2026 MAMA Lineup and Schedule: Chapters, Updates, and Japan Viewing
Find the announced 2026 MAMA artist chapters, different program starts, later lineup updates, and documented Japan viewing and subtitle conditions.
- The 2026 MAMA AWARDS are announced for November 20–21 at Kyocera Dome Osaka; use the dated chapter assignments rather than treating them as a final running order.
- The October 30 organizer update names Panic without assigning a chapter, while Park Bo Gum's announced ambassador role does not establish a hosting or performance role.
- Chapter 2 has earlier red-carpet and ceremony starts than Chapter 1; verify your provider's time basis before setting a personal reminder.
- Japan viewing and subtitle conditions differ by provider; optional FoneClaw artist research can help follow public changes but still requires checking original sources.
Find Your Artist in the Dated Chapter List
The 2026 MAMA AWARDS are announced for November 20–21, 2026, at Kyocera Dome Osaka, with Chapter 1 on November 20 and Chapter 2 on November 21. As of November 1, these are upcoming events. The practical starting point is your artist's announced chapter, followed by the relevant program and viewing conditions.
The table below preserves the assignments in U-NEXT's October 27 announcement. It is a dated lineup, not a final exhaustive list or a stage running order.
| Chapter and date | Announced lineup |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 — November 20 | Street World Fighter : Directors' War, ALLDAY PROJECT, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, BABYMONSTER, CL, ENHYPEN, Hearts2Hearts, ILLIT, INI, LNGSHOT, MODYSSEY, NCT WISH, RESCENE, TREASURE |
| Chapter 2 — November 21 | &TEAM, BIGBANG, CORTIS, HWASA, IVE, izna, KiiiKiii, KO1KEYZ, LE SSERAFIM, NAYEON (TWICE), WOODZ, ZEROBASEONE |
A later Mnet organizer announcement published October 30 also names Panic, but does not specify Panic's chapter or date. Keep that information beside the table rather than inserting a guessed assignment. The same announcement identifies Park Bo Gum as ambassador, which does not by itself establish that he is a host or performer.
Find the exact artist identifier before choosing a day. A solo appearance, group appearance, and named project are not interchangeable. Once you have a supported chapter, you can plan around that chapter's program; an individual artist's stage minute remains a separate question. Announced participation also remains subject to subsequent official updates.
Keep Later Announcements and Artist Roles Separate
The October 27 provider list and October 30 organizer news answer different questions. One supplies chapter assignments. The other adds participation and role information. A newer mention does not automatically remove an earlier artist, replace the whole lineup, or make an unassigned appearance belong to a particular day.
The organizer update discusses collaboration plans involving Panic, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, Hearts2Hearts, WOODZ, and ZEROBASEONE. That is not evidence that all six share one performance, perform a particular song, or appear consecutively. Preserve the announcement's scope instead of turning a group of names into a running order.
For your selected artist, keep a small personal record like this. Fill it from actual announcements; the blank fields are not results from an app or a completed viewing check.
| Field | What to record |
|---|---|
| Exact name and role | [Artist or project identifier]; [announced performer, ambassador, or other stated role] |
| Chapter and award date | [Source-supported assignment, or not specified] |
| Original announcement | [Public link and publication date] |
| Latest check | [When you opened and reviewed the source] |
| Still unresolved | [Stage time, performance details, or another unanswered question] |
Keep publication day separate from award day: October 30 dates the news, not the appearance. If another announcement arrives, add what it actually confirms and retain the earlier source for context. Only mark an assignment as changed when an official update supports that change. This lets you distinguish additional information from a correction without treating every new headline as a revised schedule.
Plan Around Two Different Chapter Starts
The official Mnet Japan MAMA page lists the following program starts in its Japan-viewing context. The cited time text does not explicitly label a timezone, so confirm the chosen provider's time basis before converting these times or creating a precise reminder.
| Award date and chapter | Red carpet | Ceremony |
|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2026 — Chapter 1 | 15:30 | 18:00 |
| November 21, 2026 — Chapter 2 | 12:30 | 15:00 |
Chapter 2 starts earlier. Do not copy Chapter 1's reminder to the second day without checking it. If your main interest is the ceremony, use the ceremony field; if you also want the red carpet, keep that as a distinct program entry.
Neither start tells you when a selected artist performs. An artist's position in a published lineup is not a time slot, and the interval between red carpet and ceremony does not reveal a performance duration. Until a source provides more detail, the useful planning fact is the chapter's program start, not an estimated artist minute.
Before saving a reminder, check three things together: the full date, the chapter, and the provider's stated time basis. Then confirm which program the reminder names. A calendar entry labeled only with an artist and a clock time can hide whether you meant the red carpet, the ceremony, or an unsupported stage estimate.
Use a separate note for questions you still need answered. That is clearer than putting a guessed performance time into your calendar and later forgetting that it was provisional.
Check Japan Viewing, Subtitles, and FanFesta Separately
For Japan, Mnet lists CS Mnet Japan and Mnet Smart+ Basic or Premium viewing routes. Its landing page marks Premium with a Japanese-subtitle label, and its FAQ describes Japanese subtitles for simultaneous live broadcasts and reruns. Check the specific route and plan you intend to use rather than applying that description to every option.
U-NEXT's offer is for monthly members in Japan, without subtitles or dubbing. Its Japan exclusivity excludes organizer channels Mnet Japan, Mnet Smart+, and Mnet Plus. Replay is planned when ready after the live broadcast, not for a specified start time.
Those distinctions matter if subtitles or later viewing determine your choice. Confirm the current event listing, account conditions, supported device, and actual viewing region with your selected provider. A published offer does not establish that your account or device can play it. Outside Japan, look for current official instructions for your region instead of treating a Japan offer as worldwide access.
Keep the separate MAMA FANFESTA, November 9–21, out of the two-day awards timetable. The organizer describes Mnet Plus and Osaka activities, but those festival dates do not establish that your chosen artist appears throughout the period or that participation includes admission to the awards venue.
A simple way to avoid mixing the programs is to label each saved item by purpose: awards ceremony, red carpet, FanFesta activity, or provider viewing information. If you are considering attending something in person, check that activity's own official conditions. Watching access, festival participation, and venue admission are different decisions.
Set Up an Optional Artist Update Task
Our Artist updates plugin can support a public-source research task for the artist you want to follow. It is free, requires a compatible FoneClaw Agent and configured model, and may incur model usage costs. The FoneClaw Download page distinguishes Full direct APK, which supports APK plugins, from Google Play Lite, which does not install them.
Review a manually created or AI-proposed task's scope, supported time, and repetition before confirming or canceling. After execution, check the generated briefing against its original sources. You can edit, pause, enable, or delete tasks, inspect history, and ask follow-up questions. Android background and network conditions can delay runs.
Adapt this request for your artist:
Find up to five distinct official public updates from the past 24 hours about [exact artist] at the 2026 MAMA AWARDS. Include original links, publication dates, stated roles, and verified chapter or award dates. Leave unspecified chapters unknown. Exclude MMA, earlier years, predictions, and duplicate reposts.
This is an editable research request, not an enforced source whitelist or event API. It does not provide ticketing, live playback, private membership access, or guaranteed exact-time alerts.
When reviewing an item, ask whether it adds a supported fact to your artist record. A repeated teaser may not change anything; a chapter assignment or provider correction may. Keep the event date separate from the post date, and open the cited original before replacing an unresolved field.
For a broader method of checking summaries, see AI News Search and Summaries on Android with FoneClaw. If you are deciding whether recurring research suits this short event window, Best AI Options for Scheduled Research on Android covers that choice without requiring you to build a permanent artist-monitoring routine.
Resolve the Specific Mismatch Before Making Plans
When a headline or saved note conflicts with your plan, return to one actual original source and check the full event title, year, chapter, role, time context, and your check date. Then address the specific mismatch rather than replacing the whole plan.
- MAMA, MMA, or an earlier year: Confirm the event name and edition before carrying over any artist or schedule detail.
- Artist named, chapter missing: Record participation separately and leave the chapter unresolved until a source assigns it.
- Ambassador described as host: Keep the stated role unless another official announcement establishes the additional role.
- Collaboration teaser treated as running order: Separate a creative announcement from a sequence of stage appearances.
- Different starts on the two days: Check the chapter-specific row and program type instead of reusing the first day's reminder.
- Japan provider unavailable to you: Consult current official regional viewing instructions and provider conditions.
- FanFesta dates used as awards dates: Reopen the relevant program notice and distinguish activities from the ceremonies.
If you use a briefing, diagnose its state separately. A task that did not run is not evidence that there were no updates. An inaccessible source leaves a verification gap. A completed output that repeats old news needs a date and scope check, not automatic acceptance as current information.
Fewer than five genuine updates is fine. Your record is useful when it shows what is confirmed, what remains unknown, and which source should answer the next question. Pause recurring research after the two-day event or once your question is resolved, especially when additional briefings only repeat material.
Keep actual viewing access, admission, and ticket conditions with the official provider or organizer. For the artist plan itself, finish with a supported chapter where available, the correct program start, and an explicit unknown for any stage detail that has not been announced.