No, but SS501 will not be attending the 2009 MAMA.

Rumors have been spreading that DSP Entertainment was also going to boycott the 2009 MAMA. However the company has made an official statement that this is just a false rumor. An official of DSP Entertainment made a clear statement that SS501 is unable to attend the 2009 MAMA due to their busy overseas schedule, as well as the fact that SS501 released their new album just last month, which it makes it too late for the boys to participate in the award show ceremony.

There is also word going around that fellow DSP Entertainment group,Kara, will not be attending the 2009 MAMA as well. Although an official statement about Kara’s attendance has not yet been given, it has been revealed that DSP Entertainment is currently positively considering Kara’s attendance.

With all of SM Entertainment’s artists, trot singers and now SS501 absent from the event, that’s a big chunk of artists and their hit songs you won’t be able to see or hear at the event. With a large number of these “cream of the crop” singers out of the picture, is the 2009 MAMA even worth being considered an “end of the year K-pop wrap-up” event?