K-pop boy group ATEEZ has impressed fans with their Work and Ice On My Teeth performance at the 2024 Melon Music Awards. On November 29, the Melon Music Awards ceremony was held at the Incheon Inspire Arena in Incheon City.
The performance began with leader Hongjoong commencing a marching band show on a seemingly flying bridge. He passed the baton to Mingi who then showed his moves before the eight-member group performed their hit song Work accompanied by the marching band on stage.
After Work, Seonghwa, Wooyoung, and Yeosang showcased their solo dance breaks. This was followed by the final performance on Ice On My Teeth, which received loud cheers from the audience. Fans were impressed by ATEEZ's vocals and dance moves and shared their reactions on X.
“Everyone wants to be acknowledged as the best performers like everyone wants to take a bite out of the Ateez cookie but reality is no one’s on their level," a fan said.
“one of my favorite things abt award shows is seeing other groups react to atz performances with utter shock and disbelief and awe which never surprises me bc same," an X user said.
“What i love abt atz performances is the fact they always do sth fun and unexpected for a big stage and they do it with so much energy and character you can't help but be obsessed," a fan wrote
Fans swell in pride watching ATEEZ’s Work and Ice On My Teeth stage at the award show.
“There's a reason why tinys are so confident in atz performances and this is why you can't compare them to anyone it wouldn't be fair to the rest bc they're just a class of their own," a fan commented.
“ateez showed up mogged everybody gagged atinys and went about their night like how do u just go back to ur seat after putting on a show like this oh my GOD," another fan commented.
“I genuinely don’t get how people cannot fall in love with the way they perform… the amount of work put into their performances is INSANE like they deserve all of the awards," a fan reacted.
Fans were amazed by ATEEZ members’ solo parts in the 2024 Melon Music Awards performance.
“he was in the air on a platform literally hanging on by a THREAD and still performed like THAT? kim hongjoong are you INSANE," an X user stated.
“In korea you cant eat until the elders eat.. jongho is the MAKNAE and the fact that he ate first is CRAZY," another user added.
“This solo performance with yeosang I really shot up out of my bed when I saw who it was THATS KANG YEOSANG BEST DANCER TO YOU," an fan reacted.
What are the ATEEZ's fans’ demands from the 2024 Melon Music Awards?
On November 29, 2024, ATEEZ performed at the 2024 Melon Music Awards stage, receiving appreciation from attendees and fans. However, many viewers who watched the award show live on the YouTube channel 1TheK and Melon noticed the difference in the uploaded version of ATEEZ's act.
As per many fans, the performance was allegedly shortened to showcase only the songs' showcase but was much longer during the live stream. Furthermore, many fans also mentioned that the solo dance breaks and intro part of the performance were allegedly excluded from the version uploaded on Melon's YouTube channel.
ATEEZ’s fans started trending a formal message to the 2024 Melon Music Awards to release the full version of the performance. The message said:
“Hello @melon, we noticed that ATEEZ’s MMA2024 performance was uploaded in two separate parts with shortened intros. We kindly request that the full performance be uploaded to provide fans with the complete experience.”
In other news, the 16th edition of Melon Music Awards’ witnessed remarkable performances by K-pop artists like ATEEZ, aespa, (G)I-DLE, BOYNEXTDOOR, PLAVE, QWER, Lee Young-ji, and many more. Moreover, ATEEZ won the Global Artist award at the 2024 MMAs.