The 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards or MAMA 2014 is just around the corner and fans around the world are excited to see this year's biggest K-pop music event.
It seems Tiffany of Girls' Generation is having a collaboration stage with this year's guest, American singer John Legend. According to Soompi, a rep from Mnet told The Fact news on December 2, "John Legend expressed his interest in performing with Tiffany, and SM Entertainment accepted. They are currently working out the details of the performance concept and song name, etc."
Other reports claimed that Tiffany's record label SM Entertainment is as of yet positively looking over the offer. Should the collaboration pushes through, it would continue the tradition of pairing an international guest with a K-pop artist. Last year's MAMA saw the collaboration stage of music legend Stevie Wonder with SISTAR's diva Hyorin.
In other news, singer Seo Taiji will collaborate with singers IU and Block B's Zico on MAMA 2014. The Korean singer-songwriter, who confirmed for the event last month, will perform his latest release "Sogyeokdong" with IU as well as his band's 1995 track "Come Back Home" with Zico. This would be the esteemed singer's first year-end music award show for a long time.
Other performers for the upcoming vent in Hong Kong on December 3 include, EXO, GD x Taeyang, SISTAR, and INFINITE.
Meanwhile, Enews reported that Oscar -Winning actor Forest Whitaker will deliver a special video message in the show. CJ E&M announced on December 2 that the actor and honorable UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation will deliver a video message about girls' education, as part of CJ Group and UNESCO's campaign "Bright Girls. Brighter Future."
"There lies our pledge to give every girl, everywhere, the opportunity to become everything she wishes," Whitaker says in the video. "We must stand together to affirm that every girl deserves the opportunity to get the quality education that society as a whole will benefit from! This quest is for each and everyone of us to pursue. Let everyone join us in this campaign. Let′s make a difference, together."
The actor's full message will be broadcasted in the awarding ceremony.
Meanwhile, performers and award presenters have started arriving at the AsiaWorld-Expo, the venue for this year's MAMA. G-Dragon and Taeyang were spotted as they arrive on Hong Kong.
Award presenters, who were mainly topnotch Korean actors, were spotted at the Incheon International Airport as they head out to Hong Kong on December 2. Lee Dong Wook, Song Seung Heon, Kwon Sang Woo, Kim Ji Hoon, and Yeon Woo Jin were photographed as they arrive at the airport for their flights.
Other celebrities spotted as they head to Hong Kong include Lee Jong Hyuk and Yo In Na, as well as Choi Ji Woo, Han Groo, Kyung Soo Jin, and Choi Yeo Jin.
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