Previously, MAMA representatives had remained silent about YG Entertainment artists being excluded from the awards. CJ E&M and YG Entertainment has recently experienced tension most notably due to iKON‘s exclusion from the “M!Countdown” music chart. Even hours before revealing the nominees, MAMA officials did not comment on whether YG would be represented and stated that the final line-up was still not confirmed.”

The awards ceremony will take place in Hong Kong on December 2. Voting starts at 7 p.m. KST. You can vote here.

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Source: Soompi

BIGBANG's T.O.P Returns To Small Screen Opposite Ueno Juri In Web Drama 'Secret Message'

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As BIGBANG's MADE Tour continues to wind down, VIPs may be wondering what their favorite k-pop idols will be up to now that their 2015 comeback is coming to an end.

T.O.P fangirls are in for a treat, as the rapper will soon head back small screen for your weekly viewing pleasure.

According to reports, BIGBANG's T.O.P is set to begin starring in a new global web drama opposite Japanese actress Ueno Juri. The drama entitled "Secret Message" depicts a love story between a Korean man named Woo-hyun (played by T.O.P), and a Japanese woman named Haruka (played by Ueno). The drama will begin airing on Nov. 2.

At a press conference for "Secret Message," T.O.P expressed his desire to show how his acting has improved since his last role in the drama "Iris."
"It has been seven years since my last drama 'Iris.' I have tried my best with a strong sense of responsibility to show people how I have improved as an actor," said T.O.P.

T.O.P also expressed excitement about working with Ueno, who is known for roles in Japanese dramas such a "Nodame Cantabile" and "Last Friends."

"Because I enjoyed Ueno Juri's dramas, I was very excited and was looking forward to meeting her when I heard she was cast as my partner," explained T.O.P.

Korea Times reports that "Secret Message" will be comprised of 18 episodes and each episode will have 10 minute runtime. The episodes will be streamed via Naver TV Cast and LINE TV. The drama will also air in Japan on DTV.

Source: KPopStarz

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