SM boycotts MAMA
We bring you yet more unfortunate news: artistes of SM Entertainment will not be taking part in the 2009 MAMA.
SME announced on November 3rd that their artistes including Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee and f(x) will not be attending MAMA. The reason given was that MAMA will be using a process similar to how MNET’s music program M! Countdown selects its winners, and SME does not trust the method nor believe that it is fair.
This latest statement comes as SME does not trust in M! Countdown because of what happened with SNSD’s massive hit Gee. While the song topped charts of other television networks for 9 weeks in a row, it failed to reach number one in M! Countdown even once. It only made the top 10, one whole month after the song’s release date.
SME thus feel that MNET’s method of deciding on their winners cannot be trusted.
Also, there is a MAMA-related popularity poll happening on Mnet’s website at the moment. The catch is that you must be registered as a paid member of the website in order to cast a vote. SME feels that fans of SME’s artistes should not be spending too much money just to cast votes for their favourite artistes and has hence asked MNET to withdraw SME’s artistes from the categories for which they are nominated in MAMA.
We have previously reported that a couple of trot singers were boycotting MAMA. Will MNET be able to pull this event off successfully without participation by some of the biggest names in the industry? Stay tuned to allkpop as MAMA draws near.
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@398
SJ won in all three of the popular award categories despite not attending: CGV Popularity Award, Overseas Viewer Award, and Mobile Popularity Award.
TVXQ won Best Asian Representative.
Although there were disagreements: obviously people understood that Super Junior and TVXQ could have no way have been denied those awards at the very least because people knew that SJ was definitely the biggest band for the year and TVXQ is already at their top. While it is confirmed that Super Junior should have also won best album for Sorry, Sorry and SNSD winning best song with “Gee”; they didn’t attend, therefore the award went to someone else. It’s how business works, but yes SM took home 4 awards (which were arguably the 4 best awards to have besides best artist and album).
just because snsd doesnt get opportunities doesnt mean they have to do that to the other artists..
suju, shinee, f(x) could have won stuff! ):
wtf. Super Junior is a lot better. So why just make such dramas -.-
I feel bad for the SME artist.. xL
SuJu, SNSD, Shinee && f(x)!!! x(
GAbaan ang SM sa TVXQ ……………
Why SM react to SNSD ” Gee” issue just this now isn’t it too late? And their artist garnered most lots of vote…, Gee is months before
well MAMA seems to be a fail so far and it hasn’t even launched yet.
BOO!!! NO SUPER JUNIOR,SHINEE OR SNSD!?!? *shakes head* i am dispointed
NOO!! They shouldnt! SM artists are like winning every single categories they were voted in!
2009 music industry …
so much things happened D;
honestly, i could care less,. SM is getting their selves intoo much trouble since they cant control their artists like kangin whos suffering form the bad publicity of his wrong doing. plus SM is beeing way too greedy when it comes to DBSK
SM haters,
Do you actually beleive that Mnet is innocent with the fairness and money issue?
yeayyyy
goood sme is standing up for the
singerss
did u know that shinee
was not on the votingg
so shinee wouldnt winnnnn
wowowowoowoww
shineee shouldd winnn
buhhh wowowowowow they are all not going to win
thennnn=(
go SM!
OH wow! Those are some big names that Mnet just lost.
BUT yea thats a FAIL. Gee didn’t win first, not once, on M! Countdown.
That’s insane.
wasnt SME banned from Mnet? I believe it stems more from that then anything else. If you didnt ever notice, i dont think any SME artists won M countdown b/c of the aforementioned reason. Sorry Sorry and Gee are 2 of the top 5 songs of the year and neither of them won… and i kno that they did get within several pts of winning… its not suspicious. its blatant and this should come as no surprise.
I agree that they should not turn up, because mnet may be supporting ygent. I wouldn’t want them to lose =(
this year mnet asian awards will suck hard the only thing that saves them is to put the half boybands topless and some tongue action on cam lol
MAMA will just have to lose more viewerss
waaaaah~
NO SHINee & my SUPER JUNIOR oppa’s!!
STUPID SME~~~!!!
@144
Is that so? Then you must be veeeeeeeery tired of SME now?
I dunno, SME never gets satisfied with all the publicity they get, and now this one?
Anyways, i don’t care if they don’t let any of their artists attend, not all are interested in them. There are many better artists out there. It’s their time to shine.
And, their excuse is soooo lame. I mean, does anyone actually believe that? If they really are concerned about the fans paying just to be able to vote, they have known this way before right? Why complain about it just NOW?
Maybe they’re just afraid of losing ‘coz unlike in the past years when they reigned and lorded it all over non-SM artists, this year they’re faced with tougher (better?) competition. To site an example, in the rookie girl group category, do you honestly think f(x) deserve the award than 2ne1 (popular choice among fans and non-fans), 4minute, After School and T-ara who have already proven themselves and produced hit songs?
After evrything that’s happening to them, i can’t believe SM still has the guts to go bitching around.
what?!
i’t mean all SM’s artists out from being nominees or they don’t attend the show??
i think mybe SM’s artists definately win, but why SME boycotts???
SUJU definately win overseas award..
fuck SME!!
SM is being so stubborn..
not too too surprising…considering what happened before with suju and mnet… altho i understand from MAMA’s perspective in wanting to prevent multiple votings to occur… i kinda haveta agree with SM on this one… can’t imagine havin a music awards without SM groups!!!
i like SM or thinking of the fans saying that he doesnt want them to pay so much in order to vote.
thats one thing that is good about SM.
sigh…. >.>
Seriously, if most of the entertainment companies are boycotting MAMA, there’s something going, behind the scenes.
Corrupted? Unfair? of course SM, you should talk…
No Super Junior D: No SHINee T__T
Why Must Be Like This >__
Tooo Bad…MAMA won’t mean anything to me now..NO f(x)…huhuhu…
well there goes the ratings!
ok i get the voting part…
BUT THEY CAN’T DO THIS TO SUJU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *SJ IS WINNING THE OVERSEAS AWARD BY A HUGE SHOT… AND NOW THEY JUST LOST IT!!!!
ok sm, u made me mad when u screwed DBSK over, but now screwing everyone over?!?!?!?!!? SM Group lovers, UNITE!
lol @ #12 :)
You know, SME has a point.
With this one, I can partly understand where SM is coming from. I mean, with all the bs the company has nowadays, their artists are sure getting robbed in some categories.
LOL.
Gee did not reach number 1 so they cannot be trusted?
Clueless SM antis, please leave and go look up some information.
SM has a right to boycott them.
oh my…. drama these days…
MAMA is greatly losing its appeal!
haayyy… again this is sooo much… all i know is i sincerely believe that 2NE1 definitely deserves it more to win the rookie award more than the rookies from SM…
so even if the rookies from SM are leading the voting poll… (or SM/some people thinks Mnet is unfair)… i will never think it’s fair for them(rookies fr SM) to win or it’s unfair for them to lose…
and whether you agree with me or not… i ask you to please try to respect my personal opinion. peace.
more unfortunate news is right!
to see some happy news is rare now.
danq kpop. get urslef together!
hmm..there reasoning is true.
i tried to vote and they were asking to pay….eff that. LMAO!
MKMF was so much better, i dont even know why they even bothered to change
:O
oh me god?
what’s up with all the boycotting lately? is it just me?
i think sm is being petty though.
just go to the stupid show!
who cares if you think your not gonna win.
i guess that’s all ppl think about these days tho – winning.
@47: It won on the site for 8 weeks, but they never let SNSD actually win. How lame.
When SM pulls out, I am no longer interested. MAMA can so suck LSM’s #@%^
Boycotts everywhere. And regarding totally silly things. MAMA needs to change its style or nobody’s going. XD
nooo shineee and suju nooo! tthats sucky
wow I really wanted to see SUJU……this award ceremony is going to suck
Only watched MKMF for the performances but since no SM artists are there then there’s really no point. If I wanted to watch a YG show, I already have big idol show for that. At least we still have that SBS show in December I believe. Looking forward to that and GDA.