Fans Upset After Girls’ Generation Tiffany’s Win Is Forgotten Following BTS Jungkook’s Nomination At The “iHeartRadio Music Awards”
The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards nominees were announced on January 11, 2023, and some of the most famous artists worldwide were recognized for their incredible contributions to music the past year. Superstars like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Lizzo, Drake, BLACKPINK, and others were nominated.
BTS as a group was selected to compete for two awards, “Best Music Video” for their single “Yet To Come” and “Best Fan Army” for their official fandom, nicknamed ARMY. BTS’s maknae (the Korean word for the youngest in a group) Jungkook received special recognition for his work with Charlie Puth on the hit song “Left and Right.” The duo was also nominated for “Best Music Video.”
We got nominated for ‘Best Music Video’ with ‘Yet To Come’ & ‘Left and Right (feat. Jung Kook of BTS),’ and ‘Best Fan ARMY’ at the 2023 @iHeartRadio Music Awards! Thank you so much for your love and support, #BTSARMY💜#BTS #YetToCome #BestMusicVideo #BestFanARMY #iHeartAwards pic.twitter.com/HUNHt4bzwE
— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) January 12, 2023
Some media outlets then said online that his nomination as a solo K-Pop artist was the first in the history of the iHeartRadio Music Awards.
#JUNGKOOK becomes the 1ST K-Pop Soloist to be nominated in the history of the #iHeartRadioMusicAwards!💪🥇🇰🇷👨🎤🗳️❤️📻🎶🏆❤️🔥👑💜 pic.twitter.com/QIyAF3EydJ
— World Music Awards (@WORLDMUSICAWARD) January 11, 2023
#JUNGKOOK becomes the first Korean soloist in history to be nominated at the iHeart Radio Music Awards. pic.twitter.com/rls9EJN66Y
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) January 11, 2023
The reports sparked negative feedback from fans of Girls’ Generation‘s Tiffany Young, who corrected the claims since Tiffany had won the “Best Solo Breakout” award at the same show in 2019.
Tiffany Young is the first Korean soloist in history to be nominated and won an award at the iHeart Radio Music Awards. https://t.co/yOZlCzZvFO pic.twitter.com/oJg165PfbN
— zee🌸 (@stephooe) January 12, 2023
Some fans said that the erasure of Tiffany’s achievement was made more frustrating since the singer’s win in 2019 was a massive milestone for both Asian and women artists.
We didn't fight against racist commenters and haters back in 2019 when we were voting and campaigning for Tiffany Young only to see this in 2023.
우리는 2019년 티파니 영을 위해 열심히 싸운 후 2023년에 이런 종류의 거대한 오보를 본다. 정말 화가 나요. https://t.co/YEnciK9INy pic.twitter.com/AMyGzAzcPE— RickSNSD (@RickSNSD) January 12, 2023
The achievements of both singers should be celebrated equally and not forgotten.
