by Girl group BLACKPINK will be the first K-pop girl group to perform on the stage of the US music awards ‘MTV Video Music Awards (2022 MTV Video Music Awards, VMA).
YG Entertainment, the agency, announced on the 16th, “Blackpink will attend the VMA to be held at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, the USA on the 28th (local time).”
VMA is a prestigious music awards ceremony hosted by MTV in the United States and is considered one of the major popular music awards in the United States along with the ‘Grammy Awards’, ‘Billboard Music Awards, and ‘American Music Awards. It started in 1987 and boasts a history of over 30 years. Compared to the Grammy, which emphasizes musicality, it is an awards ceremony that evaluates popularity higher.
YG Entertainment said, “Blackpink is preparing a special stage that will make this awards ceremony shine.” “The members and all the staff are doing their best to give meaningful moments to fans around the world.”
Whether or not the award will be awarded is also noteworthy. At this awards ceremony, BLACKPINK was nominated for the ‘Best Metaverse Performance’ category. Member Lisa was nominated for ‘Best K-Pop’ with her solo title song ‘LALISA’.Blackpink won the ‘Best Song of the Summer award for ‘How You Like That’ in 2020.
Blackpink is the first K-pop girl group to appear on the VMA stage. When it comes to girl groups, it is the fourth after the legendary British girl group Spice Girls and American girl groups TLC and Fifth Harmony. Among Korean artists, BTS performed ‘Dynamite’ on the VMA stage in 2020.BTS, which won 4 crowns including the ‘Best Pop’ award at the VMA last year, was nominated for 4 categories including ‘Best K-Pop’ again this year.
Blackpink will resume activities on the 19th with the pre-released song ‘Pink Venom’ for their 2nd full-length album. After releasing their 2nd full album on the 16th of next month, they plan to go on a world tour.BLACKPINK’s ‘complete comeback’, which has been focused on solo activities for a while, is the first in a year and 10 months.
