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BTS domination.
The K-pop group swept nan 2026 American Music Awards connected Monday nighttime by winning each 3 awards they were nominated for, including nan apical prize of nan night: creator of nan year.
They besides won champion antheral K-pop creator and opus of nan summertime for “Swim,” nan lead azygous from their caller medium “Arirang.”
“Armys, we did it erstwhile again!” set leader RM said during nan group’s artist of nan twelvemonth acceptance speech.
“It’s an grant to person this precious award,” he continued. “Our biggest acknowledgment and gratitude, arsenic always, spell to Armys each complete nan world, who stood by america for nan past 13 years. Thank you truthful much.”
RM, 31, besides mentioned that nan group completed their mandatory subject service, for which they took a four-year hiatus from music.
Band personnel J-Hope added, “We’ve had specified an overwhelming consequence to this album. Honestly, convey you for embracing ‘Arirang’ and each azygous opus connected this medium that you helped chart. We’re truthful grateful.”
BTS kicked disconnected nan grant show pinch a pre-taped capacity of their opus “Hooligan” from their Las Vegas performance nan nighttime before.
The group besides presented nan champion female R&B creator grant to SZA.
Two much K-pop groups besides took location awesome awards Monday evening, pinch Huntr/x — nan voices down “K-Pop Demon Hunters” — winning opus of nan year, champion vocal performance, champion popular opus and champion soundtrack.
Katseye, meanwhile, won for caller creator of nan year, champion euphony video and breakthrough popular artist.
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Additionally, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Sombr and Sabrina Carpenter each had 3 wins apiece.
Taylor Swift had nan astir nominations heading into nan nighttime pinch eight. She mislaid successful each category.
The show, hosted by Queen Latifah, besides saw Karol G get nan International Artist Award of Excellence, Billy Idol person nan Lifetime Achievement Award and Darius Rucker honored pinch nan Veterans Voice Award.
BTS — consisting of RM, J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Suga, V and Jung Kook — announced their hiatus successful June 2022 to complete South Korea’s mandatory subject service.
“Arirang,” nan group’s first workplace medium since 2020’s “Be,” debuted astatine number 1 connected nan Billboard 200 successful nan United States erstwhile it came retired successful March.
That aforesaid month, nan group put retired a Netflix documentary, “BTS: The Return,” wherever they opened up astir their grueling activity hours during nan making of “Arirang.”
Jung Kook compared nan members of nan set to workers successful a factory, while RM said he felt for illustration they were “committing a crime” if they said up to inquire for a break.
