The MTV Video Music Award for Best K-Pop award was first introduced at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2019. It was criticized by K-pop fans for segregating their artists from major categories such as Video of the Year and Artist of the Year.[1][2][3]
| MTV Video Music Award for Best K-Pop | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | K-pop music songs |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | MTV |
| First awarded | 2019 |
| Currently held by | Lisa – "Rockstar" (2024) |
| Most awards | BTS (3) |
| Most nominations | BTS (4) |
| Website | VMA website |
BTS is the most-awarded artist in this category, having won the award three times. BTS is also the most-nominated act with four nominations.
Recipients
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2010s
edit| Year[a] | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 2019 | BTS (featuring Halsey) | "Boy with Luv" |
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2020s
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| Year[b] | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 2020 | BTS | "On" |
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| 2021 | BTS | "Butter" |
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[6] |
| 2022 | Lisa | "Lalisa" |
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[7] |
| 2023 | Stray Kids | "S-Class" |
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[8] |
| 2024 | Lisa | "Rockstar" |
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Statistics
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Artists with multiple nominations
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References
edit- ^ Willman, Chris (2019-07-23). "MTV VMAs Have Created a K-Pop Category … and Some BTS Fans Are Livid About It". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Liu, Marian Chia-Ming (2020-01-30). "The 'separate but equal' rules of American music awards". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Ziwei, Puah (2019-07-24). "BTS fans criticise 2019 MTV VMAs snubs and new "Best K-pop" category". NME. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Warner, Denise (August 26, 2019). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2019 MTV VMAs". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ Warner, Denise (August 30, 2020). "Here Are All the Winners From the 2020 MTV VMAs". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 5, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ Hailu, Selome (September 12, 2021). "2021 MTV Video Music Awards: The Complete Winners List (Updating Live)". Variety. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (July 26, 2022). "MTV VMA 2022 Nominations Revealed: Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow, Harry Styles, More". Variety. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ Stenzel, Wesley (September 13, 2023). "Taylor Swift wins big at 2023 MTV VMAs: See the full list of winners". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (September 12, 2024). "Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and Megan Thee Stallion Win Big at MTV Video Music Awards, Plus Full List of Winners". Variety. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.