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Big Bang won Best Worldwide Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Sunday evening.
It was the first time a Korean act has won at the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), Big Bang’s agency YG Entertainment said.
The Best Worldwide Act, a new award this year, is chosen through online fan voting on the MTV EMA’s official Website, with voters given the option of five acts representing five regions of the world.
The five candidates were Restart from Latin America, Big Bang from Asia-Pacific, Lena from Europe, Britney Spears from North America and Abdelfattah Grini from Africa, India and the Middle East.
In the acceptance speech, Big Bang member Taeyang said: “This is only because of our fans, through all the ups and downs. Thank you for standing by us.”
Big Bang has gone through a tough year. In May, 22-year-old Daesung was involved in a deadly car accident over which he faced an investigation by the prosecution.
Then, in October, group leader G-Dragon admitted to smoking marijuana after testing positive for the substance, and was booked by police. However, they did not press charges, citing the small amount of the drug in his system and G-Dragon’s indictment was suspended.
By Kim Yoon-mi
(yoonmi@heraldcorp.com)
빅뱅, 'MTV 유럽뮤직어워드' 수상
올해 신설..누리꾼 투표로 선정
그룹 빅뱅이 '2011 MTV 유럽뮤직어워드'에서 수 상했다.
7일 소속사 YG에 따르면 빅뱅은 전날 오후 9시(현지시간) 영국 북아일랜드 벨파 스트에서 열린 'MTV 유럽뮤직어워드'에서 '월드 와이드 액트'상을 받았다.
소속사는 "한국가수가 'MTV 유럽뮤직어워드'에서 수상하기는 빅뱅이 최초"라고 전했다.
'월드 와이드 액트' 상은 MTV가 올해 신설한 상으로, 아시아 태평양, 북미, 라틴 아메리카, 유럽, 아프리카. 인도. 중동 등 5개 권역을 대표하는 후보 중 MTV EMA 공식 웹사이트의 누리꾼 투표를 통해 수상자를 결정한다.
빅뱅은 북미 대표 브리트니 스피어스, 유럽 대표 레나 등을 제치고 수상자로 선정됐다.
시상식에 참석한 빅뱅 멤버들은 "이 상은 팬 여러분이 주시는 것이기에 더욱 값 지고 감사하다"며 "이번 수상이 한국의 음악을 더 알릴 수 있는 기회가 됐으면 좋겠다"고 소감을 전했다. (연합뉴스)
