The 2022 edition of the Genie Music Awards will take place without the red carpet. On November 4, organizers of the award ceremony announced that in light of the Itaewon Tragedy, the red carpet and all on-site coverage of the event has been canceled.This has been decided to make the event as somber as possible in order to resonate with the mourning spirit across the nation.mac ⁷@bangtan_MAC[2022 Genie Music AwardsRed Carpet & Award Ceremony Live Broadcast Cancellation]#GMA2022 award ceremony will be held in a calm and quiet atmosphere, in light of South Korea national mourning for the Itaewon Tragedy.#2022GMA will be recorded and broadcast at a later date.1[2022 Genie Music AwardsRed Carpet & Award Ceremony Live Broadcast Cancellation]#GMA2022 award ceremony will be held in a calm and quiet atmosphere, in light of South Korea national mourning for the Itaewon Tragedy.#2022GMA will be recorded and broadcast at a later date. https://t.co/qvi2eGDL4hThe organizers stated:“The 2022 Genie Music Awards’ red carpet event and on-site coverage of the award ceremony have been canceled. As the nation is currently in mourning due to the unfortunate accident, Genie Music has decided to hold the award ceremony in as quiet and calm of an atmosphere as possible, out of the desire to mourn together [with the nation].”The Genie Music Awards is an annual South Korean music awards ceremony organized by Genie Music jointly with its partner network, MBC Plus. The nominees and winners of the awards are determined on the basis of chart data from the Genie Music platform, in addition to evaluations from judges and online voting on South Korean websites.Genie Music Awards 2022 to be held on scheduled date on a small scaleGENIE MUSIC AWARDS 2022@GMA2022_JP2022 GMA 티켓이 전석 매진 되었습니다 -여러분의 뜨거운 관심과 성원에 감사드립니다음악과 감동이 가득한 2022 GMA2022년 11월 8일에 만나요!All tickets for 2022 GMA are sold out -Thank you for your interest and supportSee you on November 8, 2022!#GMA #지니뮤직어워드52022 GMA 티켓이 전석 매진 되었습니다 -❗여러분의 뜨거운 관심과 성원에 감사드립니다💙음악과 감동이 가득한 2022 GMA2022년 11월 8일에 만나요!All tickets for 2022 GMA are sold out -❗Thank you for your interest and support💙See you on November 8, 2022!#GMA #지니뮤직어워드 https://t.co/DttkuKABSVThe 2022 Genie Music Awards will be held as scheduled on November 8. However, the grandeur of the event will be scaled back significantly from what was first envisioned and is usually the norm.Explaining why the show has not been canceled altogether, the organizers explained that the event was promised to several fans who have been eagerly awaiting the same.GENIE MUSIC AWARDS 2022@GMA2022_JPThe 2022 Genie Music Awards will be held at the Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea on November 8, 2022. Organized by Genie Music.#GMA #GMA2022247246The 2022 Genie Music Awards will be held at the Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea on November 8, 2022. Organized by Genie Music.#GMA #GMA2022 https://t.co/GQMP75gN5UAdditionally, this is the first time in three years that the award ceremony is taking place offline. Hence, in order to keep the promise to fans and ensure a smooth return to normalcy, the event will be held as scheduled, with a reduction in opulence.“In order to keep our promise to the many fans who have been eagerly awaiting the 2022 Genie Music Awards, which marks our first offline ceremony in three years, we will hold the award ceremony on a small scale. We ask for your understanding in regards to the fact that we inevitably had to cancel the red carpet and on-site reporting.”The 2021 edition of the award ceremony was canceled, and this year marks the award ceremony's return to a physical setting for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak in 2019. Music from October 2021 to October 2022 will be considered for the awards.GENIE MUSIC AWARDS 2022@GMA2022_JP2022 GMA [가수상_여자그룹] 후보 소개올 한해 우리와 함께한 아티스트들 중 영광의 주인공은 누가 될까요?2022 GMA [The Female Group] nominees voting Who will be the winner of the honored artist among the artists who have been with us this year?#GMA #지니뮤직어워드312022 GMA [가수상_여자그룹] 후보 소개💙올 한해 우리와 함께한 아티스트들 중 영광의 주인공은 누가 될까요?2022 GMA [The Female Group] nominees voting 💙Who will be the winner of the honored artist among the artists who have been with us this year?#GMA #지니뮤직어워드 https://t.co/Aq6sgXhNzfBTS has received two nominations, one for the award for Best Boy Band and another for Best Album. BLACKPINK has followed suit and has also received a nomination for its BORN PINK album and for the Best Girls Group Award. Solo male and female artists such as PSY, Kim Ho Joong, IU, and Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, among others, have also been nominated.The award ceremony will be held at Incheon’s Namdong Gymnasium.