BTS’ Jungkook Makes History As First K-Pop Solo Artist To Win At MTV VMAs, Forbes Highlights

American business magazine Forbes focused on the fact that BTS’s Jungkook made history as the first K-pop solo musician at the ‘MTV VMAs’.

‘Forbes’ won the ‘Song of Summer’ category with ‘Seven’ at the ‘2023 MTV Video Music Awards’ (hereinafter ‘MTV VMA’) on the 13th (Korean time). We reported on Jungkook, who won the award.

Forbes reported the award news, saying that ‘Seven’ emerged as the champion in the ‘Song of Summer’ category at the ‘MTV VMA’ with the headline, “Jungkook joined Blackpink’s Lisa and made history at the MTV VMAs.”

He continued, “Jungkook’s win marks a historic moment as he becomes the second Korean solo artist to win a ‘VMA’ following Blackpink’s Lisa, who won the ‘Best K-Pop’ category with ‘Lalisa’ in 2022, and the first male solo artist to do so. “It was an award,” he said.

In particular, ‘Forbes’ reported that Jung Kook’s award was an achievement that attracted even more attention.

‘Forbes’ said, “Lisa’s award was in the ‘Best K-Pop’ category selected for artists related to K-Pop,” while “Jungkook’s award was given to Olivia Rodrigo, Beyonce, “We won the award, beating out pop stars like Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, and Taylor Swift, and competing with artists from a variety of genres,” he explained.

Forbes highly praised Jungkook, saying, “Jungkook is the first K-pop solo musician to win a ‘VMA’ in a category that is not limited to just one genre.”

Jung Kook was nominated for ‘Song of Summer’ for the second year in a row this year after being nominated for ‘Left and Right’ (Feat. Jung Kook of BTS) in collaboration with Charlie Puth at the ‘MTV VMA’ last year, raising fans’ expectations. He was honored as the first Korean solo artist to win the ‘Song of Summer’ category.

On the 7th, ‘Seven’ selected Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ and Taylor Swift’s ‘Global Song of the Summer for 2023’ selected by American music media ‘Billboard’. It also took first place, beating out popular songs by global pop stars such as ‘Cruel Summer’ and ‘Calm Down’ by Rema and Selena Gomez.

‘Seven’ debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s main single chart, Hot 100, and stayed on the chart for 8 consecutive weeks, and was simultaneously ranked No. 1 on both ‘Global 200’ and ‘Global (excluding the U.S.)’ charts for 7 consecutive weeks, the first and longest period for an Asian singer in history. took the top spot.

In addition, it entered the ‘Top 100’ of the UK’s Official Singles Chart, which is one of the two largest charts on Billboard, for 9 consecutive weeks, and was ranked 2nd in ‘Daily Top Song Global’ and ‘Weekly Top Song Global’ on Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform. ‘, it continues to prove its potential as a ‘global mega hit song’ by boasting long-running music popularity and strong influence, such as ranking first for 8 consecutive weeks and 57 days, the first and longest period for an Asian singer in history.