34th Seoul Music Awards full winners list: BTS' Jimin wins special award, i-dle creates history, BLACKPINK Rose, TXT, G-Dragon win big
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Regarded as the Korean version of the Grammys, the night's highest honour, Daesang, went to I-DLE, making them the first girl group in 14 years to win this top award after Girls' Generation in 2010. The moment was indeed one of the biggest highlights of the night. Formerly known as (G)I-DLE, the group recently released their special mini-album 'We Are I-DLE,' led by the single 'Good Thing,' marking the rebranding of the group. The album features six tracks, with each member contributing to different elements.
Rosé was the only K-pop soloist this year to win a Bonsang at this year's Seoul Music Awards. Apart from that, the girl group member also bagged the World Best Artist Award for the achievement unlocked by her album 'Rosie'.
The five-member boy band TXT, including Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and HueningKai, won Best Album, Best Song, and a Bonsang, three big awards of the night, for Deja Vu. The group had earlier won the grand prize at the 32nd Hanteo Music Awards for Best Performance.
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Though the members were not present at the award, BTS made headlines too, despite their 2-year musical gap. Marking their first major award moment after the military service break, Jimin won the Hallyu Special Award, while RM took home the Best R&B/Hip-Hop Award.
Bonsang: ILLIT, NCT WISH, QWER, P1Harmony, IVE, aespa, ENHYPEN, PLAVE, NCT's Doyoung, (G)I-DLE, Young Tak, ZEROBASEONE, TXT, BLACKPINK's Rosé, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, NCT DREAM, G-Dragon.
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