The 'Top Social Artist' category, which the popular idol group BTS won the 'Billboard Music Awards' for the past 5 years, has disappeared into history.

On May 16th, the '2022 US Billboard Music Awards' (BBMA) hosted by Billboard, an American music media, was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA.

BTS, which was nominated for a total of six categories on the same day, was honored to receive awards in three categories: 'Top Song Sales Artist', 'Top Selling Song', and 'Top Duo/Group'.

With this, BTS became the only Korean singer who succeeded in winning the 'Billboard Music Awards' for six consecutive years.

However, the 'Top Social Artist' category, which BTS had been awarded for five consecutive years since 2017, was abolished from this year, eliminating the opportunity to receive an award.

Billboard did not disclose the reason for the sudden disappearance of the section.

While BTS fans expressed their disappointment over this, some netizens also responded, "Isn't this to prevent BTS's monopoly?"

Meanwhile, BTS, who did not participate in the awards ceremony, expressed their gratitude to BBMA and the fandom 'Army' through their official Twitter and expressed their feelings about winning three crowns.

Big Hit Music, the agency of BTS, congratulated them greatly, saying, "BTS won three crowns at this year's BBMA, proving their status as a '21st century pop icon'."

From 2017 to this year, BTS won a total of 12 trophies at the BBMA, achieving the feat of setting the record for the most awards among 'duos/groups'.

Meanwhile, BTS, which has a strong fan base around the world, is planning to release a new album 'Proof' on June 10 and cause a cataclysmic change in the music industry once again.

BTS’s Jungkook is once again proving his global power, setting another huge record on Spotify! His solo debut song "Seven" has officially entered Spotify’s Top 90 most-streamed songs of all time, making him the ONLY Asian artist on the list!

On March 14 (KST), "Seven" reached an insane 2,251,263,698 streams, landing at No. 89 on Spotify’s all-time most-streamed songs chart.

What makes this even more impressive?
Jungkook is the only Asian artist in the Top 90!
"Seven" has surpassed major global hits like Charlie Puth’s "We Don’t Talk Anymore", Sam Smith’s "I’m Not The Only One", and Maroon 5’s "Payphone"!

Jungkook’s "Seven" has been breaking Spotify records left and right, proving its status as a global mega-hit:

Fastest song in Spotify history to reach 100M, 900M, 1B, and 1.1B streams!
First K-pop solo song to chart on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global chart for 600 days!
Longest-charting song by an Asian solo artist on Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global chart (86 weeks and counting!)!

And let’s not forget—back in January 2025, "Seven" ranked No. 11 on Spotify’s list of Most-Streamed Songs of the 2020s, proving its long-lasting popularity!

Even with new music constantly being released, "Seven" continues to dominate charts and break records.

Fans worldwide are celebrating Jungkook’s unstoppable success, and with his influence only growing stronger, everyone is waiting to see what he does next!

"Jungkook is rewriting history! No one can match his impact!"
"He’s carrying K-pop on his back! The only Asian artist in the Top 90? Insane!"
"‘Seven’ is a masterpiece and deserves all the success!"

With Jungkook continuing to set new records, what do you think his next big achievement will be?

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