TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
BTS wins big at 13th Soompi Awards
K-pop boy band BTS won big at the 13th Annual Soompi Awards as the group brought home trophies from six categories, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Choreography.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
BTS attends the 2017 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 19, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/Neilson Barnard)
K
-Pop boy band BTS won big at the 13th Annual Soompi Awards as the group brought home trophies from six categories, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Choreography.
Initiated by Soompi, the United States and Korea-based English online media outlet specializing in Korean entertainment, the result was based on web votes and Soompi Music Chart scores. The awards received over 163 million votes from fans in 190 countries and consisted of two broad categories, Music and Drama.
Read also: BTS announces new release
Other K-pop groups that brought home trophies included GOT7, which won Best Male Group category, and Wanna One, with the Rookie of the Year award.
Meanwhile, in the Drama category, Girl’s Generation member Yoona came out as the Actress of the Year winner for her role in The King Loves, and Lee Joon-gi won Actor of the Year for his role as Kim Hyun-joon in Criminal Minds.
Renowned South Korean drama Goblin won in three categories: Drama of the Year, Best Supporting Actor for Lee Dong-wook, Best Supporting Actress for Yoo In-na and Best Soundtrack. (wir/asw)
