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On November 25, 2024, BLACKPINK's Rosé and Bruno Mars' live performance on APT. at the 2024 MAMA Awards came under scrutiny. Some netizens accused the artists of lip-syncing to a pre-recorded backtrack during their performance. In response, many fans came forward to defend the duo.
A post went viral on the Korean online forum, TheQoo, where a netizen posted the YouTube video link of the duo's live performance from the MAMA Awards with the music recording (MR) removed. The netizen stated that one could watch the video if they think Rosé and Bruno Mars didn't sing live on stage.
Fans rushed in to defend the BLACKPINK member and the Talking To The Moon hitmaker. One fan mocked the whole "controversy" calling it "funny" and wrote on TheQoo:
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"The whole Bruno Mars lip sync controversy is so funny"
Many fans also took to X to defend Rose and Bruno Mars against lip-syncing accusations.
"Their vocals are soooooooo good that some people probably thought it was lip-synced. But the second they hit this part, reality checked in, THE MIC WAS ON, BABY!!! We need more live performances from Rosé and Bruno Mars, STAT," one fan wrote.
"Not everyone can pull a live performance like this. oh rosé & bruno the talent singers u are," another fan said.
"THATS HOW YOU SING PERFORM AND HIT THE STAGE.. Y ALL HEAR HER VOICE??? NO FCKN ONE CAN TALK SHT ABOUT ROSÉ.. LIKE NEVER EVER," another fan added.
Others underscored that the duo changed the lyrics onstage and changed the vocal tones which is only possible while singing live.
"You can even hear it when Rosé changes her tone. Haters have to look for a job or occupations," one fan commented.
"They changed the lyrics, the melody, the vocal tones….but still getting lip-sync accusations, are their ears working??," another fan remarked.
"Come on, like this is Bruno Mars we’re talking about? He wouldn’t collab with someone who couldn’t deliver a live performance," another fan wrote.
BLACKPINK's Rosé and Bruno Mars win the Global Sensation award at the 2024 MAMA Awards
On November 21, 2024, Rosé and Bruno Mars took home the Global Sensation award at the 2024 Mnet Asia Music Awards, which was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. While accepting the award the BLACKPINK star said in her speech:
“I wrote a song based on my favorite drinking game and I had no idea that it would be loved this much. Thank you so much for all the love.”
Bruno Mars charmed the spectators by only saying "Thank You" in Korean at the end of the BLACKPINK idol's speech and giving out flying kisses.
For the unversed, the BLACKPINK singer released her solo comeback single, APT. with Bruno Mars, on October 18, 2024. The song topped the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It became the first song by a western artist to top the Japanese chart in 11 years. Additionally, Billboard reported that APT. topped both the Billboard Global 200 chart and the Billboard Global Excl. US chart.
Meanwhile, the New Zealand-South Korean singer released another English single, Number One Girl, on November 22. This is a pre-release single from her upcoming album, Rosie.
In other news, the BLACKPINK singer's debut solo album, Rosie, will be globally released on December 6, 2024. It is her debut full-length solo album consisting of 12 tracks.
