BTS took home the four top prizes at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMAs) on Saturday, the third consecutive year that the K-pop superstars won in all the major categories.
The seven-piece boy band was named artist of the year and worldwide icon of the year at the MAMAs, which recognizes achievements mainly in the K-pop scene but also gives awards to other Asian artists.
The group also bagged album of the year for “BE” and song of the year for the hit “Butter.”
BTS won a total of nine awards at this year’s MAMAs, held in Paju City, northwest of Seoul. The septet, however, was unable to attend the event and instead delivered a recorded acceptance speech.
The group’s members are currently under mandatory COVID-19 quarantine, having recently arrived in Seoul from the United States.
The threat of COVID-19 did not dampen the mood at the festive awards show, which returned as an offline event this year, albeit with a limited audience in compliance with health protocols.
BTS also won best male group, while TWICE was named best female group.
Soloist IU, who released her fifth studio album in March, emerged as the best female artist while EXO’s Baekhyun was the best male artist.
The best new female and male artist award went to aespa and Enhypen, respectively. (ABS-CBN News)
