SEVENTEEN wins 6 Japanese Gold Disk Awards

Group Seventeen (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino) won 6 awards at the Japan Gold Disc Awards, earning the status of 'K-pop's best group' proved.

According to the list of winners of the '38th Japan Gold Disc Awards' announced by the Recording Industry Association of Japan on the 13th, Seventeen won the 'Best Asian Artist' category and won the 10th mini album 'FML', Japan's best album 'ALWAYS YOURS', and mini album 'ALWAYS YOURS'. With their 11th album ‘SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN’, they swept the ‘Best 3 Albums’ category in Asia. In addition, 'FML' won 'Album of the Year' in the Asian category, and 'SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR 'BE THE SUN' JAPAN', which contains the live concert, won 'Music Video of the Year' in the Asian category, and Seventeen won a total of 6 awards. did.

It has a special meaning as it is the first time that Seventeen has won the 'Best Asian Artist' category at the Japan Gold Disc Awards, which is given to the most active Asian artist of the year. In particular, Seventeen is the first artist in the history of the awards ceremony to have three works in the 'Best 3 Albums' category in the Asian category, demonstrating their unrivaled popularity in Japan.

Seventeen said, “We are happy to have won this prestigious award. It's thanks to CARAT (fandom name) who always supports SEVENTEEN, and everyone who loves our music. Thank. “We will continue to strive to bring you better music in the future,” he said.

The 'Japan Gold Disc Awards', which started in 1987, is an awards ceremony held by the Recording Industry Association of Japan to award artists and works that have contributed to the development of the recording industry. Winners in each category are awarded based on sales performance of albums, music videos, etc. released during the year, streaming playback performance, etc. ·Select award-winning works.

Meanwhile, SEVENTEEN will hold an encore tour 'SEVENTEEN TOUR 'FOLLOW' AGAIN' in large stadiums in Korea and Japan. This tour will start at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium on the 30th and 31st, and stop at Seoul World Cup Stadium on April 27th and 28th, Osaka Yanmar Stadium Nagai on May 18th and 19th, and Kanagawa Nissan Stadium on May 25th and 26th. It will be held 8 times.

Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr