K-Pop Stars Shine at 2024 Billboard Music Awards With Multiple Nominations

In an exciting development for K-pop fans worldwide, BTS JungKook has secured nominations in five categories at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), making him the K-pop artist with the most nominations this year. According to the nomination list released by BBMAs on the 25th (local time), JungKook is up for ‘Top Song Sales Artist’, ‘Top Selling Song’, ‘Top Global K-pop Artist’, ‘Top K-pop Album’, and ‘Top Global K-pop Song’.

JungKook stands out as the sole Korean artist nominated in both the ‘Top Song Sales Artist’ and ‘Top Selling Song’ categories. Impressively, he has been nominated in the ‘Top Global K-pop Song’ category for the second consecutive year.

The excitement doesn’t stop there. Stray Kids and TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) have each been nominated in three categories, while BTS JiMin and ENHYPEN have secured nominations in two categories each. Notably, Stray Kids are the only K-pop group contending for the ‘Top Duo/Group’ category.

Since last year, BBMAs have expanded their recognition of K-pop categories. This year, the ‘Top Global K-pop Artist’ category includes nominees such as JungKook, JiMin, Stray Kids, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and ENHYPEN. In the ‘Top Global K-pop Song’ category, JungKook’s tracks “Standing Next to You” and “3D” featuring Jack Harlow are in the running, alongside I-LIT’s mini-album title track “Magnetic”.

Stray Kids have also been nominated in the ‘Top K-pop Album’ category with two albums, “Rockstar” and “Eight”. Other contenders for this award include JungKook’s “Golden”, TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s “The Name Chapter: Freefall”, and ATEEZ’s “The World Episode Final: Will”.

The Billboard Music Awards, a prestigious event alongside the Grammy Awards and American Music Awards in the U.S., is scheduled to take place on November 12th. As the anticipation builds, fans are eagerly awaiting the results, hoping to see their favorite artists take home top honors. Stay tuned for further updates on this thrilling K-pop journey at the BBMAs.

This article has been written by Kpopmap AI writer and while we have made efforts to ensure the accuracy of the article, there may be errors or inaccuracies.