The 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards kicked off its first-ever virtual ceremony on Saturday and BTS was among many of the night’s honourees.
2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards: BTS walk away with big honours
The awards show adopted 2020’s theme as ‘new-topia’, a sort of nod to the incredulous year we’ve had and the transition of Korean Pop Music (K-pop) into a globally leading genre.
The Beatles of K-pop walked away with five honours on the night, scooping up the coveted Album of the Year with their top-charting Map of the Soul: 7; Best Dance Performance Male Group; and Best Male Group.
[#2020MAMA_Moment] ALBUM OF THE YEAR #방탄소년단 #bts
— MAMA(엠넷아시안뮤직어워즈) (@MnetMAMA) December 6, 2020
You made it! Honorable winner of the night!
#2020MAMA #MAMA #Mnet pic.twitter.com/Ec6zuPulM0
Electric performances from the likes of Seventeen, Monsta X and Treasure made the virtual event a treat to watch.
2020 MAMA complete winners list
In South Africa, viewers could live stream the event on VIU and JOOX.
Here’s the complete 2020 MAMA winners list:
Album of the Year
BTS – Map Of Soul: 7
Rookie of the Year
CRAVITY and Weeekly
1theK Original Content Award
THE BOYZ
Best Songwriter
Young Tak
Best Performance Director
Son Sung Deuk
Best Dance – Male
BTS – Dynamite
Best Dance – Female
BLACKPINK – How You Like That
Best Performance Award
MONSTA X
Top 10 Award
IZONE
BAEKHYUN
IU
Oh My Girl
Best Trot
Lim Youngwoong
Hot Trend Award
TROTMEN6
Song of the Year
BTS – Dynamite
Netizen’s Choice
BTS
Artist of the Year
BTS