On September 20, The Fact Music Awards announced this year’s top winners, with Stray Kids, aespa, ENHYPEN, and IVE taking home the five Daesang (Grand Prize) awards.
The night was filled with standout performances and major wins. Stray Kids claimed four awards, including Honor of the Year, Record of the Year, Artist of the Year, and the TMA Popularity Award. aespa won three awards, including Muse of the Year, Artist of the Year, and the Special Jury Award. ENHYPEN also secured three awards, including Icon of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Today’s Choice. IVE received two awards, including Sound of the Year and Artist of the Year.
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The Artist of the Year title was also awarded to NMIXX, BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE, TWS, and NCT WISH. The Next Leader Award went to KiiiKiii, Hearts2Hearts, and ALLDAY PROJECT, while the Hottest Award was given to AHOF and CLOSE YOUR EYES.
NEXZ and MEOVV received the Global Hot Trend Award. ZEROBASEONE was honored with the World Best Performer award, and BOYNEXTDOOR received the World Best Wave award.
PLAVE won both the Global Hot Star and FAN N STAR Choice for Group, while BTS’ Jin earned the FAN N STAR Choice for Solo. Lim Young Woong was recognized with the Angel N Star Award. Seasonal Best Music Awards were also presented to BTS members: V for Winter, J-Hope for Spring, and Jin for Summer.
Written by: Srija Kakileti
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