BTS Wins Best Album Of The Year At The 2016 Melon Music Awards

The Melon Music Awards, presented by Kakao and taking place on the night of November 19 KST, honored K-pop artists and their achievements this year based on their performance on Melon, one of Korea’s largest online music store. There were a total of 23 different awards, divided into four broad categories: Main, Popularity, Music Style, and Special Awards.

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BTS took home two awards: Top 10 and one of the biggest awards (Daesang) of the night, the Best Album of the Year award for their “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever” album.

The members were in shock and disbelief when they were first announced and a few members broke into tears as they stood on stage to thanks their fans, A.R.M.Y.  They thanked and expressed their love for their agency staff and family, and gathered into a group hug at the end of their short speech.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iT_s_BBPKE

Congratulations, BTS!