Twice News

The MAMA Awards will expand into a citywide MAMA Fan Festa in Osaka from Nov. 9–21 and hold its main two-day ceremony at Kyocera Dome Osaka on Nov. 20–21 under the “A Music Interstellar” concept, adding cross-genre collaboration stages with contemporary art, film and animation. The festival will span Kyocera Dome, Midosuji Street and Namba Square and stream via Mnet Plus; day one will present Fans’ Choice and singer-category awards, day two will feature the Best Song Top 10 and performance categories, and confirmed performers include BIGBANG, ENHYPEN, ZEROBASEONE, NCT WISH, IVE, LE SSERAFIM, CL and TWICE’s Nayeon. Park Bo-gum returns as host

Tzuyu’s mother, Huang Yen-ling, publicly denied dating rumors, saying the man at the center of speculation is a longtime friend and asking fans to stop the attacks. The report also notes TWICE’s contract-renewal talks with JYP, with several members yet to renew and speculation over Tzuyu’s future

Nexroc Group and SVCV Inc. announced plans to acquire 25–50% of JYP Entertainment with a possible public tender offer starting Nov. 20, but JYP says it received no proposal and observers question the bidders' ability to finance such a deal given sparse reported revenues and unclear fundraising

Jisoo of BLACKPINK will release “Addicted,” the second prerelease single from her upcoming first solo full-length album, at 8 a.m. Friday worldwide, her agency Blissoo said. The track follows last month’s prerelease “Click”—which topped iTunes song charts in nine regions—and Blissoo says it will mark a distinctive concept shift; teasers hint at a darker aesthetic, she’ll return to Korean music shows to promote the single, and the album’s official release date remains unannounced. She released the solo EP Amortage last year and previously charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with Zayn on “Eyes Closed.”