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BTS, Blackpink, Twice, NCT: winners and highlights from Mama 2020, K-pop’s biggest award show
- BTS took all the grand prizes, Twice debuted a new song and BoA celebrated 20 years in K-pop
- All the big labels were in attendance at the six-hour extravaganza, the first time for five years
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The Mnet Asian Music Awards, K-pop’s biggest annual awards night, was broadcast live from South Korea on Sunday night. BTS won big, as expected, Twice surprised with a performance of new song and veteran singer BoA celebrated her 20th anniversary with younger artists covering her hits.
Here are five things you need to know about the 2020 Mama awards.
Twice debut new song
South Korean award shows usually emphasise remixes and it’s rare for premieres to take place. But during Sunday night’s ceremony, Twice surprised with the debut performance of their previously unreleased song Cry For Me after performing their other recent singles.
Twice’s fans, known as Once, were very excited, and Twice trended across many global social media platforms and the news topped various portal sites in South Korea.
The song was co-written by Ryan Tedder of One Republic, who posted on social media that it would be Twice’s next single on social media, but the release date is not known yet.
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