NCT DREAM will make their first appearance on the MMA2023 stage.
On the 8th, Kakao Entertainment (CEOs Lee Jin-soo, Kim Sung-soo)'s music platform Melon announced the group NCT DREAM as the first lineup for MMA2023 (MELON MUSIC AWARDS).

Following their inclusion in the TOP 10 at MMA2022 last year, NCT DREAM, as a "representative K-pop group" continuing their global popularity streak, is scheduled to showcase a special performance at this year's MMA2023. Attention is focused on what kind of performance NCT DREAM, who are continuously hitting career highs, will deliver at MMA2023.

Debuting on August 25, 2016, as a "youth unit," NCT DREAM has achieved remarkable results every year and is called the "textbook of growth." This year, marking their 7th anniversary, they continued the craze of their remake song "Candy" from the beginning of the year, and successfully carried out all activities, including their second world tour "THE DREAM SHOW2" and their 3rd full-length album "ISTJ" released in July, further solidifying their position as a "representative K-pop group."

On Melon, they won the Weekly Popularity Award for 4 consecutive weeks from the 4th week of December last year to the 2nd week of January this year with "Candy," receiving the "Honorary Graduation" trophy. Subsequently, their 3rd full-length album "ISTJ" was streamed 6,941,900 times in a single day immediately after its release, entering the Melon Hall of Fame as a "Millions Album." This is a record that ranks in the TOP 3 among all-time "Millions Albums" in the Melon Hall of Fame.

With NCT DREAM, who have had a hotter year than ever, decorating the first lineup, the enthusiasm and interest of K-pop fans for MMA2023, a representative music awards ceremony and festival, are expected to rise even further.

Meanwhile, MMA2023 will be held on December 2nd at 5 PM at the Incheon Inspire Arena, Korea's first K-pop dedicated arena, sponsored by Kakao Bank. It will be broadcast in real-time through the Melon app/web and the Wavve app/TV app, and can be viewed in Japan via ABEMA.

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.