BTS members proved their outstanding achievements in solo activities by being nominated in various categories at the '2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards' in the United States.
According to the list of this year's nominees announced by the 'iHeartRadio Music Awards' on the 18th (local time), J-Hope, V, and Jungkook are nominated in categories such as 'Best Music Video,' 'Favorite On Screen,' 'Favorite Debut Album,' 'Kpop Artist Of The Year,' and 'Kpop Song Of The Year.'
The 'iHeartRadio Music Awards' is an annual music awards ceremony hosted by the U.S. online radio broadcaster iHeartRadio since 2014. It awards the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and applications throughout the year. This year's awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on April 1st in Los Angeles, USA.
J-Hope has been nominated in the 'Favorite On Screen' category for his first official solo album 'Jack In The Box' and the HYBE original documentary 'j-hope IN THE BOX,' which captures the album-making process and various activities. In the 'Favorite On Screen' category this year, notable works such as Beyoncé's world tour documentary film 'Renaissance: A FILM by Beyonce' and Taylor Swift's live concert film 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' are also in competition.
V and Jungkook have been nominated in the 'Favorite Debut Album' category with their respective solo albums, 'Layover' and 'GOLDEN.' 'Layover' and 'GOLDEN' both entered the Billboard 200 at the same time, reaching 2nd place. This achievement is on par with the records set by solo K-pop artists Jimin's 'FACE' and Suga's 'D-DAY.' Particularly, 'GOLDEN' set a record for the longest consecutive charting period among K-pop solo artist albums on the 'Billboard 200,' staying on the chart for 10 weeks.
Jungkook, with nominations in four categories including 'Best Music Video,' 'Kpop Artist Of The Year,' and 'Kpop Song Of The Year,' set a new record for the most nominations by a solo K-pop artist. In the 'Best Music Video' category, Jungkook's solo singles 'Seven (feat. Latto)' and '3D (feat. Jack Harlow)' were both nominated. In this category, Jungkook, who is the only artist to have more than one song nominated this year, competes with songs that have topped the Billboard Hot 100, such as Doja Cat's 'Paint The Town Red' and Olivia Rodrigo's 'vampire.'
The addition of a K-pop category in this year's 'iHeartRadio Music Awards' reflects the increased global stature of K-pop. Jungkook is the only solo artist nominated for 'Kpop Artist Of The Year,' and his song 'Seven' is nominated for 'Kpop Song Of The Year.' 'Seven' achieved Billboard Hot 100 1st place directly, stayed on the chart for a total of 15 weeks, and set remarkable records such as reaching 1 billion streams worldwide on Spotify in the shortest period (108 days) according to Spotify.
Meanwhile, BTS, nominated in the 'Best Fan Army' category, continues to demonstrate their enduring popularity as a group. They have been nominated in this category for seven consecutive years from 2018 to this year. Attention is focused on whether BTS, who has won this award in all six previous years, will win the 'Best Fan Army' once again this year.
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<Translated by=Gawon Park(Dispatch)>
