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MAMA Awards to Proceed in Hong Kong With Subdued Program After Deadly Tai Po Fire

Organizers pledge a respectful ceremony focused on condolence.

Overview

  • CJ ENM confirmed the Nov. 28–29 event at Kai Tak Stadium will include a “Support Hong Kong” message, a moment of remembrance, and planned relief donations.
  • Producers are revising scripts, removing fire-related imagery and effects, and guiding artists to avoid staging that could evoke the blaze.
  • Chinese-language reports say Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun-fat are expected to withdraw as presenters, and YG founder Yang Hyun-suk may not attend, according to his agency.
  • Multiple K-pop acts, including Stray Kids, G-Dragon, Tomorrow X Together, IVE, Enhypen, and Riize, have departed or are en route to Hong Kong.
  • Organizers have reviewed cutting the red carpet and possibly delaying the livestream, with decisions pending, as the Tai Po fire has left at least 55 dead and hundreds missing.