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AMAs creates the first K-Pop category in a major U.S. music award show

Nominees for Favorite K-pop Artist are BLACKPINK, BTS, SEVENTEEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and TWICE. The AMAs have been dubbed the world's largest fan-voted awards show.
Music group BTS, shown here performing at the 2017 American Music Awards, is nominated in the new Favorite K-pop artist category.

The has created a Favorite K-pop Artist category — the first category dedicated to the K-pop genre in a major U.S. music award show.

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