Awards and Impact

Awards

*BTS, being from a non-Big 3 company, broke the status quo in the Korean industry by winning daesangs since almost all the daesangs were won by groups from Big 3.
*BTS is the first artist in history to take home all Daesangs (Daesang All Kill) in a Korean year-end award show.
*BTS is the first Artist to surpass 50 → 74 Daesang Wins in the Korean Year-End Awards.
*BTS has the most Daesang wins in history (74 Daesangs). 
*Dynamite ties with "Gangnam Style" as the song with the most 'Song of the Year' Daesangs in history (4 wins). [Source] [Source]
*BTS is the first artist in history to win the "Song of the Year" Daesang at a major Korean award show for 4 consecutive years. (Spring Day, Fake Love, Boy With Luv & Dynamite). [Source] [Source]
*BTS is the First Artist to win a Daesang for 8 consecutive years (2016 - 2023).
*BTS is the First Artist to win a Daesang during Hiatus.

  • MMA
  1. BTS won their first Daesang with HYYH: Young Forever for "Album of the Year" in 2016 which was very impactful since BTS belonged to a small company as compared to the past winners.
  1. 2nd “non-Big 3” Artist after Busker Busker (although Busker Busker was from CJ E&M Music once which is a mega label) to get the “Album of the Year" at MMA. [Source]
  1. BTS won the Global Artist Award in MMA 2017. The interesting thing about this award is that the last time someone got this award was Psy in 2013 and was later discarded. The fact that this award was brought back for BTS shows how much BTS made an impact on the global scale after Psy. [Source] 
  1. BTS has the record for winning the most awards in one year at the Melon Music Awards (8 awards won). [Source] BTS held the previous record with 7 awards. [Source]
  1. BTS is the first artist to win both AOTY and AROTY simultaneously in the same year at Melon Music Awards.
  1. BTS is the 3rd artist to claim 2 Daesangs in a single year at the Melon Music Awards.
  1. They are the first artist who have received 4 different daesangs (2017's Global Artist was not a daesang because Wiki categorizes it as a special award). [Source]
  1. BTS is the first artist to win all Daesangs (Daesang All Kill) at the MMAs in 2019.
  1. BTS is the first Artist to get the "Daesang All Kill" for the 2nd time at the Melon Music Awards 2020.
  1. BTS is the First to have Multiple Wins in all 4 Daesang Categories in MMA. [Source]
  1. BTS is the Artist with the Most Wins in all 4 Daesang Categories in MMA.
  1. BTS is the most awarded Act in MMA’s history. [Source]
  1. BTS has the record for the most "Artist of the Year" Wins at the MMAs with 3 wins. 
  1. BTS has the record for the most "Song of the Year" Wins at the MMAs with 3 wins.
  1. BTS has the record for the Most "Album of the Year" Wins at the MMAs with 4 wins. 
  1. BTS has the record for the Most "Record of the Year" Wins at the MMAs with 2 wins. 
  1. BTS is the first To Win The Kakao Hot Star Award More Than Once. [Source]
 
  • MAMA
  1. BTS is the first Artist to get "MAMA Platinum" Award (Mega Grand Prize) in MAMA's history. This Award is for getting a MAMA All Kill. [Source]
  1. BTS is the First Artist to receive a total of 50 trophies in MAMA's history.
  1. BTS were the first “non-big 3” Act to win “Artist of the Year” at MAMA in 2016 (MAMA was created in 1999). [Source]
  1. They are the first Act to win the “Artist of the Year Award” 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 years in a row. [Source]
  1. BTS is the Act with the most “Artist of the Year Award” wins at the Mnet Asian Music Awards. [Source]
  1. First Act from a “small label” to win the most “Artist of the Year” daesangs.
  1. BTS has the record for winning the most awards won in one year at the MAMA with 10 awards won. [Source]
  1. BTS is the 3rd Act to get both AROTY and AOTY in the same year at MAMA.
  1. First Act to win all 4 different Daesangs in MAMA (3 times so far).
  1. BTS is the Act with the most Daesang wins in MAMA history. [Source]
  1. BTS is the most awarded Act in MAMA history. [Source]
  1. BTS is the first artist to win all Daesangs (Daesang All Kill) at MAMA 2019.
  1. BTS is the only Artist to get the "Daesang All Kill" 3 times so far at MAMA.
  1. BTS ties with Twice as the artist with the most SOTY wins at MAMA. [Source]
  1. BTS ties with Exo as the Artist with the most "Album of the Year" wins (5) in MAMA's history. [Source]
 
  • KMAs
  1. BTS is the 1st and only Korean idol and group to get the main Daesang (Best Musician) in the Korean Music Awards (the Korean Grammys). They are currently the youngest winners in the “Best Musician” list. (Psy is not considered an idol by a KMA member and critic).
  1. BTS is the only group (or Act??) to get nominated in all 3 daesang categories on KMAs in a year.