Korean Music Awards: BTS picks the top honor third time

South Korean all-boys band BTS wins the ‘Musician of the Year’ title at the Korean Music Awards for the third time.

South Korean boys band ‘Bangtan Boys’, commonly known as BTS bagged the top title at KMA, whereas the girl group AESPA ruled the ceremony claiming three of the other categories.

Congratulations BTS for winning ‘Musician Of The Year’ at the 19th Korean Music Awards.

— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 1, 2022

The ceremony for the 19th edition of the KMA was held on Tuesday, handing out honors to extraordinary music artists from different genres of both mainstream and underground.

.@BTS_twt extends their record as the artist with most Daesangs won at the Korean Music Awards (5).

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With BTS taking home the ‘Musician of the Year’ award again, the band created a history of becoming the first group ever to bag the honor for three years.

Congratulations “aespa – Next Level” for winning ‘Song Of The Year’ at the 19th Korean Music Awards.

— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 1, 2022

On the other hand, AESPA snagged a total of three titles at the ceremony, including ‘Song of the Year’, ‘Rookie of the Year’, and ‘Best K-Pop Song’ for their 2021 smasher ‘Next Level’.

Congratulations “aespa – Next Level” for winning ‘Best K-pop Song’ at the 19th Korean Music Awards.

— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 1, 2022

‘Album of the year’ for 2021 was bagged by Lang Lee for ‘There is a Wolf’, whereas, Kim Chung Ha got ‘Best K-Pop Album’ for her debut album ‘Querencia’.

Congratulations “Chung Ha – Querencia” for winning ‘Best K-pop Album’ at the 19th Korean Music Awards.

— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 1, 2022

‘Independent’ by Choi LB and ‘Don’t Die Colors’ by Thama were named to be the ‘Best Hip Hop Album’ and ‘Best R&B Album’ respectively.

Congratulations “Lang Lee – There Is A Wolf” for winning ‘Album Of The Year’ at the 19th Korean Music Awards.

— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 1, 2022