BTS, Korea's First to Win 4 Awards at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The group BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) achieved a grand slam by winning four awards at the '2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMA)', one of the three major music award ceremonies in the United States.

On the 24th (Korean time) at 9 a.m., BTS won the 'Top Selling Song' award for their song "Dynamite," released in August last year, at the BBMA main ceremony held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles (LA), USA.

Before the main ceremony, BTS also swept three categories in the pre-ceremony: 'Top Duo·Group,' 'Top Song Sales Artist,' and 'Top Social Artist.' With this, BTS became the first Korean pop artist to achieve a grand slam of four awards at the BBMA.

This is the first time BTS has won the 'Top Selling Song' and 'Top Song Sales Artist' awards at the BBMA. Their win for 'Top Duo·Group' marks their second time, following 2019. They have won the 'Top Social Artist' award for five consecutive years since their first invitation to the BBMA in 2017.

At this year's BBMA, BTS also performed their new song "Butter," which was released simultaneously worldwide on the 21st. The music video for this song surpassed 100 million views on YouTube within 21 hours of its release, setting the record for the fastest music video to reach 100 million views globally in YouTube history.

Meanwhile, the BBMA is considered one of the three major music award ceremonies in the United States, along with the American Music Awards and the Grammy Awards. The BBMA awards are based on the Billboard charts. This year's ceremony reflected rankings from March 21 of last year to April 3 of this year.

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