K-pop group BTS took home the Daesang Award, or Artist of the Year, at the 2018 Seoul Music Awards.
Jan. 26 (UPI) — South Korean boy band BTS was among the big winners at the 2018 Seoul Music Awards.
The K-pop group took home the Daesang Award, an honor similar to Artist of the Year, at the awards show Thursday.
BTS’ win broke fellow boy band Exo’s four-year winning streak. The group, also known as the Bangtan Boys, celebrated the achievement by sharing several photos of the award with their 12 million Twitter followers.
« Army and Bangtan Daesang!!!!!!!! » the singers wrote, referencing their fan base, known as « Army. »
BTS last released the album Love Yourself: Her in September, which includes the singles « DNA » and « MIC Drop (Remix) » featuring Steve Aoki. Aoki teased a new project with the group in an interview Thursday with Trending Live.
« Now we got some new music coming out for 2018, » the American music producer and DJ said. « Now we have some original music as well. »
« [They’re] great guys, » he added. « They’re all different personalities and they’re all live. You hang out with them in a room and they’re all throwing in their thing. »
