The 26th Golden Disk Awards Stories Part III (End): Golden Disk Awards vs MAMA

The 26th Golden Disk Awards probably the Korean most ultimate awards in the early 2012, but the held and performance which taken placed in Japan moreover for two days gained most criticism amongst music officials and fans.

The similar was occurred when 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) took placed in Singapore two months earlier. The question is, was The Golden Disk Awards resembled MAMA?. The answer is no, why?

1. MAMA shows held abroad was not the first time, in 2010 MAMA first abroad held in Macau.

2. Although MAMA was also held in a foreign country, however, it managed to be more than an awards ceremony, becoming also a music festival that covered the scope of Asia. Korean, Asian and American artists came together to perform.

3. MAMA brought the Asian Stars to felt the awards, for example Japanese singer Koda Kumi won the Hottest Asian Artist award and delivered a splendid performance, while China’s Wei Chen won the Best Asian Artist award. The Chinese singer Jane Zhang won the Best Artist (China) award, winning support from Chinese fans.

In the other hand, the 26th Golden Disk Awards will be aired by jTBC in Korea (only) 10 days later, that mean Golden Disk Awards recording was delayed and the fans can watch it in 21-22 January 2012. The delayed broadcast of the Golden Disk Awards is even more bitter considering the issue of jTBC’s lack of content.

Meanwhile 2011 MAMA was aired live in 13 countries including Korea, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia and Australia. In seven others, China, Indonesia, America, Canada, New Zealand, France and Norway, recordings were aired soon after. The ceremony was also aired live through 13 digital platforms including Mnet’s official Youtube channel and China’s Sohu.com.

The two most celebrated awards in Korea music industry have their own specifiable however, if MAMA probably was the most collaborated music festival awards, then Golden Disk Award probably the most accurate "honors giving awards" as the winners determined by who sold album the most whether physically or digitally and not for the other reasons.

Source: enewsWorld