The weakest lineup in MAMA's history?

The MAMA Awards, hosted by Mnet, is not only a well-known music event in the KPOP circle, but over the years, its scale has been continuously expanding. It has also invited many big-name stars to present awards, generating a lot of attention and discussion.

However, this year's MAMA has moved to Japan and will be held at the Tokyo Dome for two consecutive days on the 28th and 29th of this month. On the 8th, a press conference was held in advance to heat up the topic for the event at the end of the month. Unexpectedly, some netizens feel that this year's cast lineup does not seem to be as good as last year, sparking discussion again.

In fact, as early as when MAMA was announced to be held in Japan, many netizens felt it was unnecessary, and unexpectedly, the attendance list stirred up discussion again after it was revealed. In the attendance list released by MAMA, in addition to TVXQ, TXT, SEVENTEEN, ATEEZ, and ENHYPEN, the most eye-catching rookie groups of this year, ZERO BASE ONE, RIIZE, and BOYNEXTDOOR were also included.

As for the female artists, there are KEP1ER, LESSERAfIM, (G)I-DLE, and solo artist Lee Yong-Ji and Monica, who started off as a street fighter. Additionally, this year's host lineup continues with Park Bo-Gum and Somi, who were partners last year, taking on the important responsibility of hosting the event.

Although this year's MAMA invited 19 groups of artists in one go, which is even more than last year, some netizens compared the lineup from last year and claimed the guests were barely acceptable. If we look at last year's lineup, not only were there top-tier fourth-generation girl groups like IVE, NewJeans, and ITZY, but also solo singers, including BTS member J-Hope, who at the time had not yet enlisted and was doing individual activities.