So far, only women have done last stages in this year's awards and year-end shows

In most years , SM made sure its male idols did the final stage, something it considered as a big honor.

Stations listened to SM's demands so BTS did not get the final stage, and with a bunch of other reasons, Hybe acts have not been showing up in MBC's shows since 2019.

But this year, a lot of things had changed.

Melon's final act was IU, probably the first time she got to perform last (Even in other shows where she got the Grand Prizes, she was not the last act.)

MAMA's final act was Lee Hyori and the Street Women Fighters.

And, now the KBS Year-end show has Red Velvet as the last performer.

I have watched the year end shows from 2007, and while I don't remember every single one of them, to the best of my knowledge this is the first time a female act closing the show (not counting 2018 KBS year end show which ended with the veteran trottist Kim Yeonja in order to hide the controversy that EXO performed last.)

Although RV is SM, which continues the tradition of SM acts closing the year end show, Mr. Sooman Lee did allow Red Velvet to exercise its seniority over NCT.

I wonder who will close the SBS year end show. Since Red Velvet closed the KBS year end show I expect it to do the same in the SBS show as well, and since no Hybe acts will show up in the MBC yr end show, it might even close that one too.

Next year's golden disk digital awards are expected to be closed by IU (or aespa), and only the album awards might be closed by a male act (BTS or NCT).

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Don't mean to sound like Selfmate but interesting, I've never thought about the closing acts that deeply though it gets my head going

SM traditionally played dirty to make sure its male acts always got to perform last in such events before.

So it was good that Red Velvet got to close it this year.

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actually i quite like the fact that women have been closing this years award shows

It is something new. I don't think even SNSD was allowed to close a show, so something has definitely changed

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OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Then this is such a great thing to notice!!!!! Girl power

SM finally giving Red Velvet credit at last.

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They didnt close any of the gayos (2 went to exo bc of SMs need to maintain illusions of superiority and 1 went to a senior female singer) but closed all the award shows

All three were closed by SM. Kim Yeonja, the senior trottist, was only put in to shade it.

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I'm happy for iu too

I did not know she hasn't closed an award show

Usually, the male act is the final act. In 2018 Gaon Awards, although she won the most award (Gaon does not have a Grand Prize), Seventeen was the closing act .

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women supremacy

A change possible after covid outbreaks limited the audience so only true fans could attend.