K-pop boy band BTS wins ‘best Asian artist’ and four other Japan Gold Disc Awards
- The seven-member group and four other Korean acts, TWICE, GFriend, Seventeen and Momoland were honoured at Tuesday’s event
Internationally renowned K-pop boy band BTS won five prizes, including best Asian artist, at Tuesday’s annual Japan Gold Disc Awards.
BTS’ third full-length Japanese album, “Face Yourself”, released last April, also picked up the album of the year award and the best 3 albums award at this year’s 33rd ceremony, hosted by Japan’s Recording Industry Association, which recognises artists’ music sales.
The seven-member South Korean group won another best 3 albums award for its latest album “Love Yourself: Answer” and the best music video award for a video covering its first tour of Japanese dome arenas in October 2017.
“We are happy to release good news at the beginning of the year … We will always do our best to respond to your love with better music,” BTS said, according to its management agency Big Hit Entertainment.
Four other K-pop bands also won awards, emphasising K-pop’s growing presence in Japan.
Girl band TWICE received a best 3 albums award for its first full-length Japanese album, “BDZ”, as well as the song of the year by download for its single Candy Pop.