After watching MAMA light on fire with controversies left and right, KBS, MBC and SBS have collectively decided to take the safer route - all three companies have confirmed that they will continue holding year-end music festivals instead of award ceremonies this December. All three companies used to host award festivals at the end of the year until 2006. KBS, formerly known as KBC, held an annual music award event in 1984, but discontinued it in 2005. MBC previously hosted the award-driven Teen Singer Music Festival until three years ago. SBS, which had a similar award system until 2008, switched to the simple performance-based year-end festival format as well. Personally, the gayo daejun events are my favorite ones of the year, and I'm sure many fans are looking forward to scandal-free festivals to wrap up 2009. Maybe Mnet should take a page from these three companies' books and grab headlines with exciting stages instead of controversial awards, hm?