Where and when are the 2026 MAMA Awards happening?

The 2026 MAMA Awards are scheduled to take place on November 20 and 21 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan. Actor and singer Park Bo-gum will return to host the ceremony and serve as a MAMA Ambassador. The event is part of the long-running major South Korean music awards ceremony presented annually by CJ ENM.

What we know

• The 2026 MAMA Awards will take place on November 20 and 21 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan. [3]
• Actor and singer Park Bo-gum will return to host the ceremony and act as a MAMA Ambassador. [3]
• The MAMA Awards is a major music awards ceremony presented annually by the entertainment company CJ ENM. [2]
• The awards ceremony was first held in Seoul in 1999 and was originally known under names including Mnet KM Music Video Festival. [1, 2]

Where to go next

• whenWhat happened at the 2025 MAMA Awards in Hong Kong?
• what caused itHow did the MAMA Awards expand outside of South Korea?
• how it workedWhat is the role of CJ ENM in producing the MAMA Awards?
• a case in pointWhich artists have won awards at the Mnet Asian Music Awards?
• the bigger pictureHow do music award ceremonies operate in South Korea?
• an unexpected connectionHow did a local Hong Kong emergency alter a major K-pop broadcast?The 2025 MAMA Awards had to cancel or revise several performances due to a local regional fire during the event.

Sources

• [1]MAMA Awards (Wikidata Q483271) · CC0 1.0
• [2]MAMA Awards · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]2026 MAMA Awards · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]2025 MAMA Awards · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]2024 MAMA Awards · CC BY-SA 4.0

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