Korean boy groups have been winning big in Japan, as Big Bang and 2PM beat out many prominent artists to win awards at MTV Japan′s Video Musik Awards Japan 2013 (MTV VMAJ 2013).
Big Bang was able to win the Best Dance Video award for the Musik 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 Sekunde in rank on Japan′s YouTube video chart based on Ansichten for 2012.
2PM won an award for Album of the Jahr with its Sekunde 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 konzert in Seoul and said, "Last Jahr we were honored to have performed with brilliant artists at the ceremony, and this Jahr we want to thank Du for again giving us such a great award. We′re sorry we couldn′t be there because of our konzert 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 Fans 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.
MTV VMAJ is a global Musik video ceremony that has met its 12th Jahr this year, and awards artists across 16 categories.
Big Bang was able to win the Best Dance Video award for the Musik 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 Sekunde in rank on Japan′s YouTube video chart based on Ansichten for 2012.
2PM won an award for Album of the Jahr with its Sekunde 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 konzert in Seoul and said, "Last Jahr we were honored to have performed with brilliant artists at the ceremony, and this Jahr we want to thank Du for again giving us such a great award. We′re sorry we couldn′t be there because of our konzert 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 Fans 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.
MTV VMAJ is a global Musik video ceremony that has met its 12th Jahr this year, and awards artists across 16 categories.