2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards

1 Desember:

MANILA, Philippines – Super Junior, 2NE1 and Girls Generation were the biggest winners in the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) ceremony held on Nov. 29 at theSingapore Indoor Stadium inSingapore.

Super Junior romped off with three awards: Album of the Year for “Mr. Simple,” Best Male Group and Singapore’s Choice.

K-pop quartet 2NE1 brought home the Song of the Year award for “I Am the Best” and Best Vocal Group Performance for “Lonely.”

On the other hand, nine-member Girls Generation won as Artist of the Year and Best Female Group.

The ceremony was made special with the performances of the Black Eyed Peas’ apl.de.ap and will.i.am, Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre.

Apl.de.ap performed “We Can Be Anything,” which he composed for his “We Can Be Anything” education advocacy campaign in the Philippines. He sang the song complete with Filipino lyrics.

Will.i.am sang “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever),” a new song he released online last Nov. 19. The original song featured Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger.

Then Apl.de.ap, Will.i.am and 2NE1’s CL performed “Where Is the Love,” the Grammy nominated song by the Black Eyed Peas.

Snoop Dogg sang “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg performed “The Next Episode,” a song released in 2000.

Other winners in the 2011 MAMA are:

Best Male Artist - Kim Hyun Joong

Best OST Song - Baek Ji Young for “That Woman”

Best Female Artist – Baek Ji Young

Best Vocal Performance (Solo)-  IU

Best Music Video - Big Bang for “Love Song”

Best Rap Performance - Leessang

Best Band Performance – CN Blue

Best New Female Artist - A Pink

Best New Male Artist - Huh Gak

Best Dance Performance (Female Group) - miss A

Best Dance Performance (Male Group) - BEAST for “Fiction”

Best Dance Solo Performance - 4minute's Hyuna for “Bubble Pop”

Best Style In Music - Seo Inyoung

Best Artist (China) - Jane Zhang

Best New Asian Artist (Group) – Aziatix

Best New Asian Artist (Solo) – Vision Wei

Hottest Asian Artist - Koda Kumi

Mnet PD’s Choice Award: YB

Source: Manila Bulletin | By JONATHAN M. HICAP
Shared at www.sup3rjunior.wordpress.com by : Melody

29 November:

“Trouble Maker” duo HyunA and Hyunseung have worked up quite the storm after heating up the stage at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards, shocking everyone with a sensual kiss in the middle of an intimate dance sequence.

However, scandalized fans can seek solace in a recent statement by a CUBE official, who confirmed that the HyunA and Hyunseung didn’t actually lock lips during their performance. “The kiss was not lip to lip, but actually lip to cheek.”

“The kiss was a decision made by the directors before the performance,” the representative went on to clarify. “This stage was special because it was a place to wrap up the successes of this past year and also debut a new unit collaboration. It was after the agreement with the directors that this kiss stunt was developed.”

The group is scheduled to debut on December 1st.

If you haven’t watched the duo’s stage yet, check it out below:

The 2011 ‘Mnet Asian Music Award (MAMA)’ which was held at Singapore’s Indoor Stadium on November 29th far exceeded the expectations of the viewers and audience of over 10,000 guests alike.

The stage was created to model the Chinese character for ‘Human‘, and appeared to be an enormous space station. The slogan for this year’s MAMA was ‘Music Makes One‘, meaning all the Asians in the world are able to become one through the medium of music.

The first performance was one by rockband YB, followed by hip hop group Dynamic Duo as well asSimon D, causing the audience to go wild from the get-go.

A collaboration performance of Chinese pianist Lang Lang and B2ST received an explosive response from the fans, and a sensual kiss performance by Trouble Maker, a unit made up of B2ST’s Jang Hyun Seung and 4Minute‘s HyunA, left the crowd surprised but thrilled.

miss A delivered a special performance of “Goodbye Baby Goodbye“, including folding fans and martial arts moves in their choreography. A performance of Kim Hyun Joong‘s “Lucky Guy“and 2NE1with “I Am The Best” was enough to leave the audience members overwhelmed.

The performances by artists overseas was equally impressive. J-POP star Koda Kumi lived up to her title as ‘Performance queen’, captivating the audience with her vocals and followed it up with a sexy and powerful performance. Legendary west coast rappers Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg performed “The Next Episode” which got everyone putting their hands up to the beat.

Furthermore, the rousing cheers continued with will.i.am performing “The Hardest Ever” andapl.de.ap‘s performance of “We Can Do Anything“. The crowd went wild when the two continued to perform the Black Eyed Peas‘ hit song “Where is the Love” with 2NE1′s CL.

The ladies of SNSD hung from high swings on stage, a performance only seen at their previous independent concert, surprising the MAMA guests and fans alike. Super Junior easily drew the attention of the audience as they put on their performance, going back and forth from the audience members and the stage. 100 back dancers joined them in the end to put on a Blockbuster movie-like performance that was extremely well-synchronized.

But that wasn’t all. 2NE1, B2ST, miss A, Dynamic Duo, A Pink, and more showcased their individual charms and unique colors to continuously receive an explosive response from the fans. The Super Star K3 contestants also performed on stage including Christina, Two Months, Son Ye Rim and of course, the winners- Ooh La La Session. Various artists also collaborated to perform by genre and by group, an event that can only be seen at the MAMA.

With the increasing popularity of Korean movies and dramas, the top Hallyu actors and actresses were also in attendance. The line-up included international star Lee Byung Hun, as well as Kim Hee Sun,Song Seung Hun, Han Hyo Joo, Yoon Eun Hye, Han Chae Young, Go Soo, Song Joong Ki, Kim Soo Hyun, Nam Gyuri, Park Si Yeon, Gong Hyung Jin, Kim Sung Soo, Yoon Seung Ah, Oh Ji Ho, and more. These stars presented the awards during the actual ceremony, and their attendance alone was enough to once again drive the crowd wild.

This year’s MAMA proved that it was not just another award ceremony. It further emphasized the impact of popular idols today. The awards went to the top Hallyu stars, and different from last year’s show which only consisted of a few different entertainment labels, top management company SM Entertainment was in attendance to bring up the atmosphere.

SM Entertainment artists such as SNSD and Super Junior performed to further enrich the show. The SNSD ladies put on a re-made, faster version of “The Boys” while Super Junior performed “Mr. Simple” and “Sorry Sorry“, both phenomenal tracks with intense beats.

This was the second MAMA to be held overseas after last year’s event in Macau, and Mnet feels proud to have accomplished such a large and spectacular stage.

A representative from CJ E&M remarked, “We started planning for this project since early July. We are thrilled to receive such an explosive reaction from the fans“.

CJ E&M plans to put on a grammy-like award ceremony next year, and they are also pushing ahead for a performance overseas thanks to official sponsors like authentic Korean food brand, Bibigo, etc.

CJ E&M head representative Kim Sung Soo stated during a press conference, “We want to create a music festival that exceeds the standards of the Grammys in America. We will not stop at only Asian Music, but will continue to incorporate more and more American music as well“.

Source : Newsen via Nate, TV Daily via Nate, OSEN via Nate, Star Today via Nate, Enews24 via Nate - allkpop

On November 29th, Mnet hosted its 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (‘MAMA’) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, attracting stars and performers from both Korea and around the world.

This year, the committee invited some platinum names from the international music community to come perform at the MAMA. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and The Black Eyed Peas‘ will.i.am andapl.de.ap joined Korea’s top artists like 2NE1 and HyunA to put on an unforgettable show.

Check out their performances below!

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< Superstar K3 finalists >

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< Ulala Session >

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< Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg >

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< Ending with DJ KOO and everybody >

On November 29th, Mnet hosted its 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (‘MAMA‘) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, attracting stars and performers from both Korea and around the world.

This year, the awards ceremony tried out something new by having 20 presenters instead of official MCs to host the show. These presenters were comprised of Korea’s top actors and TV personalities, who helped distribute the awards to the winning artists.

Check out 2011′s winners and their presenters below! (Winners will be bolded in the list)

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Daesang Award (Grand Prize)

▲ Album of the Year

- Super Junior, ‘Mr. Simple’

▲ Artist of the Year

- SNSD

▲ Song of the Year

- 2NE1, “I Am The Best”

Singer Category

▲ Best New Male Artist Award

Kim Ji Su
Boyfriend
N-Train
Huh Gak
B1A4

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▲ Best New Female Artist Award

A Pink
Brave Girls
Jang Jae In
Han Groo
Dal Shabet

▲ Male Group Award

TVXQ
B2ST
Big Bang
Super Junior
2PM

▲ Female Group Award

Brown Eyed Girls
SNSD
KARA
2NE1
f(x)

▲ Male Singer Award

Kim Bum Soo
Kim Tae Woo
Kim Hyun Joong
Sung Si Kyung
Wheesung

▲ Best Female Singer Award (Solo)

Kim Wan Sun
G.NA
Baek Ji Young
IU
Seo In Young

Genre Category

▲ Best Dance Performance – Solo

Kim Hyun Joong – Breakdown
Jay Park – Abandoned
Jang Woo Hyuk – Time Is (L)over
HyunA – Bubble Pop!
G.NA – Black & White

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▲ Best Dance Performance – Male Group

TVXQ – “Keep Your Head Down”
B2ST – “Fiction”
Big Bang – “Tonight”
Super Junior – “Mr. Simple”
MBLAQ – “Mona Lisa”
INFINITE – “Be Mine”

▲ Best Dance Performance – Female Group

2NE1 – “I Am The Best”
4minute – “Mirror Mirror”
miss A – “Goodbye Baby”
T-ara – “Roly-Poly”
SECRET – “Shy Boy”
SNSD – “The Boys”

▲ Best Vocal Performance – Solo (Did not attend)

IU – “Good Day”

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▲ Best Vocal Performance – Group

Davichi – “Don’t Say Goodbye”
SISTAR19 – “Ma Boy”
2AM – “You Who Wouldn’t Answer The Phone”
2NE1 – “Lonely”
4men – “Once While Living”

▲ Best Band Performance (Did not attend)

CNBLUE – “Intuition”

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▲ Best Rap Performance

Leessang – “Turned Off The TV…”
Tablo – “Bad”
Mighty Mouth – “Tok Tok”
Clover – “La Vida Loca”
Simon D – “Cheerz”

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▲ Best O.S.T.

Baek Ji Young – “That Woman” (Secret Garden O.S.T.)
IU – “Someday” (Dream High O.S.T.)
Lim Jae Bum – “Love” (City Hunter O.S.T.)
Taeyeon – “I Love You” (Athena O.S.T.)
Huh Gak – “Don’t Forget Me” (The Greatest Love O.S.T.)

Music Video

▲ Best Music Video (Did not attend)

Big Bang – “Love Song”

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Others

▲ Best Artist (China)

- Jane Zhang

▲ Hottest Asian Artist

- Koda Kumi

▲ Best New Asian Artist (Group)

- Aziatix

▲ Best New Asian Artist (Solo)

- Wei Chen

▲ Singapore’s Choice **Most Popular K-Pop Artist in Singapore**

- Super Junior

▲ Best Style in Music

- Seo In Young

▲ Mnet PD’s Choice Award

- YB

Source: allkpop

26 November:

American rapper and producers Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will put on a collaboration together for the first time in eleven years just for the 2011 ‘Mnet Asian Music Awards‘.

Dr. Dre is known for being a successful producer for rappers such as Eminem and Tupac which landed him the award for best producer at the ’2000 Grammy Awards’.  He is also known for his line of headphones, “Beats By Dr. Dre“, which have been promoted by several kpop stars.

Coincidently Snoop Dogg was first introduced to the world through Dr. Dre’s album ‘The Chronic‘.  Snoop Dogg’s first album ‘Doggystyle‘ also became a huge hit, which paved the way to his stardom.

A producer of ‘MAMA’ stated, “The ‘Mnet Asian Music Awards’ has been taken to the next level with the widely anticipated performances from artists with such worldwide reputations. They will not just make a small appearance. A special performance is being planned so please look forward to it.”

The 2011 ‘Mnet Asian Music Awards’ will take place in the Singapore Indoor Stadium on November 29 and will also have performances from famous Japanese and Chinese artists such as Koda Kumi,Jane Zhang/Zhang Liangying, Lang Lang, and Dick Lee.

Source + image via Newsen - allkpop

18 November:

Some of the biggest names in the Korean entertainment industry have confirmed their attendance to the prestigious 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), which will take place on November 29th at the Singapore Indoor Stadium from 4 – 10 PM (Singapore time).

Local co-organisers MediaCorp VizPro International has revealed the list of attendees for the big event. So far, SNSD, 2NE1, miss A, HyunA, Super Junior, B2ST, and Kim Hyun Joong have all reportedly confirmed their attendance. Meanwhile, the K-media is reporting that Dynamic Duo and YBwill also be there to rock the show.

The above list is by no means final, as the organizers revealed that more names will be revealed as the event date nears.

Most of the tickets have long been sold out since it was released for sale, but limited standing tickets are still available over at their official ticketing partner, SISTIC.

The 2011 MAMA will start with the red carpet ceremony from 4-6pm, and will be followed by the actual 4-hour long ceremony, ending at 10pm.

Source: Channel NewsAsia (1)(2), Nate - allkpop

17 November:

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: Star News via Naver - allkpop

11 November:

All eyes and ears are focused on the ‘2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)’ that is scheduled to take place at the Indoor Stadium in Singapore on the 29th.

More than 2,240,000 votes came in this year through MAMA’s official homepage (www.2011mama.com), which is more than 10 times the number of votes that came in last year.

19% of the votes were from Korean fans, 11.2% of voters were Thai, 10.8% were Chinese, 8.6% were Japanese, and 2.4% of the votes came from Singapore. In total, more than 80% of all the votes were from oversea fans, which is 13% more compared to last year.

The competition is fierce for best male group dance performance, with Super Junior seizing 35.1% of all votes with “Mr. Simple“, and TVXQ earning 34.9% of all votes with “Why“.

Blackjacks and Sones are battling it out to bring their favorite girl group on top; 2NE1 is currently in first place for best female group dance performance with 31.3% of all votes, while SNSD is a close second earning 26.8% of all the votes.

The ’2011 MAMA’ is an event in which not only Korean artists, but famous artists from all of Asia come together. The celebrities will be stepping onto the red carpet from 5pm to 7pm, and the performances and award ceremony will begin at 7pm and end at 11pm.

The event will be streamed live in 13 different countries including Singapore, Japan & Thailand, and a taping of the event will air in 7 different countries including China, the US, and France.

Source: Newsis via Nate - allkpop

Back in October, DJ Koo and Yoon Mi Rae released their collaboration track, “Music Makes One“, the theme song for the ‘2011 Mnet Asia Music Awards‘ (or ‘MAMA’).

Following up, they’ve released a music video that’s equal parts cool and strange. The two main characters are out on a mission accompanied by their respective side-kicks — one appears to be a Daft Punk sibling while the other is some sort of cross-breed between Sasquatch and the rabbit from ‘Donnie Darko’.

Check out the MV below, and don’t forget to check out our giveaway for ’2011 MAMA’ tickets in Singapore!

Source: allkpop

3 November:
Dubbed as Asia’s leading music awards show, the ‘2011 MAMA‘ (or ‘Mnet Asian Music Awards’) is offering a sensational event for international K-Pop fans to experience the show live!

The theme for this year’s ‘MAMA’ aims to broaden K-Pop beyond Asia, and bring global fans together through music. To help spread this message, Mnet came up with an innovative event called the ‘Music Makes One Song Dance Relay‘, which comes with a huge prize for the winning participant.

Here’s how it works: K-Pop fans are encouraged, no matter where they’re from, to create a video of themselves shuffling to their favorite K-Pop track. Mnet also wants to hear your message for your favorite idol in your video.

Participants must then upload their video to MAMA’s Facebook page or official website.

The 3 contestants who have the most enthusiastic and creative videos will be awarded with seats at the event, roundtrip tickets to Singapore, accommodation, as well as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to appear on stage.

Additionally, 25 participants will be given MAMA Special Edition Beats headsets, gift sets and much more.

The contest ends on November 15th, so grab your kicks and practice your shuffle, because this is one prize you definitely don’t want to miss!

Source: allkpop

2 November:

Mnet‘s annual award show Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) held a press conference earlier today at the Seoul Sangamdong CGV Theater. Parent company CJ E&M‘s lead director stated at the conference, “Relations between Mnet and SM Entertainment were recently mended and SM artists have returned making appearances on many Mnet programs.”

The two companies have been working out their differences over the past few years but have only recently shown real progress, with SNSD‘s recurring performances on M! Countdown as well as on Wide News and other live programs.

CJ E&M director Shin Hyung Gwan also noted, “We can say that MAMA is not an award show for certain entertainment companies but more of a festival to support the artists who are the most active.”

’2011 MAMA’ will be held on November 29th at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Source: Joy News 24 via Naver - allkpop
1 November:

It’s that time of the year again, folks. ‘Mnet‘s Annual Music Awards’ (or ‘MAMA’) is gearing up to deliver a spectacular event at the end of November, but before they do, they’re concentrating on narrowing down this year’s most popular artists and songs.

The ’2011 MAMA’ kicked off its voting system online on November 1st, inviting K-Pop fans from all over the world to name their choices on who should belong to the top tier of 2011.

Check out the nomination lists below, and be sure to drop your vote through the official ’2011 MAMA’ website!

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Best New Male Artist:
Kim Ji Su
Boyfriend
N-Train
Huh Gak
B1A4

Best New Female Artist:
Dal Shabet
Brave Girls
A Pink
Jang Jae In
Han Groo

Best Male Group:
TVXQ
2PM
Super Junior
Big Bang
B2ST

Best Female Group: 
Brown Eyed Girls
2NE1
f(x)
SNSD
KARA

Best Male Artist: 
Kim Bum Soo
Kim Tae Woo
Kim Hyun Joong
Sung Si Kyung
Wheesung

Best Female Artist: 
Kim Wan Sun
Baek Ji Young
Seo In Young
IU
G.NA

Best Solo Dance Performance (Solo): 
Kim Hyun Joong
G.NA
HyunA
Jang Woo Hyuk
Jay Park

Best Dance Performance (Male Group):
TVXQ
B2ST
Big Bang
Super Junior
MBLAQ
INFINITE

Best Dance Performance (Female Group): 
SNSD
SECRET
T-ara
4minute
2NE1
miss A

Best Band Performance:
CNBLUE
F.T. Island
Jang Kiha and the Faces
YB
Jaurim

Best Rap Performance:
Leessang
Mighty Mouth
Clover
Tablo
Simon D

Best Vocal Performance (Solo):
IU
Lee Hyun
Huh Gak
K. Will
Kim Gun Mo

Best Vocal Performance (Group):
Davichi
SISTAR19
2AM
2NE1
4Men

Best Vocal Performance (Group):
Baek Ji Young (“That Woman” – ‘Secret Garden’ OST)
IU (“Someday” – ‘Dream High’ OST)
Lim Jae Bum (“Love” – ‘City Hunter’ OST)
Taeyeon (“Love You” – ‘Athena’ OST)
Huh Gak (“Please Don’t Forget Me” – ‘The Greatest Love’ OST)

Best Music Video: 
Brown Eyed Girls (“Sixth Sense”)
Big Bang (“Love Song”)
Sunny Hill (“Midnight Circus”)
Jang Kiha and the Faces (“Just Know Each Other”)
UV (“Itaewon Freedom”)

Song of the Year: 
Kim Gun Mo – “Sadder Than Yesterday”
Kim Hyun Joong – “Break Down”
Davichi – “Don’t Say Goodbye”
TVXQ – “Keep Your Head Down”
Leessang – “Turned Off The TV”
Mighty Mouth – “Tok Tok”
Jay Park – “Abandoned”
Baek Ji Young – “That Woman” (Secret Garden OST)
B2ST – “Fiction”
Big Bang – “Tonight”
SNSD – “The Boys”
Super Junior – “Mr Simple”
SECRET – “Shy Boy”
SISTAR19 – “Ma Boy”
IU – “Good Day”
MBLAQ – “Mona Lisa”
Lee Hyun – “You Are The Best of My Life”
Lim Jae Bum – “Love” (City Hunter OST)
Jaurim – “Idol”
INFINITE – “Be Mine”
Jang Kiha and the Faces (“Just Know Each Other”)
Jang Woo Hyuk – “Time is (L)over”
Clover – “La Vida Loca”
Tablo – “Bad”
Taeyeon (“Love You” – ‘Athena’ OST)
T-ara – “Roly Poly”
4minute – “Mirror Mirror”
Huh Gak – “Hello”
HyunA – “Bubble Pop”
2AM – “You Wouldn’t Answer My Calls”
2NE1 – “I Am The Best”
4Men – “Once While Living”
CNBLUE – “Intuition”
F.T. Island – “Hello Hello”
G.NA – “Black & White”
K.Will – “My Heart is Beating”
miss A – “Goodbye Baby”
Simon D – “Cheerz”
YB – “Find the Dream Breaker”

Artist of the Year: 
Kim Bum Soo
Kim Wan Sun
Kim Ji Su
Kim Tae Woo
Kim Hyun Joong
Dal Shabet
TVXQ
Baek Ji Young
Boyfriend
Brown Eyed Girls
Brave Girls
B2ST
Big Bang
Seo In Young
Sung Si Kyung
SNSD
Super Junior
IU
A Pink
N-Train
Jang Jae In
KARA
Han Groo
Huh Gak
Wheesung
2NE1
2PM
B1A4
f(x)
G.NA

Source: allkpop

With the highly anticipated Mnet Asian Music Awards just around the bend, DJ KOO and Tasha(Yoon Mirae) have joined forces to release the event’s official theme song, “Music Makes One“!

Upbeat and infectious, “Music Makes One” features a fun instrumental intro and Tasha’s swagtastic vocals in English.

Without further ado give the track a listen below:

The 2011 awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Singapore on November 29th. Stay tuned as it looms near!

Source: allkpop