Super Junior's Leeteuk To Host 6th GAON Chart K-Pop Awards With MAMAMOO's Solar

For the third year now, Leeteuk, Super Junior's leader is going to host the 6th GAON Chart K-Pop Awards. His co-host is going to be Solar from the girl group MAMAMOO. The show is going to be Solar's first time to host an awarding event and this is going to be an MC debut for her. 

The ceremony is going to hand out awards to different groups. Earlier in February a lineup of the performers in the awarding ceremony was announced. The said ceremony aims to recognize not only the performers but also other professionals in the music industry for their contributions. The event is a venue for artists, fans, and other members of the industry to come together in a music festival.

Now in its sixth year, GAON Chart K-Pop Awards is going to be something to look forward to. It seems that the showrunners love having Leeteuk of Super Junior as an MC for the event. This time, his partners are going to be someone new. Needless to say, fans of both artists are excited about the said event.

On Feb. 1, the Korea Music Content Industry Association revealed that the lineup for the Gaon Chart K-pop Awards will include "BTS, BLACKPINK, GOT7, NCT127, and Urban Zapkapa." A spokesperson from the Gaon Chart K-pop Awards stated that the aforementioned groups will join the original list of K-pop idols who will be joining the event. 

The initial announcement mentioned that the groups who will be gracing the stage during the awarding ceremony will include "SISTAR, EXO, MAMAMOO, GFRIEND, TWICE, Han Dong Gun, Bolbbalgan Sachoongi, Dean, BeWhy, and SHINee's Onew." With the variety of groups that will be on stage during the said ceremony, the organizers expect that they will create harmonious music from different genres together. 

The awarding ceremony is going to air on Mnet on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. Korea Standard Time.