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BLACKPINK Outshines BTS at MTV EMA 2022 By Scoring 4 Nominations


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BLACKPINK, BTS, and more K-pop groups made it to the MTV EMA 2022's nominees list.

MTV EMA 2022 named BLACKPINK, BTS, and other K-pop groups in its nominees' list, which it released on Wednesday. This year's ceremony will happen in Düsseldorf, Germany, at PSDBank Dome.

The official website of the MTV EMA confirmed that the event would be broadcast in more than 170 countries on November 13. Paramount+ and Pluto TV will also air the whole ceremony on November 14.

K-pop fans rejoiced as several groups made it to the nominees' list, including BLACKPINK and BTS.

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BLACKPINK, BTS, SEVENTEEN Lead K-pop Groups to MTV EMA 2022

The list released by MTV EMA 2022 confirmed that BLACKPINK broke new records this year and even got the highest number of nominations compared to other groups, including BTS.

The four-piece girl group made history by becoming the first K-pop act in history to be nominated for Best Video due to the official music video of its hit single, Pink Venom. BLACKPINK will go against Harry Style's As It was, Taylor Swift's All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version), Doja Cat's Woman, Nicki Minaj's Super Freaky Girl, and Kendrick Lamar's The Heart Part 5.

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It differs from other categories as no fan vote is needed to choose the winner for Best Video since MTV will determine the winner solely.

Aside from Best Video, BLACKPINK has three more nominations: Biggest Fans, Best Metaverse Performance, and Best K-Pop.

BLACKPINK Outshines Other K-pop Groups at MTV EMA 2022

Among the K-pop groups, BLACKPINK has the highest number of nominations. Following it on the list are BTS and SEVENTEEN, with three nods each.

The Butter hitmaker scored nominations for Biggest Fans, Best Metaverse Performance, and Best K-pop.

Meanwhile, SEVENTEEN is up to possibly win the Best New, Best Push, and Best K-Pop.

The K-pop groups nominated for Best K-pop include BLACKPINK, BTS, TWICE, ITZY, SEVENTEEN, and Lisa. The K-pop group member is the only idol who appeared on the nominees' list.

Fans can vote on MTV EMA's official website through this link.

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