BTS are biggest winners of the MAMAs 2018 as theyre named Artist Of The Year
BTS led the winners at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2018, taking home five awards.
The K-pop group have had a huge year, having achieved two number one albums on the Billboard charts, so nobody was surprised at their dominance at the MAMAs.
After slaying the red carpet with their slick outfits, BTS won the Best Asian Style award, after previously getting the MWave Global Choice gong.
IDOL was voted the TikTok Best Video, while Love Yourself: Tear was named Best Album.
And in an emotional moment, J-Hope wept on stage as the band were named Best Artist.
Before the awards show even began, the group – made up of RM, Jimin, J-Hope, V, Jungkook, Jin and Suga – also received a special award for their contribution to promoting Seoul.
Other big winners of the night included Twice, who were named Best Female Group and earned Song Of The Year and Best Female Group Dance Performance for What Is Love?
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GOT7 were named TikToks most popular artist, Wanna One won Best Male Group, and Momoland were awarded Discovery Of The Year.
Jaehwan, Daniel and Woojin of Wanna One were named Best Unit for their group Triple Position, while Heize, SEVENTEEN, I*ZONE and Hyukoh also took home awards.
Meanwhile, Janet Jackson was given a special Inspiration Award, with the legend giving a moving speech hoping for the end to bigotry and discrimination.
The night was packed with huge performances from Tiger JK, WJSN, Oh My Girl, Roy Kim, Momoland, Mommy Son, SEVENTEEN, Heize, Chung Ha, I*ZONE, nafla, SWINGS, CHANG MO, GOT7, JJ Lin, Kim Jong Kook, Wanna One and BTS themselves, who performed a medley of Airplane pt 2, Fake Love and IDOL.
MAMA winners 2018
Best Unit
Wanna One Triple Position (Jaehwan, Daniel and Woojin)
Best Vocal Performance Solo
Heize: Didnt Know Me
Best OST
SEVENTEEN: A-Teen (A-Teen)
New Asian Artist
I*ZONE
MWave Global Choice
BTS
Best Dance Performance Female Group
Twice: What Is Love?
TikTok Most Popular Artist
GOT7
Best Hip-Hop and Urban Music
ZICO ft IU: Soulmate
Best Band Performance
Hyukoh: I Love Ya!
Inspiration Award
Janet Jackson
Best Asian Style
BTS
Discovery Of The Year
Momoland
Best Male Artist
Roy Kim
Best Solo Dance Performance
Chung Ha: Roller Coaster
Best Music Video
BTS: IDOL
Best Vocal Performance Group
iKON
Best Asian Artist (Thailand)
Peck Palitchoke
Best Asian Artist (Indonesia)
Afgan
Best Asian Artist (Vietnam)
Huong Tram
Best Asian Artist (Japan)
Da Pump
Best Asian Artist (Mandarin)
JJ Lin
Best Female Group
Twice
Best Group Dance Performance Male
SEVENTEEN Oh My!
Best Female Artist
Sunmi
Best Male Group
Wanna One
Album Of The Year
BTS: Love Yourself: Tear
Song Of The Year
Twice: What Is Love?
Artist Of The Year
BTS
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