(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon Disses The “2022 MAMA Awards” And Goes Viral
(G)I-DLE were impossible to look away from at the 2022 MAMA Awards. From their stunning visuals on the red carpet…
To their dynamic, powerful performance, fans were in awe.
The group’s astounding performance included Soyeon introducing “MY BAG” through an almost eerie piano solo before breaking into an epic rap verse…
THIS IS WHAT SOYEON CAN DO pic.twitter.com/8MUPqkxRiI
— ❆ jemss ❅ (@yehshuslay) November 30, 2022
Shuhua and Yuqi stunning fans with their charisma as they rapped their verses of the hit song…
YEH SHUHUA THE WOMAN YOU ARE pic.twitter.com/fNVWDNiESZ
— gidle archive (@archivegidle) November 30, 2022
SONG YUQI ALWAYS SLAY pic.twitter.com/KC0hyMPfVQ
— ۵ (@syqfiles) November 30, 2022
And Minnie and Miyeon killing the stage during (G)I-DLE’s collaboration stage of “TOMBOY” and “Boxing Helena” with rock group JAURIM.
MINNIE EVERYONE pic.twitter.com/yy9xYNvXLG
— minnie loops (@minnieeloops) November 30, 2022
oh my god my heart jumped https://t.co/wiCPTlAoJw
— yuyeon's syren ᥫ᭡ (@jsyrenq) November 30, 2022
But while every moment of (G)I-DLE’s performance was dynamic and captivating, fans were absolutely stunned when Soyeon’s rap included a very direct diss toward the MAMA Awards.
It’s rare for idols to diss the award shows they attend, although it has happened several times before. At the 2019 MAMA Awards, many artists were accused of sajaegi (chart manipulation). During BTS‘s acceptance speech, Jin decided to call out those artists for their methods.
I really want us to live in a world where all of those songs are heard and get the recognition they deserve. I know there are some negative ways to do this, but music should be done in an honest way. I look forward to living in a world where music is produced in good faith and heard in good faith.
— Jin
BIGBANG‘s G-Dragon also went viral for his performance at the 2014 MAMA Awards, where in his collaboration with Taeyang, the idol dissed the way the show distributes their awards.
It’s been a while MAMA, seems like you’re giving out big awards, they’re giving out nicely so there won’t be a fight.
— G-Dragon
Now (G)I-DLE’s Soyeon has taken the stage to call out the MAMA Awards for giving “specially made awards.”
What award will you give us this year, MAMA?
You know who we are the syndrome of the year
We reject specially made awards
New generation, we took over this generation
— Soyeon
Fans praised Soyeon’s candor, dubbing this another legendary MAMA Awards moment.
Soyeon you dropped this 👑 https://t.co/MbZ1ir32vp
— 🌸 (@0214ncityjh) November 30, 2022
Soyeon really just said “So MAMA what award are you going to give this year? I don’t accept made up awards.” SHE ATE AND LEFT NO CRUMBS #GIDLE #SOYEON
— 웈희 | Nxde 🙈 (@jsyq1749) November 30, 2022
SOYEON JOINING THE LINE OF ARTISTS DISSING MAMA AT THEIR OWN AWARD SHOW SHE IS SICKpic.twitter.com/T7qDLM1FH9
— gidle archive (@archivegidle) November 30, 2022
SOYEON WENT SO HARD THIS INSANE #MAMA2022 pic.twitter.com/YYwbUHHKnM
— ٍ (@dianesyy) November 30, 2022
And, ironically enough, (G)I-DLE won the award for “Favorite Female Group” almost immediately after the group’s performance.
gidle winning favorite female award (looks like a specially made award again) right after soyeon dissed MAMA😭pic.twitter.com/NyYEUqZrDQ
— peach🍑 ᥫ᭡ (@yontararich) November 30, 2022
Soyeon knew what would happen and that’s exactly why she said what she said they took the award out of respect for their fans and all the people who supported them but they felt the need to call MAMA out which they successfully did https://t.co/gc6iaRH1cX
— gidle archive (@archivegidle) November 30, 2022
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You can watch the “MY BAG” performance here.
