The idol group BTS and Black Pink were included in the annual ``Person of the Year'' nominations selected by the American current affairs magazine Time magazine.
On the 26th (Korean time), Time magazine opened a voting page for people of the year, including BTS and Black Pink, on the website and is conducting online voting. Time magazine explained,'Please select a person who has had the greatest influence on the events of the year, whether positive or negative.'
BTS was the first Asian singer to be nominated for'Best Pop Duo Group Performance' at the Grammy Awards, the most prestigious music awards ceremony in the United States. They have already won the'American Music Awards (AMA)' and'Billboard Music Awards', which are the three major music awards in the United States, so if they win the Grammy Awards, they will achieve the Grand Slam.
Black Pink, called'YouTube Queen' with 53.4 million subscribers, is gaining worldwide popularity with the recent music video of'Ddu-du-du-du-du' surpassing 1.4 billion views for the first time as a K-pop group. Black Pink's first full album'The Album', released in October, recorded a new history of K-pop girl groups by rising to No. 2 on both the US Billboard 200 and UK official album charts in the first week of its release.
In addition to BTS and Black Pink, candidates for ``person of the year'' include US President-elect Joe Biden, US vice president-elect Camilla Harris, US politicians such as President Trump, Anthony Pouch, president of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Alibaba founder Ma Win, singer Kanye West. Celebrities were included.
Time magazine's Person of the Year will be announced on the 10th of next month.
[News Inside Reporter Kang Haru news@newsinside.kr]
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