Hello KCON-ers! For the first time in over two years, K-Pop fans were able to come together and be a part of the 2021 MAMA Viewing Party! This is the very first-time MAMA has ever been shown to an audience in the United States and we loved every minute of it! Not only were we able to watch MAMA with other fans, everyone's favorite KCON special guests were present as well! Let's take a look at our day! Recap Video Check in We loved being able to greet people at our check-in table IN PERSON after so long! Can you believe it's been 2 years? Our exclusive goodie bags were filled with fun Korean goodies! KAKAO FRIENDS RYAN Plushie Bibigo Got Chu Korean Hot Sauce Annie Chun's Organic Seaweed Snack AHC Essential Real Eye Cream For Face AHC Aqualuronic Serum 2021 MAMA Sticker 2021 MAMA Pin 2021 MAMA Tote Bag Free popcorns and sodas were provided as well! Surprise! No one saw that coming. No one missed the opportunity to take photos at our photo op! Selfies, group photos, solo poses. We loved them all! The lobby was full of fans waiting for the shows to start. We love seeing everyone interact! Did everyone feel a shift in the air when our Special Guests walked in? I know I did. Let's welcome--- KCON favorites Ellen & Brian never disappoint! They were so happy to meet everyone and take photos too! Did Reiner fan over the photo op? Of course he did. Our favorite MC Riley repped a colorful MAMA wardrobe! Look at all the colors and sparkles from all angles! I nominate Alex Reid for MAMA! She definitely looks like a star! Pink bear Eddie brightened up the room. Who else can slay such a cute outfit! Panel time! Cup Sleeve Fun with Reiner was a success! He was so nervous for his first in-person session but seeing everyone having fun was a huge joy. Reiner even held a fun pop quiz afterward. Were you one of the lucky winners? Don't forget to support Reiner for his first solo cup sleeve event on December 18th and 19th at Tealightful Cafe in San Diego! More information on his IG! Dance into K-Pop with Eddie was full of inside scoop during his time at Under Nineteen. Who else loved the tea Eddie spilled? Can't forget to thank our lovely Riley Tollett for being such an amazing MC! She really knows how to make the guests feel so comfortable. 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards MAMA here we come! No one in our staff was expecting fans to be so lively in the theaters! We loved it! We hope everyone had as much fun as we did! Hearing all your laughs, cheers, screams and occasional fainting really brightened our moods. We hope to be able to continuously bring joy to everyone at future events. Thank you to all our special guests and their own guests for taking the time to support our first MAMA event! Huge thanks to our photographer, videographer, sponsors, and staff for their hard work behind the scenes! Look forward to more fun people in the future! && The biggest thanks to ALL OF YOU for making this event a success! This was our first time hosting an event for MAMA and we were all so thankful for your support. K-Pop is all about the fans! So we couldn't have done this without you. Let's meet again soon KCON-ers! -KCON Staff
Hello KCON-ers! For the first time ever, MAMA held a public panel session at CGV Los Angeles. COUNTDOWN TO 2021 MAMA: The Future of K-pop Panel Session! The event was filled with special guests, panel speakers, and K-pop enthusiasts wanting to learn more about the future of K-pop. First, let's introduce our special guests! TikTok's favorite K-pop fan Reiner was one of our special guests to arrive at this event He definitely deserves a MAMA award for his enthusiastic videos! Dancers Eddie and Hope were also present today! Look how adorable they both are with the award! KCON favorites Ellen and Brian were stunning on the red carpet! Couple award goals! Can't say K-pop without K-pop star Alex Reid! ALEX! ALEX! ALEX! KCON wouldn't be complete without our favorite MC Riley Tollett! Love the hair Riley! Next, let's welcome our panelists! First let's welcome Angela Killoren, the CEO of CJ ENM America! Next we had Jake Hong, the Director of US Music Business from CJ ENM! YeonJong Kim, the Head of global K-pop and K-content Partnership at Twitter also came to share great insight. Brooke Reese from Apple Music came and shared how K-pop has impacted streaming! Finally, Cynthia Littleton, a Business Editor of Variety came to enthusiastically moderate our panel. During the panel session, we had great topics that come up for discussion. From the impact of K-pop, overcoming language barriers, and hopefully bringing MAMA to the US. Of course, K-pop is all about the fans Members of the panel never forgot to mention how thankful they are for all the fans who continue to support K-pop around the world. We hope to further K-pop's reach by eventually bringing the biggest awards show to the US! By the end of the event, everyone was able to mingle and connect in the lobby. We love seeing K-pop bring together a community of executives, industry specialists, professors, and students who all share a passion for K-pop and the expansion of Korean culture! Thank you to everyone who came to support this event. We hope to one day bring the official MAMA show to the US. Until then, come join us on December 11th, 2021 at 2 pm to watch a replay of MAMA with special guests and fellow K-pop fans! This will be the first-ever in-person event since the pandemic! All information can be found below! Snacks, goodies, and being surrounded by K-pop enthusiasts. What's a better way to end the year? Click here to sign up and reserve a spot! We hope to see you there! -KCON Staff
Hello KCON-ers! For the first time in over two years, K-Pop fans were able to come together and be a part of the 2021 MAMA Viewing Party! This is the very first-time MAMA has ever been shown to an audience in the United States and we loved every minute of it! Not only were we able to watch MAMA with other fans, everyone's favorite KCON special guests were present as well! Let's take a look at our day! Recap Video Check in We loved being able to greet people at our check-in table IN PERSON after so long! Can you believe it's been 2 years? Our exclusive goodie bags were filled with fun Korean goodies! KAKAO FRIENDS RYAN Plushie Bibigo Got Chu Korean Hot Sauce Annie Chun's Organic Seaweed Snack AHC Essential Real Eye Cream For Face AHC Aqualuronic Serum 2021 MAMA Sticker 2021 MAMA Pin 2021 MAMA Tote Bag Free popcorns and sodas were provided as well! Surprise! No one saw that coming. No one missed the opportunity to take photos at our photo op! Selfies, group photos, solo poses. We loved them all! The lobby was full of fans waiting for the shows to start. We love seeing everyone interact! Did everyone feel a shift in the air when our Special Guests walked in? I know I did. Let's welcome--- KCON favorites Ellen & Brian never disappoint! They were so happy to meet everyone and take photos too! Did Reiner fan over the photo op? Of course he did. Our favorite MC Riley repped a colorful MAMA wardrobe! Look at all the colors and sparkles from all angles! I nominate Alex Reid for MAMA! She definitely looks like a star! Pink bear Eddie brightened up the room. Who else can slay such a cute outfit! Panel time! Cup Sleeve Fun with Reiner was a success! He was so nervous for his first in-person session but seeing everyone having fun was a huge joy. Reiner even held a fun pop quiz afterward. Were you one of the lucky winners? Don't forget to support Reiner for his first solo cup sleeve event on December 18th and 19th at Tealightful Cafe in San Diego! More information on his IG! Dance into K-Pop with Eddie was full of inside scoop during his time at Under Nineteen. Who else loved the tea Eddie spilled? Can't forget to thank our lovely Riley Tollett for being such an amazing MC! She really knows how to make the guests feel so comfortable. 2021 MNET Asian Music Awards MAMA here we come! No one in our staff was expecting fans to be so lively in the theaters! We loved it! We hope everyone had as much fun as we did! Hearing all your laughs, cheers, screams and occasional fainting really brightened our moods. We hope to be able to continuously bring joy to everyone at future events. Thank you to all our special guests and their own guests for taking the time to support our first MAMA event! Huge thanks to our photographer, videographer, sponsors, and staff for their hard work behind the scenes! Look forward to more fun people in the future! && The biggest thanks to ALL OF YOU for making this event a success! This was our first time hosting an event for MAMA and we were all so thankful for your support. K-Pop is all about the fans! So we couldn't have done this without you. Let's meet again soon KCON-ers! -KCON Staff 
Hello KCON-ers! For the first time ever, MAMA held a public panel session at CGV Los Angeles. COUNTDOWN TO 2021 MAMA: The Future of K-pop Panel Session! The event was filled with special guests, panel speakers, and K-pop enthusiasts wanting to learn more about the future of K-pop. First, let's introduce our special guests! TikTok's favorite K-pop fan Reiner was one of our special guests to arrive at this event He definitely deserves a MAMA award for his enthusiastic videos! Dancers Eddie and Hope were also present today! Look how adorable they both are with the award! KCON favorites Ellen and Brian were stunning on the red carpet! Couple award goals! Can't say K-pop without K-pop star Alex Reid! ALEX! ALEX! ALEX! KCON wouldn't be complete without our favorite MC Riley Tollett! Love the hair Riley! Next, let's welcome our panelists! First let's welcome Angela Killoren, the CEO of CJ ENM America! Next we had Jake Hong, the Director of US Music Business from CJ ENM! YeonJong Kim, the Head of global K-pop and K-content Partnership at Twitter also came to share great insight. Brooke Reese from Apple Music came and shared how K-pop has impacted streaming! Finally, Cynthia Littleton, a Business Editor of Variety came to enthusiastically moderate our panel. During the panel session, we had great topics that come up for discussion. From the impact of K-pop, overcoming language barriers, and hopefully bringing MAMA to the US. Of course, K-pop is all about the fans Members of the panel never forgot to mention how thankful they are for all the fans who continue to support K-pop around the world. We hope to further K-pop's reach by eventually bringing the biggest awards show to the US! By the end of the event, everyone was able to mingle and connect in the lobby. We love seeing K-pop bring together a community of executives, industry specialists, professors, and students who all share a passion for K-pop and the expansion of Korean culture! Thank you to everyone who came to support this event. We hope to one day bring the official MAMA show to the US. Until then, come join us on December 11th, 2021 at 2 pm to watch a replay of MAMA with special guests and fellow K-pop fans! This will be the first-ever in-person event since the pandemic! All information can be found below! Snacks, goodies, and being surrounded by K-pop enthusiasts. What's a better way to end the year? Click here to sign up and reserve a spot! We hope to see you there! -KCON Staff