Korean boy groups have been winning big in Japan, as Big Bang and 2PM beat out many prominent artists to win awards at 音乐电视 Japan′s Video 音乐 Awards 日本 2013 (MTV VMAJ 2013).
Big Bang was able to win the Best Dance Video award for the 音乐 video for its song Fantastic Baby at the ceremony held on June 22.
Nominees included group_inou, Megumi Nakajima, Skrillex and Jed. Fantastic Baby is also 秒 in rank on Japan′s YouTube video chart based on 查看 for 2012.
2PM won an award for Album of the 年 with its 秒 studio album Legend of 2PM. The group beat out Kana Nishino, Linkin Park and One Direction.
The group relayed their thanks through a video, as it was unable to attend due to its 音乐会 in Seoul and said, "Last 年 we were honored to have performed with brilliant artists at the ceremony, and this 年 we want to thank 你 for again giving us such a great award. We′re sorry we couldn′t be there because of our 音乐会 in Korea. We′ll work hard to become a better 2PM."
According to a local official, Big Bang and 2PM are considered to be two of the hottest Korean groups, appealing not only to 粉丝 of the Korean wave but also to the general public. The two groups were previously listed for holding the best concerts on Oricon Style last year, and also held concerts at the Tokyo Dome.
音乐电视 VMAJ is a global 音乐 video ceremony that has met its 12th 年 this year, and awards artists across 16 categories.
Big Bang was able to win the Best Dance Video award for the 音乐 video for its song Fantastic Baby at the ceremony held on June 22.
Nominees included group_inou, Megumi Nakajima, Skrillex and Jed. Fantastic Baby is also 秒 in rank on Japan′s YouTube video chart based on 查看 for 2012.
2PM won an award for Album of the 年 with its 秒 studio album Legend of 2PM. The group beat out Kana Nishino, Linkin Park and One Direction.
The group relayed their thanks through a video, as it was unable to attend due to its 音乐会 in Seoul and said, "Last 年 we were honored to have performed with brilliant artists at the ceremony, and this 年 we want to thank 你 for again giving us such a great award. We′re sorry we couldn′t be there because of our 音乐会 in Korea. We′ll work hard to become a better 2PM."
According to a local official, Big Bang and 2PM are considered to be two of the hottest Korean groups, appealing not only to 粉丝 of the Korean wave but also to the general public. The two groups were previously listed for holding the best concerts on Oricon Style last year, and also held concerts at the Tokyo Dome.
音乐电视 VMAJ is a global 音乐 video ceremony that has met its 12th 年 this year, and awards artists across 16 categories.