BTS

ㅤㅤㅤBTS, an acronym for Bangtan Sonyeondan or “Beyond the Scene,” is a Grammy-nominated South Korean group that has captured the hearts of millions of fans globally since its debut in June 2013. BTS members are RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook. Gaining recognition for their authentic and self-produced music, top performances, and the way they interact with their fans, BTS has established themselves as "21st Century Pop Icons" breaking countless world records. While exerting a positive influence through activities such as the LOVE MYSELF campaign and the UN 'Speak Yourself' speech, the band has garnered millions of fans around the world (named ARMY), collecting four No. 1 in a span of 9 months, featured several sold-out stadium shows worldwide, and was named TIME 2020 Entertainer of the Year. BTS has been nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the 63rd Grammy Awards and was recognized with various prestigious awards such as Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards.

ㅤㅤㅤIn November 2021, BTS is known to have attended the prestigious award ceremony, namely the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs). At the awards ceremony, BTS and Coldplay performed their newly released collaboration single "My Universe". In a gray and black suit, BTS looks like having fun in their appearance with Coldplay. Their appearance was greeted with screams of fans who had been waiting for it. A total of 3 awards were won by BTS at the 2021 AMAs, including 'Favorite Pop Duo or Group' which was successful for the third time in a row, 'Favorite Pop Song' through the English single "Butter", and 'Artist of The Year' for the first time. With this, BTS became the first and only Asian artist to win the 'Artist of the Year' award at the American Music Awards. In addition, this K-Pop idol also wiped out all the categories that nominated them.

ㅤㅤㅤIn his speech, RM as the leader of BTS expressed his gratitude for the award received by BTS.

ㅤㅤㅤ"I completely forgot what I wanted to say. Thank you AMA, we are honored to be on this stage. Four years ago, for the first time we performed on stage. We were nervous at that time. will receive this award, unless you are ARMY. We get so much love and support from ARMY around the world. We really will never waste it, ARMY," said Kim Namjoon on the AMAs live broadcast. "We believe this award is the start of a new chapter for us. In recent years, we have learned that every moment is very precious. So in 2022, we will focus on ..." said Jungkook, who couldn't finish his sentence because he was happy. The 2021 American Music Awards (AMA) is the largest fan vote-based award event in the United States. The event was held at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, on Sunday (11/21/2021) evening United States time.

ㅤㅤㅤBTS has again received the highest appreciation for their work in Japan this year. BTS set a record by winning 10 awards at the 36th Japan Gold Disc Awards. This feat made them the first foreign artist in history to ever win 10 awards in one year. Several BTS songs that contributed to their victory such as the song "Butter" won awards for Song of the Year from Download (Asia) and Song of the Year by Streaming (Asia), while BTS and Coldplay's collaboration song "My Universe" won Song of the Year. the Year of Download (West). Meanwhile, “Permission to Dance” and “Butter,” BTS each won one of the five Best Songs of the year by the Streaming Awards, which includes both Japanese and Western songs. Meanwhile, "Butter" won one of the five Best Songs through the Download award.