{"id":153123,"date":"2025-11-29T09:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=153123"},"modified":"2025-11-29T21:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T05:23:45","slug":"the-2025-mama-awards-cancel-kpop-demon-hunters-saja-boys-performance-after-hong-kong-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/the-2025-mama-awards-cancel-kpop-demon-hunters-saja-boys-performance-after-hong-kong-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 MAMA Awards cancel KPop Demon Hunters\u2019 Saja Boys performance after Hong Kong tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<strong> 2025 MAMA Awards<\/strong> made a major announcement on November 29, 2025, after a tragic apartment fire in <strong>Hong Kong\u2019s Tai Po District<\/strong> left the region in mourning. The event decided to cancel its special collaboration performance that would have brought the fictional <strong>KPop Demon Hunters<\/strong> boy group <strong>Saja Boys<\/strong> to life. Originally, the stage was set to feature BOYNEXTDOOR\u2019s Leehan, RIIZE\u2019s Wonbin, TWS\u2019s Shinyu, and ZEROBASEONE\u2019s Park Gunwook and Han Yujin. The boy group members were slated to make a rendition of Your Idol, a song from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>However, <strong>KOZ Entertainment<\/strong> confirmed that Leehan\u2019s appearance, scheduled for November 29 KST, was canceled. The award show also revealed that the entire program for day two would be adjusted to match a more somber tone. Day one already reflected the heavy atmosphere with artists wearing black or muted colors and even modifying song lyrics out of respect for Hong Kong residents. The decision to remove moments considered too bright or playful, including the Saja Boys performance, was part of these changes. The red-carpet event planned for the evening was also canceled to maintain a respectful tone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MnetMAMA\/status\/1994066470922539392?s=20\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ko\" dir=\"ltr\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2025MAMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#2025MAMA<\/a>] VIEWING GUIDE NOTICE <\/p>\n<p>We will cancel RED CAPRET of 2025 MAMA AWARDS, and the main awards ceremony will be broadcast live\u00a0as\u00a0planned.<\/p>\n<p>==<\/p>\n<p>\u20182025 MAMA AWARDS\u2019 \ub808\ub4dc \uce74\ud3ab\uc740 \ucde8\uc18c\ub418\uc5c8\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4.<br \/>\ubcf8 \uc2dc\uc0c1\uc2dd\uc740 \ubcc0\ub3d9 \uc5c6\uc774 \uc608\uc815\ub300\ub85c \uc0dd\uc911\uacc4\ub85c \uc9c4\ud589\ub420 \uc608\uc815\uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4.<\/p>\n<p>==\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DmmjRl4nni\">pic.twitter.com\/DmmjRl4nni<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MAMA AWARDS (@MnetMAMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MnetMAMA\/status\/1994066470922539392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the adjustments, day two of the 2025 MAMA Awards was still set to proceed later that night, hosted by Kim Hye Soo. BOYNEXTDOOR and TWS had already attended day one on November 28. Although fans were excited to see the fantasy group brought to life, many agreed that prioritizing respect and solemnity during such a tragic moment was the right choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 MAMA Awards made a major announcement on November 29, 2025, after a tragic apartment fire in Hong Kong\u2019s Tai Po District left the region in mourning. The event decided to cancel its special collaboration performance that would have brought the fictional KPop Demon Hunters boy group Saja Boys to life. 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