Actor 2026 MAMA Awards host and the inaugural ‘MAMA Ambassador’ has been revealed as actor Park Bo-gum.
On the morning of the 29th, a media day for the ‘2026 MAMA AWARDS’ was held at the Elliena Hotel in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. CJ ENM Music Content Business Division Head Shin Hyung-gwan, Mnet Business Division Head Yoon Shin-hye, and Convention Business Division Head Park Chan-wook attended the event to share details about the upcoming ceremony.
The ‘MAMA Awards’ has established itself as a global K-pop awards ceremony that highlights the year’s K-pop trends and artist achievements, recording the present of K-pop and presenting its future. Every year, it has created stages awaited by music fans worldwide based on main concepts that run through trends, showcasing new challenges and differentiated direction.
This year, MAMA is selecting a ‘MAMA Ambassador’ to connect global fans. The first protagonist and host to take on this role is actor Park Bo-gum.
Division Head Yoon Shin-hye explained, “Park Bo-gum is a figure who cannot be left out when talking about the ‘MAMA Awards’. After building a connection as a host in 2017, he will continue to serve as host this year as well.”
She continued, “Starting from the rebranding year in 2022 to MAMA’s first advance into the United States and its first dome stage in Japan, he has been with us through every first moment of the MAMA Awards. Park Bo-gum’s sincerity toward music played a huge role in showing the power of solidarity that MAMA holds. This time, Park Bo-gum will act as a guide who can accompany us on our musical journey as the MAMA Ambassador.”
Appearing via video, Park Bo-gum stated, “This year, as the MAMA Ambassador, I will sincerely deliver the musical message that MAMA aims to convey over the two days. The MAMA Awards, which has always opened up new musical worlds, is embarking on a special journey this year with music that transcends time and space, titled ‘Music Interstellar’.”
Park Bo-gum expressed, “I will become the storyteller of this journey to share the diverse stages and stories presented by the stars. As this is a moment K-pop fans around the world have been waiting forโfeaturing special stages never seen anywhere before, as well as unique performances transcending new generations and genresโyou will be able to experience breathtaking stages beyond imagination, filled with surprise and emotion. Please join us for a special musical journey with the 2026 MAMA Awards.”
Meanwhile, the ‘2026 MAMA Awards’ will be held on November 20 and 21 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Japan.
