MAMA 2018
Members of South Korea boy group Monsta X attend the 2018 Mnet Music Awards FANS' CHOICE in Japan at Saitama Super Arena on Dec. 12, 2018 in Saitama, Japan. Getty Images/Ken Ishii

Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2018's main event takes place Friday in Hong Kong. Asia's biggest music awards and global music festival kicked off in South Korea on Monday, moving to Japan and making its last stop in Hong Kong.

The last event in the 3-day ceremony begins with a red carpet at 5 p.m. local time (4 a.m. EST) and the main award ceremony starting at 7 p.m. local time (6 a.m. EST). Click here to watch the live stream. South Korean actor Song Joong-ki will host the final event in Hong Kong.

BTS, which becomes the first-ever recipient of the Worldwide Icon of the Year award from the MAMA, will perform in Hong Kong for the final event. Other stars such as Wanna One, TWICE, Chungha, SEVENTEEN, MOMOLAND, Oh My Girl, GOT7, WJSN, Sunmi, Heize, Tiger JK and Yoon Mi Rae, Nafla, The Quiett, Roy Kim, Mommy Son, BewhY, and more are set to make their appearance at the show.

You can also watch the event on YouTube.

Earlier, the South Korean music awards ceremony was a one-day event but since 2017 it was expanded into three shows.

Below is the list of nominations:

Best New Male Artist

HAON

Stray Kids

Kim Donghan

The Boyz

Vinxen

Hyeongseop x Euiwoong

Best New Female Artist

NATURE

GWSN

IZ*ONE

(G)I-DLE

LOONA

Fromis_9

Best Male Artist

DEAN

Roy Kim

ZICO

Park Hyo Shin

Hwang Chi Yeol

Best Female Artist

IU

Sunmi

Taeyeon

Heize

Chungha

Best Male Group

GOT7

NCT 127

NU'EST W

Wanna One

BTS

SEVENTEEN

Best Female Group

BLACKPINK

TWICE

Red Velvet

MAMAMOO

MOMOLAND

GFRIEND

Best Band Performance

DAY6

FTISLAND

Kiha and the Faces

Guckkasten

HYUKOH

Best Hip Hop & Urban Music

DEAN

Jay Park

ZICO

CRUSH

Heize

Best Music Video

‘DDU-DU DDU-DU', BLACKPINK

‘What Is Love?', TWICE

‘Beautiful', Wanna One

‘IDOL', BTS

‘Good Evening', SHINee

Best OST

‘AND I', NU'EST W

‘No Longer Mine', Roy Kim

‘The Day', Park Hyo Shin

‘A-TEEN', SEVENTEEN

‘Every Day, Every Moment', Paul Kim

Best Unit

EXO-CBX

Wanna One Triple Position

BSS (SEVENTEEN)

gugudan Semina

Girls' Generation-Oh!GG

Best Vocal Performance Solo

Roy Kim

Jung Seunghwan

Park Kyo Shin

Im Chang Jung

Heize

Best Vocal Performance Group

iKON

MAMAMOO

Melomance

Bolbbalgan4

BTOB

Best Dance Performance Solo

‘Siren', Sunmi

‘1,2,3!', Seungri

‘Lip & Hip', Hyuna

‘Rollercoaster', Chungha

‘Dally', Hyolyn

Best Dance Performance Female Group

‘Bingle Bangle', AOA

‘What is Love?', TWICE

‘DDU-DU DDU-DU', BLACKPINK

‘Bad Boy', Red Velvet

‘That Day', Lovelyz

‘Secret Garden', Oh My Girl

Best Dance Performance Male Group

‘BOOMERANG', Wanna One

‘Lullaby', GOT7

‘Shoot Out', MONSTA X

‘FAKE LOVE', BTS

‘Oh My!', SEVENTEEN

‘Shine', PENTAGON