On the 22nd (Korean time), the group BTS won the grand prize at the 'American Music Awards' (AMA), which is considered one of the top three music awards in the United States, including 'Artist Of The Year'. ascended to the crown.



BTS won the 'Artist of the Year' award at the awards ceremony held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on the same day, beating out popular pop stars such as Ariana Grande, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd.



BTS is the first Korean singer as well as an Asian artist to receive the grand prize at an AMA.



They will enjoy the highest honor for the first time in 8 years since their debut in 2013.



Earlier, BTS received nominations in three categories, including 'Favorite Pop Duo or Group' and 'Favorite Pop Song', in addition to 'Artist of the Year', raising the possibility of winning the grand prize early. was mentioned.



They actually succeeded in winning trophies in all three categories that day.




Member Jin, after winning the 'Favorite Pop Duo or Group', compared the title of BTS' hit song to ARMY and said, "You are our universe."



After receiving 'Favorite Pop Song', RM said, "We wanted to give our positive energy to many people during this difficult time."



At the awards ceremony on this day, BTS performed a joint stage with Coldplay for the first time in 'My Universe', making ARMYs (BTS fans) around the world enthusiastic.



Unlike the Grammy Awards, which emphasize musicality and workmanship, AMAs have been shown to be advantageous to BTS because they view commercial performance and popularity as important indicators.



BTS achieved a great success this year with 'Butter', occupying the top spot for a total of 10 weeks on Billboard's main single chart 'Hot 100'.



In addition, 'Permission To Dance' and 'My Universe' in collaboration with the band Coldplay also took first place on the Hot 100.



It is a record 12 times this year alone to reach the top of the Hot 100, which is difficult to experience once in a lifetime.



Lim Jin-mo, a popular music critic, said, "The AMAs this year were won by BTS, the Beatles in the 1960s, Elton John in the 1970s, Michael Jackson in the 1980s, Nirvana in the 1990s, and Nirvana in the 1990s.It was an event that announced to everyone that he became a world-class superstar on par with Drake in the 2000s.”



"It wasn't just one song that popped up suddenly, it was loved by Billboard over two or three years and proved that the fandom is strong," he said.



BTS, who has been on the highest level since their debut with this AMA Grand Prize, is also preparing to announce the nominations for the 'Grammy Awards' on the morning of the 24th.



At the last awards ceremony, they were nominated for 'Best Pop Duo/Group Performance' with the box office success of 'Dynamite', but failed to win the award.



Accordingly, the music industry is paying attention to whether or not BTS will succeed in 'lucky' at this year's Grammy Awards and receive a 'double slope' following the AMA Grand Prize.



After that, BTS will hold an offline concert for the first time in two years at Sofa Stadium in Los Angeles, USA on the 27th and 28th and on the 1st and 2nd of next month.



On the 3rd of next month, we will perform on the stage of the '2021 Jingle Ball Tour', a major American music festival.



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