2011 MAMA to use 20 celebrity presenters rather than MCs to host the show

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

This year’s MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) will be experimenting with a brand new format, in which they won’t be using official MCs to host the show.
On November 17th, Mnet‘s Shin Hyung Kwan revealed to Star News, “There will not be many MCs hosting the 2011 MAMA. We will be challenging ourselves by deviating from the conventional awards show format.”
He continued, “We will be getting rid of MC hosts and instead, introduce a new ‘messenger’ concept. These presenters will be comprised of actors and TV celebrities who will freely help unfold the progress of the ceremony in the form of videos and voice announcements.”
“There are rumors of Yoon Se Yoon being appointed as an MC, but this is not the case. Instead, a total of 20 celebrities attending the awards show will help present the event.”
So far, the list of award presenters are as followed:

• Lee Byung Hun
• Song Seung Hun
• Go Soo
• Park Si Hoo
• Kim Soo Hyun
• Song Joong Ki
• Kim Hee Sun
• Han Chae Young
• Yoon Eun Hye
• Han Hyo Joo
• Kim Min Hee
• Ji Sung
• Kang Sora
• Bae Soo Bin
• Nam Gyu Ri
• Park Si Yoon
• Yoon Seung Ah
• Oh Ji Ho
• Kim Sung Soo

 Source: Allkpop
               Star News via Naver

Comments

[thesundayaffair.livejournal.com]

singapore is going to explode i swear

[unreal.livejournal.com]

:0 so the news about Leeteuk being on of the host is not true. That's makes it a bit better.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Mnet must be rolling in money since it cannot be cheap to get all those top actors to attend an award show held in different country. Anyhow, according to channelnewsasia.com in music artist side at least SNSD, 2NE1, Miss A, Hyuna, Super Junior, BEAST, and Kim Hyun-joong will be also in attendance.

[http://users.livejournal.com/psychedelico_/]

Oh god. Can you imagine half the island's fangirls in their MaxiCabs pursuing the celebrities? I fear for the safety of everyone.

[froggster.livejournal.com]

So I get that Mnet is Korean but lol @ the lack of other nationalities for apparently ~Asian~ music awards.

[thesundayaffair.livejournal.com]

exactly, it's going to be fucking insane tbh. super junior + snsd + beast alone are scary enough :/ and singapore is not exactly big, they'll probably get stalked like mad ):

[thesundayaffair.livejournal.com]

like auntie lucy? :D

[http://users.livejournal.com/___varying/]

'in the form of videos and voice announcements'? O.o What does that mean.

[linzer-jello.livejournal.com]

I will watch this just for Go Soo

[flu-n-c.livejournal.com]

Mnet be trollin yo

I bet less than half will attend

[shocko-o.livejournal.com]

conventional awards show format
conventional... for korea music awards? i would not have noticed the difference.

[glittermeout.livejournal.com]

no actually, the article says that mnet are doing away with mcs and using videos/annoucements instead, NOT flying all those actors over.

"These presenters will be comprised of actors and TV celebrities who will freely help unfold the progress of the ceremony in the form of videos and voice announcements."

so in fact, mnet are being cheapasses. lol

[glittermeout.livejournal.com]

OMFG HHAHAHAHAHA our reputation would just DIE.
as if having pck represent us in the amazing race asia wasn't bad enough

[glittermeout.livejournal.com]

so they're doing away with mcs and just using videos/announcements?

stop fucking trolling us, mnet

[suzieeq-luv.livejournal.com]

The Mnet Asian Music Awards will be filled with Korean presenters.
I never saw this coming.

[kekeke0-o.livejournal.com]

how did yoon si yoon go from being the host to not even a presenter, i miss his pretty face T_T

[soft-daisy.livejournal.com]

omg lol. I didn't realize until you said it because I skimmed. They really are getting cheaper and cheaper >_

[deerlike.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmm Lee Byung-Hun.

[fallingstarryuu.livejournal.com]

most of them are really embarrassing tbqh

[in2thelimelight.livejournal.com]

Since she's back in town, don't know why but Fiona Xie just pops up.

[stockingshield.livejournal.com]

Mte I still didn't get it why it called asian music awards. Tho last year they put perfume and chinese musician, but now~

[saintedmal.livejournal.com]

This is the end of Singapore as I know it.

[sashays27.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOO!ewww

[evivante.livejournal.com]

A bukkake of Hallyu wave in Singapore my goodness..

[moronicus-kyla.livejournal.com]

But won't it be really messy without at least one anchor MC? :\ Like okay, sure, you can have all those presenters and video presenters but you're still going to need someone to tie everything up for transitions and stuff.

lol, whatever, good luck Mnet.

[fallingstarryuu.livejournal.com]

I doubt he cares about k-pop though... I wish they could get Michelle Chong to host or something cause she's witty and not downright embarrassing + could attract a few non k-pop fans to watch as well

[song-jihyuk.livejournal.com]

wow look at the list!
everyone is so flawless (except nam gyuri) i wanna come ;~;