BTS Snags Awards at The MTV VMAs + Performs "Dynamite" for The First Time
On August 31, Monday, it was announced that BTS has snagged three MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). They were previously nominated for four.
The boys won the award for "Best Pop Video" for their music video "ON". They were nominated against Justin Bieber and Quavo with "Intentions", Taylor Swift with "Lover", Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga for "Rain on Me", The Jonas Brother with "What A Man Gotta Do", and Halsey with "You Should Be Sad".
They also took home "Best K-Pop" with "ON". For this category, they were up against MONSTA X with "Someone's Someone", (G)I-DLE with "Oh my god", Red Velvet with "Psycho", EXO with "Obsession", and TXT with "9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)".
BTS also won "Best Group". They were nominated against BLACKPINK, MONSTA X, Little Mix, 5 Seconds of Summer, The 1975, Chloe x Halle, CNCO, Now United, and Twenty One Pilots.
The boys were also nominated for "Best Choreography" for "ON". They were up against DaBaby with "BOP", Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga with "Rain on Me", Norami with "Motivation", Dua Lipa with "Physical", and Natti Natasha and CNCO with "Honey Boo".
Last year, BTS also took home the award for "Best K-Pop" with their song "Boy in Luv (feat. Halsey)". They also won "Best Group" that year, where they were nominated against big names such as BLACKPINK, The Jonas Brother, and 5 Seconds of Summer. That year, they were also nominated for "Besst Choreography".
Congratulations, BTS!
The group also performed "Dyanamite" for the first time ever on the VMAs. The boys filmed with a green screen back home in South Korea, as they were unable to fly to the United States due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They performed in front of numerous backgrounds, such as the Brooklyn Bridge, Times Sqaure, and New York City's full skyline. For the finale, they performed with fireworks illuminating the night sky.
Check out their performance here:
