On February 28, the 18th Korean Music Awards was streamed online through Naver NOW.
The band LEENALCHI took home three trophies: Artist of the Year, Best Modern Rock Song, and Best Crossover Album. LEENALCHI is known for their unique crossover between
pansori, a traditional Korean form of musical storytelling, and pop music. The band went viral after teaming up with the Korea Tourism Organization to release promotional videos that promoted Korean tourism destinations.
BTS won two trophies at the event: Song of the Year and Best Pop Song. In a video message, Jungkook said, “I think that a lot of people have been touched by our sincerity through ‘Dynamite.’ We will work hard to repay the gift of such a valuable award with even better music.”
BTS earns five nominations for 2021 Korean Music Awards January 27, 2021
Superstar BTS has earned five nominations for the 2021 Korean Music Awards with its record-breaking albums and songs released last year.
BTS has been named in the Musician of the Year, the Album of the Year, the Song of the Year, the Best Pop Album and the Best Pop Song categories, becoming one of the five acts with the most nominations, the awards’ selection committee said in an online press conference held Tuesday.
The four other most-nominated acts were Leenalchi, a sensational alternative pop band, and female singer-songwriters Baek Yerin, Sunwoo Jung-a and Jeongmilla.