Stray Kids has been nominated for the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) for the second year in a row!

On November 25th (local time), the Billboard Music Awards announced Stray Kids’ nominations for the 2024 BBMAs, which will take place on December 12th. The group is nominated in four categories: Top Duo/Group, Top K-Pop Album, and Top Global K-Pop Artist.

This is a continuation of their success from last year, where they earned nominations for Top K-Pop Album and Top Global K-Pop Artist. This year, they’ve added Top Duo/Group to their list, showing their growing influence.

Stray Kids made history at the 2023 BBMAs when they won Top K-Pop Album for their third studio album ★★★★★ (5-STAR). They became the first 4th-gen K-pop boy group and only the second boy group in history to win that award. For this year’s BBMAs, Stray Kids has two albums nominated in the Top K-Pop Album category: the mini-albums 樂-STAR and ATE, making them the only K-pop artist with two albums nominated in this category. They are also nominated alongside global acts like Blink-182, Coldplay, Fuerza Regida, and Linkin Park in the Top Duo/Group category.

Stray Kids has been making waves on major U.S. music charts, including the Billboard 200 and Hot 100. Since their mini-album ODDINARY in March 2022, followed by MAXIDENT in October 2022, and ★★★★★ (5-STAR) in June 2023, they’ve topped the Billboard 200 five times with five consecutive albums. Their track 락 (樂) from 樂-STAR made history as the first song by a 4th-gen K-pop boy group to enter the Hot 100. Their digital single Lose My Breath (Feat. Charlie Puth) and Chk Chk Boom from ATE also earned them spots on the Hot 100, breaking their personal records.

Stray Kids also won Best K-Pop at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards with their track 특 from ★★★★★ (5-STAR), and they’ve continued their success this year, taking home awards at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards and the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Their track SLASH from the movie Deadpool & Wolverine was even nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

Stray Kids is ready to keep their momentum going with the release of their SKZHOP HIPTAPE 合 (HOP) and its title track Walkin On Water, which drops on December 13th at 2 PM (midnight EST).

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Actor Lee Min Ho recently shared an unforgettable and embarrassing moment from his early career, revealing how he became a “falling star” at his first Baeksang Arts Awards.

On the December 25th episode of You Quiz on the Block (Episode 274), Lee Min Ho made a guest appearance and reflected on his rise to fame.

The actor, known for his iconic role as Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, but it wasn’t just his victory that grabbed attention.

Lee Min Ho recalled, "I was attending the Baeksang for the first time, and I was so excited. Since I wasn’t going as Goo Jun Pyo, but as Lee Min Ho, I styled my hair in a perm and was ready to go." However, things took an unexpected turn when he tripped and fell on the red carpet.

He sighed, recalling, "That day, I fell. I fell and created so many memes. Even now, I look back and think, 'How did I walk that quickly on the red carpet?'"

Laughing at his own clumsiness, he admitted, "I was moving at the speed of light, no composure, no focus. Honestly, more than the joy of winning the award, that day was chaotic and so embarrassing for me."

Though his win was a highlight, Lee Min Ho humorously shared that the incident of tripping overshadowed the excitement of his achievement.

It’s safe to say that while the fall became a funny meme, it also became a lesson in humility for the actor, and a moment that fans still remember to this day.

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