First Foreign Artist To Win 10 Awards In A Single Year At The 36th Japan Gold Disc Awards

Date: March 14, 2022

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At this year’s 36th Japan Gold Disc Award, BTS took home a total of 10 awards, becoming the first foreign artist in history to win 10 awards in a single year! They broke their previous record set in 2021 with 8 awards. Additionally, BTS set a new record winning Artist of the Year (Asia) for the fourth year in a row.

Congratulations BTS!

Check out all their awards below:

💜 Artist of the Year (Asia)
💜 Album of the Year (Asia) - BTS, THE BEST
💜 Music Video of the Year (Asia) - Map of the Soul: ON:E
💜 Best 3 Albums (Asia) - BTS, THE BEST
💜 Song of the Year by Download (Asia) - “Butter”
💜 Song of the Year by Streaming (Asia) - “Butter”
💜 Best 5 Songs by Streaming - “Permission to Dance” & “Butter”
💜 Best 5 Songs by Download - “Butter”
💜 Song of the Year by Download (Western) - “My Universe” (Coldplay x BTS)

(Sources: 1, 2, 3)

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.@BTS_twt nabbed 10 prizes from the 36th Japan Gold Disc Award, the biggest number taken home by a foreign artist in the awards' history. #BTS also set a new record by winning the Best Asian Artist title fourth year in a row. It's always BTS vs. BTS! 🔥 Huge congrats! 👏 #BTSARMY pic.twitter.com/kS84qSYXk2

— KpopHerald (@Kpop_Herald) March 14, 2022

36th Japan Gold Disc Award 2022

🏆Best Asian Artist(Asia)
Among artists of the same category,the artist generating the highest net sales for works or songs released 2021 in Japan

BTS#BTS#TheJapanGoldDiscAward2022#RIAJ

— 日本レコード協会広報 (@riaj_prinfo) March 13, 2022