BTS Makes History By Winning 6 Trophies In Soompi Awards

Apr 17, 2018

BTS is the first ever group to win six trophies in the 13th Annual Soompi Awards!

The Soompi Awards are the largest international awards that recognize the best in Korean television and music each year. The winners of the 13th Annual Soompi Awards were recently announced, with the results based on the combination of music chart scores and over 163 million votes by readers from 190+ countries.

BTS set a new record this year when they won in six categories as a group! They earned the title of Artist of the Year, and received the Album of the Year award for “You Never Walk Alone,” Song of the Year for “DNA,” Best Collaboration for their “MIC Drop” remix with Desiigner and Steve Aoki, Best Choreography for “DNA,” and Fuse Music Video of the Year for “Spring Day.” BTS member V (Kim Taehyung) also received the Best Idol Actor award for his performance in “Hwarang.”

Congratulations, @bts_twt! BTS is the first in #SoompiAwards history to take home 6 group awards – including a sweep of Artist/Song/Album/@fusetv Music Video of the Year!

Celebrate the group's wins with #BTSonSoompi!

▶ More info on the awards ↴https://t.co/eY7Rko87vH pic.twitter.com/XuTEinuoQz

— Soompi (@soompi) April 17, 2018

After the announcement, the hashtag “우리_한성이_상받았네” (“Our Hansung won an award”) trended in Korea as fans expressed how happy they were that V had earned the Best Idol Actor award for his role as Hansung.

#우리_한성이_상받았네 (“Our Hansung won an award”) is trending in Korea as fans celebrate BTS V’s “Best Idol Actor” win in the 13th Annual #SoompiAwards! Congratulations!

▶ Check out this year's honorees: ↴ https://t.co/A6Nsuy9iAS pic.twitter.com/DQgozrL4Js

— Soompi (@soompi) April 16, 2018