BTS made history on Sunday night as they won Artist of the Year at the 2021 American Music Awards, and their loyal fans have flooded social media with support for their favourite K-Pop group.
The boyband won all three awards they were nominated for, including Favourite Pop Duo or Group and Favourite Pop Song for their hit single, ‘Butter’.
BTS made history as the first Asian act to win Artist of the Year at the AMAS, up against nominees such as Taylor Swift, Drake and Olivia Rodrigo.
Their fans, called the ARMY, took to Twitter to share their congratulations for the group.
Congratulations to @BTS_twt!!
— Team LzB ♥︎ (@lzbdocs) November 22, 2021
We are so proud of you 💜 #BTSxAMAs #AMAs pic.twitter.com/FoDa5Pgjxl
A story in pictures 💜 #BTSxAMAs pic.twitter.com/9hLve31dEr
— BTS Charts & Translations⁷ (@charts_k) November 22, 2021
artist of the year i know that’s right #BTSxAMAs #MyUniverseAMAs pic.twitter.com/qQKRyiZYmv
— ㋡ugh!joon⁷ (@beigieboo) November 22, 2021
The first Asian Artist to win ‘ARTIST OF THE YEAR' at AMAs goes to BTS
— ⟭⟬ 🍊 ⟬⟭ (@Agent_Chimmy007) November 22, 2021
I'm so proud of them 💜🎊
#BTSxAMAs pic.twitter.com/gdEe7Sz9b0
namjoon saying “nobody could have ever bet on the odds that we could have been standing here receiving this award. except y’all army, except y’all..” 😭 #BTSxAMAs
— ✿⁷ (@kkyuslvr) November 22, 2021
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This was also BTS’ third year in a row winning Favourite Pop Duo or Group at the AMAs.
The band – made up of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook – also performed their song, ‘My Universe’ with Coldplay and ‘Butter’, to the joy of the ARMY who posted their reactions to the performance.
Thank you @AMAs! We had the best time performing “Butter🧈” tonight!#BTSxAMAs #BTS_Butter #BTS #방탄소년단 pic.twitter.com/dI99h5VR8s
— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) November 22, 2021
Butter performance was so good 💜#BTS_Butter #BTSxAMAs @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/vlmTmqUs1I
— ੈ‧₊˚♡ ๖ۣۜKɑσrỉ 🜲⁷࿔*ˎˊ˗ (@iSnowBlossom) November 22, 2021
TAES VOCAL IS SMOOTH LIKE BUTTER #BTSxAMAs #AMAs
— taehyung pics⚡️ (@taehyungpic) November 22, 2021
KIM TAEHYUNG AT AMAS
BTS V pic.twitter.com/5B3jD5nE1A
thinking about how the stage turned from yellow to purple after namjoom sang “got army right behind us when we say so” 🥺💜 #BTSxAMAs
— ✿⁷ (@kkyuslvr) November 22, 2021
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In their acceptance speech for Artist of the Year, RM said: “Nobody could have ever bet on the odds of us standing here receiving this award. Except y’all, ARMY. Except y’all.
“Seven boys from Korea, united by a love for music. We met the love and support from all the ARMYs all over the world. This whole thing is a miracle. Seriously, we’ll never take this for granted. Thank you so much.”
Jungkook continued their speech, hinting at the band’s plans for next year before he was jokingly carried away by his older band-member, Jin.
2 PERFORMANCES AND 3 NOMINATIONS, THE AMAS IS A BTS EVENT ONLYpic.twitter.com/5YWAL711zC
— K. (@J00NSPERS0NA) November 21, 2021
BTS undoubtedly lit up the AMA stage like ‘dynamite’, and we’re sure 2022 will follow suit!
