Forget about BTS’ Grammys snub – which major award have the K-pop boy band just won?
Popular Korean boy band BTS won a prestigious award and will appear at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) at the Nagoya Dome in Japan
K-pop phenomenon BTS has become the first K-pop act to win the Group of the Year award from American entertainment magazine Variety, the band’s agency Big Hit Entertainment said on November 20.
“The record-breaking septet has solidified their status as global superstars, rounding out one of the largest stadium tours of the year and releasing a string of top-selling singles,” the magazine said on its website on November 19, as it announced the honorees for Variety’s 2019 Hitmakers.
This year, BTS released its sixth mini-album “Map Of The Soul: Persona”, fronted by lead number Boy With Luv and had a “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” world tour of 23 cities around the globe, attracting more than two million people.
The group also made headlines as the first K-pop act to perform at Wembley Stadium in London and Citi Field in New York. It clinched the Top Duo/Group and Top Social Artist awards at the Billboard Music Awards in May.
Variety’s 2019 Hitmakers was launched in 2017 to recognise “the writers, producers, publishers, managers and executives who helped make – and break – the 25 most consumed songs of the year as compiled by BuzzAngle Music”. The awards ceremony will take place on December 7 in Los Angeles, California.
American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish, who has risen to global stardom with her smash-hit song Bad Guy, released in March, has been named the Hitmaker of the Year. Universal Music Group’s Republic Records, home to pop stars Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande, was singled out as the Label of the Year.
Big Hit has not yet disclosed whether the seven-piece group will head to America for the awards ceremony.
BTS, whose members include RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, V, Jimin and Jungkook, will appear at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) on December 4 at the Nagoya Dome in Japan.
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This article was originally written by Dong Sun-hwa for The Korea Times .