MTV World Stage Malaysia 2015 returns 12 September

 

MTV World Stage Malaysia 2015 returns to Surf Beach at Sunway Lagoon on 12 September 2015. MTV revealed its first wave of performers today including Korea’s K-pop idol female group Apink and Japanese band Sekai No Owari. They will perform for the first time at the one-night only outdoor MTV World Stage Malaysia event.

 

Sekai No Owari, or ‘End of the World’ in English, is currently one of the most popular and skilled creative groups in Japan. It is made up of four members. Nakajin is the sound producer, lead guitarist and band leader. Fukase is the lead vocal and concept maker. Saori is the stage producer and pianist while DJ LOVE is the clown masked DJ in charge of sounds choice and comedic talk.

Apink was formed in 2011. Members are made up of Son Na Eun, Park Cho-rong, Oh Ha Young and Jeong Eun-ji. The final two members Yoon Bo Mi and Kim Nam Joo were introduced through the group’s reality show Apink News. The group has released five Korean extended plays and one studio album.

They were awarded “Best New Female Artist” at the 13th Mnet Asian Music Award and the “Idol Music Rookie Award” at the 19th Republic of Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards in the same year. Other accolades include “Best Newcomer Artist” at the 26th Golden Disk Awards, “Newcomer Award” at the 21st Seoul Music Awards, “Hot Performance Award” at the 3rd Gaon Chart K-pop Awards and the “Top 10” at the SBS Music Awards last year.

The group has also performed live and on TV shows, including some members appearing on TV drama series.

MTV World Stage Malaysia 2015 will premiere on MTV in Asia on 26 September 2015 at 1.30pm (TH/WIB), 2.30pm (PH/SG) and 3.30pm (MY), 10 October at 9pm (JP) and 11 October at 12am (KR).

Be a Photographer, Multimedia Content Creator or Motion Graphics Designer

MTV Breaks by Xpax is offering big ‘breaks’ to three talented, young creatives who will get the opportunity for a stint as a photographer, multimedia content creator or motion graphics designer at this year’s event. The selected candidates will be mentored by experts within the industry and the MTV team. Selected candidates will have their work featured on various MTV platforms.

For more information on how to apply, visit worldstage.mtvasia.com from16 July. The deadline for entries is 13 August.

 

Malaysia’s #MostWanted Act for MTV World Stage Malaysia 2015

MTV is presenting an opportunity for up and coming Malaysian acts to showcase their talents as Malaysia’s #MostWanted Act at MTV World Stage Malaysia. Local artists or bands keen to participate can submit their interest via worldstage.mtvasia.com from 13 – 26 July.

From 30 July – 14 August, fans can show their support by hashtagging their preferred local band or artist they want to see perform at MTV World Stage Malaysia 2015. Based on fans’ votes and other performance criteria, Malaysia’s #MostWanted Act will perform as the opening act at the show.