K-pop sensation BTS made history at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, taking home the highly prestigious 'Song of the Year' award for their lead single 'SWIM' from their fifth studio album, 'ARIRANG.' This achievement sets a new record for an Asian group at the American pop music awards ceremony.
This win was one of three major awards BTS secured at the ceremony. The group also received 'Best Group' for the fifth time, breaking their own record, and 'Best K-Pop.'
The 'Song of the Year' recognition underscores BTS's significant standing and influence within the American pop music industry.
Translated Korean Netizen Comments
1. Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
2. Wow, congratulations! They're triple crown winners again! Congratulations once more.
3. Congratulations! I personally really like this song, so I listen to it often.
4. Wow, something big happened! Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!
5. Triple crown winners for Song of the Year / Best Group / Best K-Pop! Congratulations!
6. So amazing! Congratulations!
7. Truly incredible! Congratulations!
8. BTS is the best! Congratulations!
9. Fantastic! Congratulations!
10. Oh, congratulations! But 'Swim' gets better the more you listen to it. The song feels so pure (?), how should I put it? Anyway, it has a great vibe.
11. Congrats, BTS!
12. Congratulations! But when was this held?
13. Congratulations, but it's not the first time for an Asian act, so the news headline was changed. It seems it needs correction.
14. Rosé won Song of the Year last year, so why is this the first for an Asian act?
15. Oh, congratulations! But wasn't Song of the Year last year?
16. The first Asian act to win Song of the Year was Rosé. What's with the headline?
17. Original poster, please change the article title!
18. This year's AMA and VMA awards, they've gotten even better after their military hiatus. How can they do this?
19. Really? Wow, that's amazing! Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉
20. Korean artists continuously winning major awards is truly incredible.
21. Congratulations! BTS is so amazing! It seems like they're the first purely Korean group to achieve this!
22. As a group, it's true (regardless of nationality, BTS is the first group in VMA history to win a major award).
23. Reading your comment gave me goosebumps~ Congratulations!
24. Wow, truly congratulations to BTS! So amazing!
25. Congratulations, kids 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜! Come back safely from the rest of your tour.
26. Truly amazing.
27. They won all the awards they were nominated for! Congratulations!
