BTS Becomes First Overseas Artist to Win 8 Awards at Japan Gold Disc Awards

Group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS).

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dong-hyun] The group BTS set a new record as the overseas artist with the most awards, winning 8 trophies at the Japan Gold Disc Awards.

According to the list of winners announced by the Recording Industry Association of Japan on the 15th for the '35th Japan Gold Disc Awards,' BTS received 8 awards including 'Best Artist' in the Asia category, 'Album of the Year,' 'Best 3 Albums' (winning with two albums simultaneously), 'Song of the Year by Download,' 'Song of the Year by Streaming,' 'Music Video of the Year,' and 'Best 5 Songs by Streaming.'

With this, BTS not only broke their own record for the most awards at the Japan Gold Disc Awards but also set a new record for the most awards won by an overseas artist in the history of the ceremony.

Looking at the detailed awards, BTS was selected as the 'Best Artist' in the Asia category for the third consecutive year. In the 'Best 3 Albums' category, BTS's 4th full-length album released in February last year, 'MAP OF THE SOUL : 7,' and their 4th Japanese full-length album released in July, 'MAP OF THE SOUL : 7~THE JOURNEY~,' won simultaneously. 'MAP OF THE SOUL : 7~THE JOURNEY~' also won in the 'Album of the Year' category.

The digital single 'Dynamite,' released in August last year, won three awards in the Asia category: 'Song of the Year by Download,' 'Song of the Year by Streaming,' and 'Best 5 Songs by Streaming.'

In the 'Music Video of the Year' category, 'BTS WORLD TOUR 'LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF' - JAPAN EDITION,' which features footage of the Japan stadium concerts from their 2019 world tour that attracted 2.06 million people worldwide, won the award.

Meanwhile, the Japan Gold Disc Awards select and honor singers and works that have contributed to the development of the music industry over the year, determining winners in each category based on sales performance of albums and videos released the previous year.

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