BTS's Jungkook received four important nominations in the current list of nominees. The full list of nominees for the annual Korea Music Awards (KMA) was revealed on the event's official portal today, January 26, 2024.
The show presents awards based on recommendations from the judges and honors both popular and underground artists from a range of genres.
BTS' Jungkook is another contender and is vying for awards in four different categories, including Song of the Year and Musician of the Year. Fans couldn't contain their joy and praised him as the “pride of Korea”, while BTS's global golden maknae received several nominations even though he was away from his military duties.
Rock group Silica Gel, girl group NewJeans, and Korean rapper Beenzino are among the few others who have made it big on the same list. The live broadcast of the 21st Korea Music Awards (KMA) event will be available on the PRIZM app starting February 29, 2024 at 8 PM KST.
'Korean Grammy Nominee Jungkook': Fans Praise BTS Star's Musical Prowess, Earning Him Four Nominations
The 26-year-old BTS singer-songwriter was nominated in four categories: Best K-Pop Song; Seven by Jungkook (Ft. Latto), Best K-Pop Album for his solo debut goldenBest Musician of the Year and Song of the Year Seven once again.
Several distinguished directors, entertainment producers, music journalists, authors and other notable musicians from a variety of musical genres – including jazz and pop – make up the selection committee for the prestigious 21st Korea Music Awards (KMA). The chief editor of the monthly magazine Jazz People, Kim Gwanghyun, is the head of the selection committee.
The judges from the panel stated that popular culture today includes Jungkook. He has risen to stardom once again, even though he had been that way before. This starlight is different from the previous brightness. The committee also wrote that the K-pop singer has proven that he can identify as a solo artist rather than a member of a group. The KMA judges said:
“Jungkook has become a part of popular culture. Even though he was already a star, he has become a star again. It is a different star light than the previous one. Golden has proven that the K-Pop singer can reveal his presence as a solo artist instead of a group member.” …”
On November 3, 2023, the singer-songwriter released his first full-length solo album. It has since begun a new era of K-Pop's influence on Western music. The same has happened for Korean music and musicians and their global exposure by his band BTS before him.
BTS has led the movement by appearing three times on the cover of TIMES magazine, receiving five Grammy Award nominations — the only act from the Korean music scene — and walking the stages of UNICEF and the White House in support of global humanitarian causes.
Now, it seems that Jungkook has taken the torch from his team leader, Kim Namjoon, and is moving forward., He received many laurels and victories following the release of his solo album. It is important to keep in mind that BTS has not disbanded and does not intend to do so yet. Since the conscription period was in full swing, the boys launched individual projects before heading to the army.
Naturally, the BTS army, who are waiting for Jungkook and the rest of the BTS members to return from the army and reunite in 2025, found themselves proud and celebrating the hundreds and hundreds of accomplishments and accomplishments that the golden maknae has achieved once again on Twitter.
As of December 12, 2023, all BTS members have conscripted into the South Korean military to serve a mandatory period of 18 to 21 months.
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