Netizens react coldly to news of 'MAMA' being held in Japan + boycott CJ

Article: "For whom is 'MAMA' being held in Japan for?"...cold reactions

Source: Xports News

Netizens are not happy with the news that '2019 MAMA' will be held in Japan.

An official from Mnet confirmed on the 24th that this year's 'Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) awards will be held in Nagoya Dome, Japan but the netizen reaction is cold.

The Mnet official stated, "It will be the largest MAMA ever held and the first to be held at the Nagoya Dome to mark MAMA once again as the Asia's premier music awards ceremony. There was an in-depth discussion of the venue selection especially due to the ongoing crisis between Korea-Japan."

But netizens are not happy with the news with many asking "why Mnet calls it an Asian ceremony if they keep holding it abroad." 

In the meantime, Mnet is currently under suspicion of voting manipulation involving its 'Produce 101' series and police investigations are ongoing.

1. [+14,726, -66] It's not like you're holding a concert so why is a Korean ceremony being held in a foreign country? And Japan at that?...Our people are boycotting all vacations and tourists visits but 'MAMA' must really think we're idiots to fall for this. Don't you any pride? Do you think the ticketing power in our country isn't big?
2. [+9,710, -73] They're throwing their own country away because of their greed for money ㅋㅋㅋ
3. [+6,856, 30] Cultural exchange?? ㅋㅋ don't lie its just for the money...it's funny they split a Korean award ceremony in other countries..
4. [+,6280, -846] The singers that participate in this are the real traitors~
5. [+1,506, -10] If CJ wants a true cultural exchange that brings value to the country they'd bring Kpop fans from Japan and other countries into Korea to attend the ceremony instead. Your own eople are busy boycotting Japan products and travel but you call yourselves a big Korean company and dare to throw water all over our efforts like this...I wish a big fandom like BTS would just step up and boycott 'MAMA' this year..
6. [+1,272, -8] There are so many people boycotting Japan tourism, some students even canceled their class trips and are paying penalty fees but what is CJ doing? I guess they don't care about doing business in Korea anymore...Starting today, from CJ Foods, CJ movie distribution CGV, tvN, Olive, CJ Mall Les Jours...i'm going to boycott everything.
7. [+1,204, -12] This is so disgusting. I understand that people don't want to get involved in politics with cultural stuff like this but do you know how much Japan has trampled on our culture? It's not possible to separate culture and politics here.
8. [+1,026, -3] It doesn't take much to be a traitor...if you abandon your country for a quick profit that makes you a traitor too.
9. [+897, -5] CJ needs to be added to the boycott list.
10. [+742, -2] Is Mnet crazy? Nagoya? Its a city where a statue of a woman is now allowed to be displayed. The whole country is boycotting Japan right now but you're going to spend money there? Yea I'm done with them.
11. [+383, -3] You're finally selling out your own country for a quick buck~
12. [+274, 1] Did Japan pay you? What cultural exchange?