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ENHYPEN brings Dune to MAMA in Osaka, and the Korea Grand Music Awards and Melon Music Awards set November dates at Gocheok Sky Dome.
BIGBANG will share a stage with a cartoon dinosaur: the group is teaming up with the animated series Dooly the Little Dinosaur for a special collaboration at the 2026 MAMA AWARDS, Soompi reports.
MAMA revealed that pairing and several other crossover stages on October 29. On the same day, Soompi updated its guide to the year-end shows with schedules and lineups for the Korea Grand Music Awards, the Melon Music Awards and MAMA.
Yoon Shin Hye, head of Mnet's business division, described the BIGBANG booking as a crossover between generations:
"We hope you'll look forward to seeing how BIGBANG and Dooly come together. It will be a moment that brings generations together."
The show's official account posted on X that the special collaborations also include ENHYPEN X Dune: Part Three, MAMA AWARDS X Lee Bae and MAMA AWARDS X Google Gemini. Soompi notes that ENHYPEN's stage ties in with the upcoming film and comes as the group prepares a comeback next month.
Soompi also lists one more collaborative stage, pairing Panic with CORTIS's Martin and Seonghyeon, WOODZ, ZEROBASEONE's Kim Tae Rae, ALLDAY PROJECT's Woochan and Hearts2Hearts' Yuha.
Before MAMA, the Korea Grand Music Awards take over Gocheok Sky Dome. Soompi's guide lists Artist Day on November 7, hosted by Nam Ji Hyun and Woni (RESCENE), with TREASURE, P1Harmony, tripleS, MEOVV, xikers and Young K (DAY6) on the lineup.
Music Day follows on November 8, hosted by Kim Jae Won and Liz (IVE), with ATEEZ, ITZY, RIIZE, TWS, WayV, KISS OF LIFE, Minho (SHINee) and Shownu X Hyungwon (MONSTA X) on the bill, according to Soompi. Lee Junho, Go Youn Jung and Jeon Yeo Been are among the KGMA presenters.
The Melon Music Awards return to the same dome for Day 1 on November 14 at 6 p.m. KST (4 a.m. ET), according to Soompi's guide. aespa, NCT DREAM, I.O.I, Dragon Pony and HANA perform. ATEEZ, RIIZE, TWS, Hearts2Hearts and Yena are booked for both the KGMA and the MMA.
MAMA closes the run on November 20 and 21 KST at Kyocera Dome Osaka, with Park Bo Gum hosting, Soompi reports. The official post gives the theme as "MOVE THE STARS, A MUSIC INTERSTELLAR" and says the ceremony streams on Mnet Plus.
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