MTV Asia Awards (MAA) 2008 is coming to Malaysia.
MAA, one of the most popular pop events in Asia, is making its debut in Malaysia. The show will be held at the Arena of Stars in Genting City of Entertainment, Malaysia, on August 2, and will be hosted by Jared Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars.
There will be nine regional favourite artist awards and seven international awards to be presented. Among the nominees are Avril Lavigne & Justin Timberlake & Leona Lewis (International), Chris Li (China), Andy Lau & Eason Chan & Joey Yung (Hong Kong), Big Bang & Suju & Wondergirls (Korea), Nic Teo & Siti Nurhaliza (Malaysia), Stefanie Sun (Singapore), Jolin Tsai & S.H.E (Taiwan) etc.
As far as I know, none of the celebrities have confirmed their attendance yet, but judging from the past experiences, most of the winners were pretty supportive of the show… it’s one of the largest of its kind in Asia after all.
It’s not easy to get a ticket though; it’s something that money can’t buy. The fans have to get the tickets via contests by voting for their favourite artists [details]… the fans need some luck obviously.
Karen Mok is going to co-host the event with Jared Leto. Electrico, Jabbawockeez, Leona Lewis, Li Yuchun, OneRepublic, Panic at the Disco, Pussycat Dolls, Super Junior, Stefanie Sun, The Click Five and The Script have confirmed their appearances.
Update – the winners.
i’ll just wait this to premier on mtv channel…i hope this will be aired live…i remember before this used to be like every Feb or March..am i right? why did they change the month?
Can’t remember the dates, but as far as I can remember… it has always been aired live on MTV Asia.
btw, somebody can tell me how to get the ticket to watch the show live?
samuel… I already wrote that at the last paragraph of the article. You have to win the tickets in various contests, check the site for details…
http://www.mtvasiaawards.com/
its a good show, i remember avril lavign and boa at the show last time when they were young, hope to see them again this year!
Yupe, Avril was at the show years ago… her debut year if not mistaken. BoA’s appearance was much more recently, just two years ago I think.
On august 2 2008, will it be air in the US?
If so what channel and time?
Thanks!
lilly… I am not sure about US. If it’s MTV Asia channel, it’s probably going to air it live, but for other MTV channels, I don’t know. I guess there will at least make a highlight version and air it later to non-Asian based viewers.
Hey guys, Genting themselves are giving out tickets through a simple online contest.. hurry it closes on the 20th July.
http://www.gentingmtvasia.com
Thanks for the note Mike. The Genting contest seems similar to what the MTV site is offering. Besides, the entries should be a lot more than the available tickets… we still need some luck I guess. No harm trying though, thanks again.
hi yein jee
can i be at the red carpet?
Anon#11… I can’t answer that obviously, it’s beyond my reach.
Hey mike.. yes yes i joint the contest running in the http://www.gentingmtvasia.com website..!!
thnxs for the info!!
They have so many diff ways of participation.. Q&A; audio; photo opt; video..!
me & my friends actually tried 3 / 4 of them!!
*fingers crossed*
I have 2 tickets. Anyone? Pls email: huishan84@hotmail.com
i’ve got the ticket yahooooooooooooo
how old do you hav to be to attend this award?
capitalZ… I can’t find any official age restriction, but you will have to be 18 to win the tickets if not mistaken.
i dont have the mtv channel..
any other way i can watch diz???
mybe online or other channel in malaysia(even if its not live)..
8tv mybe??
blackdragon… as far as I know, it will only be broadcasted on MTV channels. Other channels might show it later if they decided to buy the show, but heard nothing yet.
Hi, can anybody who has mtv asia record that show and then post it on rapidhare/torrent/whatever? For people who doesn’t have MTV ASIA? Thanks