MTV VMAS 2023: The Prudential Centre in Newark rang with applause as music’s biggest personalities took the stage to celebrate their chart-topping achievements. Stray Kids, TXT, BLACKPINK, and Jungkook of BTS all won a Moon Person award this year, along with other K-pop acts. A glimpse at what transpired at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.
The K-pop industry has witnessed a number of firsts over the past few years. Despite the widespread influence of Hallyu and the immense prominence of groups like BTS and BLACKPINK, a K-pop category did not debut on a major US music award show (AMAs) until last year. In addition, on 28 October 2022, Billboard hosted a first-of-its-kind event. In February of this year, girl group TWICE was dubbed the first Korean recipient of a Billboard Women in Music Award.
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MTV VMAS 2023
Several idols are nominated for MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs) 2023, which is riding high on this tide of international recognition. Many have won large prizes.
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Stray Kids, who claimed the Best K-pop VMA for their hip-hop-boom-bap-pop track S-Class, lead the pack of Korean winners. They later set the stage on fire with the song. aespa (Girls), BLACKPINK (Pink Venom), Fifty Fifty (Cupid), TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Sugar Rush Ride), and Seventeen (Super) were also nominated in this category.
