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Looks like this beef hasn’t technically been resolved yet.
For this year’s MAMA awards, all SM artists will not be attending. Reason being? Rigged/unfair voting. SM representatives had stated that the MAMA criteria for determining winners was too similar to M!Coutdown.
What’s wrong with M!Countdown’s voting? Well, when Gee was out, SNSD placed #1 for nine weeks straight for Music Bank and not a single number 1 for M!Countdown. Also, MNet is requiring all their voters to pay 3,000W. SM believes that this restricts fans from excessive voting and rigging the results. (Well personally, I don’t agree with SM’s reasoning here. Sure paying is complete bull, but SM should’ve used a different reason, for example, not all fans can afford to pay to vote for their artists or are unable to vote thus making the poll biased. Something like that. lol I’ve learned something in stat class.)
Inwoo’s artists shall be joining SM to this boycott. What does Mnet have to say? Their voting progress is completely fair and award shows are supposed to be fun events. Plus, the money will be spent on music related programs.
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Well fans, don’t get too angry/sad. It’s really just MAMA. We got Golden Disk and personally I find that a much greater event. Plus, everyone knows this janx is rigged. 😛 Sall good.
SNSD Korean 
First! Sorry cant help it!
I do agree with SM though. Just like in the beginning of the year when Gee was topping all the charts but they did not win the first place in Mnet.
Personally, I hate the voting available for foreigners, too. No BEG, no SHINee, no other artists or songs that were popular. I think they’re basing all of this on their own likes and dislikes. I agree with SM and Inwoo.
“It’s really just MAMA.” Finally, some sense! I’m tired of people getting so worked up over this farcical ceremony that’s lost credibility before it even began.
MNet ignore the most popular acts, and the biggest songs of the year, just because of their dispute with SM. Any organisation that acts like that loses all credibility.
lol. mnet has been unfair since the day i knew it. lol. why bother 🙂
off to golden disk award anticipation, kekekeke…
bye MAMA, bye Mnet… lol lol
hmm i was wondering what started the bad blood between SM and MNet especially when SNSD Girls Go To School was such a great show that showed such great affections between MNet And SNSD
omg. i hope they can work things out. i think SME’s reasons are understandable. i really hope the SM groups will be able to perform. otherwise a lot of fans might also boycott MAMA as well.
I knew this would happen, hahah it was only a matter of time.
And of course you would know cindy, you
MKMFMAMA things all the time.-sLaVe
SM could’ve said it better, but I agree anyways. Gee should’ve gotten at least one win there. They got in the top ten like, a month after the song came out…
With SM and trot singers boycotting as well, it’s really gonna suck.
MAMA is a stupid name anyway. =P
i agree, it’s just MAMA, the quality of MKMF has been lowering for me since 2007 anyways.
so long snsd gets some award …..
i’m fine with any award ceremony…=)
BOYCOTT that rigged crap !!!
“SM believes that this restricts fans from excessive voting and rigging the results.”
I’m pretty sure that Mnet said this, not SM.
SM said that they don’t want the fans of SM artists spending money just to vote for their favorite artists, so SM asked Mnet to withdraw SM artists from their nominations.
MAMA fails.