Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 29) — K-pop boy band BTS was once again named the Worldwide Icon of the Year at the 2023 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) held at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.
It was the sixth time the Korean phenomenon bagged the plum.
BTS also won the Worldwide Fans’ Choice along with ATEEZ, Enhyphen, Lim Young Woong, NCT Dream, Seventeen, Stray Kids, Twice, TXT, and ZEROBASEONE.
The K-pop supergroup is composed of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook.
“We once again won the Samsung Galaxy Worldwide Icon of the Year. It is our sixth time,” Jungkook said during his acceptance speech.
The BTS star thanked the group’s global fan base ARMY for their unwavering love and support.
“My precious and loving ARMY, you know I love you so much, right? We can’t wait to see you again in the future,” Jungkook said.
“I’m sad that we couldn’t meet in person today, but we know we’ll soon meet as bigger selves, right?” he added.
The other winners of the 2023 MAMA Awards (Day 1) are:
Favorite New Artist: RIIZE, ZEROBASEONE
Inspiring Achievement: TVXQ
Galaxy Neo Flip Artist: TREASURE
Favorite Asian Girl Group: Kep1er
Favorite Asian Boy Group: INI
Favorite International Artist: Yoshiki
The MAMA Awards is a major South Korean music awards ceremony presented annually by the entertainment company CJ E&M.
