ITZY's explosive stage of "Mafia In the Morning" and "LOCO" at the 2021 MAMA (Mnet Asian Music Awards) has gained the most views among the performances at the awards show.
ITZY's 'In the Morning' and 'LOCO' Performance Garner the Most Views Among the 2021 MAMA Stages
On Dec. 11, the annual Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) took place at CJ ENM's Contents World in Paju City, Gyeonggi Province. The awards show included special performances and collaborations of several K-pop artists in addition to the main ceremony.
One of the special performers on that day was ITZY. The quintet performed their two recent songs "In the Morning" and "LOCO" in a grander way than their typical stage. One of the main highlights of the presentation is the dance break and Ryujin's acting in which she aimed a gun at Yeji and "Squid Game" actor Heo Sung Tae, making viewers feel like they're watching an action movie.
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On the same night as the 2021 MAMA was held, Mnet uploaded the epic performances of all artists seen at the awards ceremony to their official YouTube channel.
As of 8 a.m. KST on Dec. 13, the video of ITZY's "In the Morning" (MAMA ver.) and "LOCO" (MAMA ver.) stages exceeded 4.22 million views. This figure is the highest number of views among the performances at the awards show.
In addition to this, the video ranked No. 1 on YouTube's "Videos Trending Worldwide" list as of the morning of Dec. 12. It climbed down to second place later that night.
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As of press time, the video has surpassed 4.36 million views. Also, it is trending in a total of 39 countries, ranking inside the Top 10 of 12 regions including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, France, the Philippines, Peru and more.
Meanwhile, ITZY Yeji took part in a collab stage with the other fourth-generation idols namely aespa Karina, TXT Yeonjun, Stray Kids Hyunjin, ATEEZ Wooyoung and ENHYPEN Heeseung.
Watch ITZY's whole performance of "In the Morning" and "LOCO" at the 2021 MAMA here!
ITZY Yuna Stuns Many with Her Incredible Visuals at 2021 MAMA Red Carpet
In related news, ITZY Yuna left many people in awe of her amazing visuals on the red carpet at this year's Mnet Asian Music Awards.
On an online community forum, non-edited official press photos of Yuna were posted and netizens praised her for looking gorgeous.
Typically, celebrities have a difficult time keeping their visuals in the press content, generally because of the strong flash of cameras and high-resolution details in the pictures that get published without edits.
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However, ITZY Yuna was able to get past all of the aforementioned criteria. The majority of the netizens who saw her photos expressed their surprise at how beautiful she is considering that she's only 19 years old.
Some online community users also praised her physical features, particularly her slender figure that was exposed because of her fit black dress. The others commented that Yuna is ideal to be a female protagonist for a drama and that she is the top visual among the fourth-generation female idols.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
