The Fact Music Awards 2022: Final Lineup Consisting of Two Top-Tier Groups Revealed
The final lineup of artists appearing at The Fact Music Awards 2022 has been announced- and it consists of two top-tier K-pop groups! Keep on reading to know who these two acts are.
The Fact Music Awards 2022: Final Lineup Consisting of Two Top-Tier K-pop Groups Announced
On Sept. 13, the organizing committee of The Fact Music Awards (TMA) revealed the fifth and final lineup for this year's award ceremony. They said that two K-pop groups, BTS and NCT Dream, will make their appearances at the event.
These two artists have once again proved their widespread popularity with their new releases this year.
The Fact Music Awards 2022: Final Lineup Consisting of Two Top-Tier Artists Revealed
On June 10, BTS released their anthology album "Proof," and on the same day, the septet sold a whopping 2.15 million copies on the Hanteo Chart. What's especially notable about this milestone is that the figure has only a few differences from the group's second-highest first-week sales record of 2.27 million copies set by "BE (Deluxe Edition)."
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"Proof" then sold a total of 2,752,496 copies until its seventh day of release (June 16), achieving the second-highest first-week sales in Hanteo history.
The Fact Music Awards 2022: Final Lineup Consisting of Two Top-Tier Artists Revealed
Wth "Proof," BTS has been on the Billboard 200 chart for 12 weeks in a row as of the week ending on Sept. 10, as well as on other Billboard charts such as World Albums and Top Current Album Sales.
In addition, their representative songs "Dynamite," "My Universe" and "Butter" consistently rank on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S charts. Their collaboration track "Bad Decisions" with Snoop Dogg and Benny Blanco also remained on Billboard Hot 100.
The Fact Music Awards 2022: Final Lineup Consisting of Two Top-Tier Artists Revealed
On March 28, NCT Dream returned to the music scene with their second full-length album "Glitch Mode," which impressively sold over 2.1 million copies in just one week, the group's shortest record to achieve the feat. This makes them a double-million seller for two consecutive years.
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After dropping their repackaged album "Beatbox," NCT Dream became a triple-million seller for the second consecutive time as "Beatbox" surpassed 1.52 million copies. Overall, the two albums have sold a cumulative 3.61 million copies as of June.
The Fact Music Awards 2022: Final Lineup Consisting of Two Top-Tier Artists Revealed
Moreover, both "Glitch Mode" and "Beatbox" each earned NCT Dream five music show trophies, meaning the group took home a total of 10 trophies.
On the 8th and 9th, NCT Dream held two concerts at Seoul Olympic Stadium, the largest stadium, in South Korea as part of their tour "THE DREAM SHOW 2: In A Dream". This made them only the seventh K-pop group in history to hold a show at the said venue.
The Fact Music Awards 2022: Final Lineup Consisting of Two Top-Tier Artists Revealed
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Meanwhile, The Fact Music Awards 2022 is set to take place on Oct. 8 at KSPO Dome in Seoul.
Are you excited to see BTS and NCT Dream attend the award show? Which other artists from the lineup are you looking forward to see?
BTS & NCT Dream Receive Million Certification From Circle Chart
In other news, both BTS and NCT Dream have received new million certification from the Circle Chart for the sales of their newly released albums.
The Fact Music Awards 2022: Final Lineup Consisting of Two Top-Tier Artists Revealed
On Aug. 11, Circle Chart announced that BTS' "Proof" had earned an official triple million certification for selling more than three million copies in South Korea alone. "Proof" becomes the group's fourth album to be certified triple-million seller by Circle Chart, following "Love Yourself: Tear," "Butter," and "Love Yourself: Answer."
The Fact Music Awards 2022: Final Lineup Consisting of Two Top-Tier Artists Revealed
As for NCT Dream, the septet's repackaged album "Beatbox" got a double million certification for selling over two million copies since May.
Congratulations to the two K-pop groups!
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Written by Maria Scott
