“2026 MAMA Awards” side: “Preparing for Japan earthquake risks following Hong Kong fire tragedy”

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The “2026 MAMA Awards” team spoke about on-site risk management.

On the morning of the 29th, a media day for the “2025 MAMA AWARDS” was held at the Hotel Eliena in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Attendees included Shin Hyeong-gwan, Head of Music Content Business at CJ ENM; Yoon Sin-hye, Head of Mnet Business; and Park Chan-wook, Head of Convention Business.

On this day, Park Chan-wook stated, “I remember supporting Hong Kong, making donations there, and delivering comfort through music. We are preparing in advance for every aspect. In Japan as well, we have prepared manuals according to earthquake intensity levels.”

He added, “A separate organization has been prepared from the pre-event stage through the on-site phase, so we aim to respond immediately to any incidents that occur on site. We are striving to present a good image.”

Previously, during the holding of “MAMA Awards 2025” last year, a major fire broke out in a high-rise residential apartment complex in the Tai Po district of northern Hong Kong, resulting in dozens of deaths. Although Hong Kong authorities raised the alert level to the highest grade, Level 5, the event proceeded as scheduled without cancellation or postponement.

They also spoke about sound issues. Yoon Sin-hye said, “We deeply acknowledge the sound issues and are continuing to work on improvements. This year, we have been discussing sound since the planning stage began. We believe there is a difference between on-site sound and broadcast sound, so we are conducting various tests to see if we can reproduce both equally well.”

Meanwhile, the “2026 MAMA Awards” will be held over two days, November 20 and 21, at the Kyocera Dome Osaka. Actor Park Bo-gum will serve as host, and this year’s concept slogan is “Music Interstellar.” The plan includes completing a mysterious musical universe where artists and global fans resonate beyond time and space, transcending time, space, imagination, and reality.

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