Check out the winners and performances from Chapter 1 of the 2024 MAMA Awards in Los Angeles: TWS, ILLIT, RIIZE and more!

Nov 22, 2024

Dazzling Launches at the 2024 MAMA Awards!

Highlights and Winners of the 2024 MAMA Awards in the United States!

The prestigious MAMA Awards 2024 event kicked off in style with the first chapter in Los Angeles, California, United States on November 21.

The three-day ceremony kicked off at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Park Bo Gum.

On the day, groups TWS and ILLIT respectively won the ' New Male Artist Award ' and ' New Female Artist Award ', with TWS also taking home the trophy for ' Best Dance Performance (Male Group) '.

RIIZE received the ' Favorite Global Male Performer ' award, while singer and producer JY Park was honored with the ' Inspirational Director Award '.

In their emotional speech, RIIZE touched fans' hearts, sharing, "Since our debut a year ago, many things have happened, events that many of you are familiar with. But we are committed to moving forward. We have many discussions with our company in an open environment, and we have reliable support. We are always grateful to our fans throughout these processes, and our greatest wish is for RIIZE and BRIIZE to always protect each other."

ILLIT members, for their part, couldn’t hold back their tears during their acceptance speech for the ‘New Female Artist Award.’ Represented by Yunah , the group expressed, “It’s an honor to perform at the ‘MAMA Awards,’ a stage we’ve dreamed of since our trainee days. Thank you also for this precious award. Being here reminds me of all the hours of practicing for our debut. I want to congratulate my members and thank them for their hard work. I also want to thank all the staff at BeLift Lab who helped and supported us.”