2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards: K-Pop Bands BTS & Blackpink Bag Several Awards
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- The 2020 iHeartRadio music awards which took place from Sept. 4 to Sept. 7
- BTS won the awards for "Best Music Video" and "Best Fan Army"
- Blackpink's "Kill This Love" won the "Best Music Video Choreography"
South Korean bands BTS and Blackpink bagged several awards at the 2020 iHeartRadio music awards.
BTS and Blackpink, which are two of the biggest K-pop bands in the world, won numerous awards including "Best Music Video," "Best Fan Army," and "Favourite Music Video Choreography" at the 2020 iHeartRadio music awards which took place from Sept. 4 to Sept. 7.
BTS grabbed the title for "Best Music Video" with their single "Boy With Luv" featuring Hasley. The was released on April 12, 2019 by the band's agency, Big Hit Entertainment.
iHeartRadio took to Twitter and other social media platforms to announce the winners along with their acceptance speeches.
"What you have all been waiting for! After millions of votes, accepting the award for #BestMusicVideo, here is BTS!
Congratulations to @BTS_twt and @halsey for their amazing work on the #BoyWithLuv video and to all the fans who voted for them! @bts_bighit," iHeartRadio tweeted.
"We just got a message from iHeartRadio with some exciting news! Because of you guys ARMY, we won the 'Best Music Award' at the 2020 iHeartRadio Music awards," RM said in the acceptance video. BTS also thanked Hasley for joining them in making the song.
"Thankyou iHeartRadio, we love you," the members added.
The band's fandom, the Army, also won the title for "Best Fan Army," which is presented to the most dedicated fanbase. The BTS Army won the award for the third consecutive year.
"The last award reveal of the weekend! For the 3rd straight year, the #BTSARMY has won #BestFanArmy at the #iHeartAwards. This one is for you ARMY! Here to congratulate you is your favorite group," tweeted iHeartRadio.
Choreographed by Kyle Hanagami and Kiel Tutin, Blackpink's 2019 release “Kill This Love” earned Favorite Music Video Choreography.
Meanwhile, Blackpink bagged the "Favourite Music Video Choreography" award for their music video "Kill This Love" which was released on April 5, 2019 by YG Entertainment. The single was choreographed by Kyle Hanagami and Kiel Tutin.
The outpouring of support for these two amazing choreographers was incredible!
"Congratulations #Blinks, you helped @KyleHanagami and @KielTutin win #FaveChoreography at our 2020 #iHeartAwards for @BLACKPINK's #KillThisLove! First up to say thanks is Kyle," iHeart Radio tweeted.
Following this, they also tweeted the acceptance speech from Kiel Tutin.
As mentioned by Soompi, all three of the awards won by the K-pop groups were determined by an online fan voting system.
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