The collaboration between BLACKPINK's Rose and Bruno Mars at the 2024 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) Day 2 was one of the most anticipated. Both fans and the artists who attended were looking forward to the two performing the duet song "APT" live.
However, the unexpected happened. The event, held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan, was broadcast live on Mnet, with Bruno Mars as one of the main highlights. From the beginning, Rose and Bruno's arrival continued to be the center of attention of everyone there.
The idols sitting not far from Rose and Bruno were even seen whispering to each other, expressing their joy at being able to see a world-class artist like Bruno from such a close distance. Rose and Bruno also went on stage to accept the Global Sensation Award together, showing a cheerful camaraderie.
Bruno entertained fans by delivering a short acceptance speech in Korean, saying, “Kamsahamnida” (“Thank you”). The interaction between the two sparked further anticipation for their performance at the end of the event.
However, who would have thought that Rose and Bruno did not actually appear on stage at MAMA 2024. The organizers only broadcast a video of Rose and Bruno's performance that had been recorded previously like in a club, instead of being shown live on stage at Kyocera Dome.
Disappointed and surprised expressions were seen on the faces of the people present. However, a number of artists who came tried to continue enjoying Rose and Bruno's indirect performance. Like Lee Young Ji who was seen singing and dancing excitedly with the female idol group sitting next to her.
Meanwhile, fans on social media expressed their disappointment. " Still can't accept it, want to be angry ," said a netizen. " Speechless ," said another. " Even though I've prepared this to be proud of my first live performance at my mom's, it turns out, really bad intentions are not allowed guys ," said another.
" You know what, @MnetMAMA just knelt down to me for the performance video so I wouldn't wait 5 hours ," joked the fan. " Looks like we're not the only ones who feel pranked, but the idols there are also definitely hah heh hoh ," added another. " I can't speak anymore ," said another account.
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