Shocking Secret Guest Allegedly Missed Out On The “2025 MAMA Awards”

A new post on Threads has picked up steam after claiming that a major star was originally expected to land in Hong Kong for the 2025 MAMA Awards… only to never show up on stage.

According to the user, they were involved in coordinating artist arrivals and were surprised to see BIGBANG’s T.O.P listed among those scheduled to enter Hong Kong for the event.

The sighting immediately raised questions, especially since his name wasn’t included anywhere in MAMA’s official lineup or appearance notices.

“2025 MAMA

(I can finally speak about this since MAMA is over.)

Due to my work, I received an order about artist arrivals in Hong Kong for MAMA. I saw T.O.P on the list and got excited for a while. I was wondering if that T.O.P was the T.O.P I was thinking of. But he wasn’t on MAMA’s official guest list!? Why was he coming to Hong Kong secretly?

I was watching the MAMA live broadcast and thinking if he was a secret guest. But in the end, he never appeared in the two-day show. G-Dragon used the 2024 MAMA to have his comeback, so was it possible that he wanted to use 2025 MAMA for something new?”

— Viral post on Threads

G-Dragon’s performance seemingly further fuelled the OP’s speculations.

The rumor has now snowballed into widespread speculation, with fans debating whether plans were canceled last-minute or if the trip was unrelated to the awards entirely.