Clip of Bruno Mars touching Rosé's waist, causing controversy at MAMA for 1 reason

On the evening of November 22, MAMA 2024 officially opened its awards ceremony in Osaka, Japan. Rosé ( BLACKPINK) - Bruno Mars were the hottest characters at the event.

Thanks to the collaboration APT. with Rosé, Bruno Mars "took" the Global Sensation award home.

Having had a "drama of ignoring" BLACKPINK since 2017, Rosé's appearance at MAMA is extremely meaningful, attracting discussion. Most notably, this is the first time international superstar Bruno Mars has attended a Korean music awards ceremony. After the global-breaking collaboration APT., Bruno Mars became a "new generation oppa" to Kpop fans. The duo APT. did not walk the red carpet, only attended the awards ceremony on stage but immediately caused a storm online when they appeared.

Attending MAMA, Rosé and Bruno Mars also brought home 2 gold trophies with an interesting name - Global Pulse. This is the first MAMA trophy for Rosé and Bruno Mars. The moment they both went up to receive the award, social media exploded with excitement. Especially when "Oppa Sao Hoa" gave a thank you speech in Korean. Many fans joked that, thanks to just 1 collab song, Bruno Mars successfully "entered Korea", becoming the hottest "rookie" with a music show trophy, Perfect All-Kill and also won the MAMA trophy.

But it didn't stop there, when they were clinking cups together, Rosé only intended to high-five Bruno Mars. Unexpectedly, the famous male singer proactively reached out to touch the female idol's waist, pulled her back and hugged her. At first, Rosé was stunned because she wondered if she should respond to Bruno because the skinship culture in Korea is different from that in the US, but very quickly she received a warm hug from her senior. This interaction made the stars, the audience at MAMA Japan and international fans on social networks go crazy because of... "sugar shock".

However, the thing that people were most looking forward to the night was the superstar duo's first live stage APT. But this was the most disappointing "trick". When MAMA announced that Rosé and Bruno Mars would perform on the night of November 22, everyone thought they would perform live. No one expected that the APT. stage had been pre-recorded and then broadcast at MAMA. Rosé and Bruno Mars did not perform as planned.

Although this stage was still extremely attractive thanks to the two stars' top-notch vocals and funny, adorable interactions, it still disappointed many MAMA viewers. On various platforms, netizens showed bewildered expressions, not knowing what had happened. Netizens raised a huge question mark over the fact that Rosé and Bruno Mars personally came to Japan to attend MAMA, received a supporting award, and then... left.

People wanted more. MAMA was criticized as a "trick" because it swapped concepts, making the audience misunderstand that Rosé and Bruno would perform together. But in the end, the wish for a live stage for APT. has not been fulfilled.

Released on October 18, Rosé and Bruno Mars' APT. has become a worldwide phenomenon, peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is currently No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Global 200 for the fourth consecutive week. With APT., Rosé, a member of girl group BLACKPINK, has solidified her status as a solo star this year, breaking records on Spotify and becoming the fastest female K-pop solo artist to surpass 100 million streams. Her debut studio album, rosie, is scheduled for release on December 6.

Meanwhile, Bruno Mars, a Grammy-winning American pop star, has also been well received by Korean listeners with hits like Just the Way You Are, Marry You and Uptown Funk. His sold-out concert in Seoul last year attracted more than 100,000 fans.

MAMA 2024 D-1 ended with an incomplete feeling due to the final stage of Rosé and Bruno Mars. The first Daesang found its owner, Jimin (BTS) was the star who won the Fan's Choice Of The Year category, officially breaking the record held by BTS for many years. Army once again proved the power of the fandom, voting extremely fiercely so that Jimin could proudly take home the award even though he was on military leave. After the first night, MAMA 2024 will continue to hold the second ceremony on November 23.

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