APAN Music Awards 2020 Winners: Daesang for BTS, BLACKPINK wins Best Music Video, TWICE bags Album of the Year

The APAN Music Awards 2020 took place on Sunday, January 24. The annual awards function, which usually takes place in the second half of the year, was scheduled for January owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While popular vote categories, the Top 10 artists, and the APAN Choice awards were previously announced, a number of other awards were announced on Sunday. This included the Daesang, Best Music Video and other similar awards. BTS was awarded the Daesang (Grand Prize) while BLACKPINK lifted the Best Music Video award. 

BTS also bagged the Idol Champ Fan’s Pick – Group award and featured in the Top 10 Artists category. BLACKPINK was awarded Idol Champ Global Pick – Group. K-pop groups like TWICE, MONSTA X and NCT 127 also won a few awards. Individual artists like Kang Daniel and IU also shined at the awards show with their victories. 

Check out the APAN Music Awards 2020 Winners' List below: 

Daesang (Grand Prize): BTS

Song of the Year: MONSTA X

Artist of the Year: NCT 127

Album of the Year: TWICE

Best K-Trot: Jang Min Ho

New Wave Award: TREASURE, HYNN

Top 10 Artists: Kang Daniel, The Boyz, MONSTA X, BTS, SEVENTEEN, IZ*ONE, Im Young Woong, GOT7, NCT 127, TWICE (in Korean alphabetical order)

Best Icon: NCT U

Best Performance: Kang Daniel

Best Music Video: BLACKPINK

Best All-Rounder: GOT7’s JB

APAN Choice Best Vocalist: Kim Jae Hwan

APAN Choice New Focus: LEENALCHI

APAN Choice Global Hallyu Star: A.C.E

APAN Choice Best Trend: Ha Sung Woon

APAN Choice New K-Pop Icon: WEi

Idol Champ Fan’s Pick – Solo: Kang Daniel, IU

Idol Champ Fan’s Pick – Group: BTS, IZ*ONE

Idol Champ Global Pick – Solo: Kang Daniel, MAMAMOO’s Hwasa

Idol Champ Global Pick – Group: SEVENTEEN, BLACKPINK

Idol Champ Entertainer: Park Ji Hoon, LOONA’s Chuu

KT Seezn Star Award (Singer): Kang Daniel

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Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates. 

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Anonymous 3 weeks ago

TWICE QUEEN !

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Anonymous 4 weeks ago

BLACKPINK AND TWICE!!! :)

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Anonymous 4 weeks ago

TWICE

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Anonymous 4 weeks ago

Twice

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Anonymous 4 weeks ago

Plzzz stop but all know we once love bp and also when they win we r really happy but u all always critize our twice why

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Anonymous 4 weeks ago

I can't understand that，me once also love blackpink

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Anonymous 4 weeks ago

Congrats to Blackpink and Twice! Hope they keep winning <3

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Anonymous 4 weeks ago

I love BTS AND BLACK PINK ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Congratulations to all the winners !! I'm happy BLACKPINK got 2 awards but they deserved more.

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Anonymous 1 month ago

BTS!!!!

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Anonymous 1 month ago

BTS!!! Kingss!!!

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Anonymous 1 month ago

BTS is the best!! Rooting for you guys I purple you

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Anonymous 1 month ago

BTS is the best

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Anonymous 1 month ago

I agree. I love BTS. I hope they win a Grammy also.

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Anonymous 1 month ago

I agree. I love BTS. I hope they win a grammy.

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Anonymous 1 month ago

I agree. I love BTS. I hope they win a grammy.

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Blackpink is the best

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Anonymous 1 month ago

In ur dream <3

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Blackpink should have won album of the year it was definitely better than Twice.

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Ikr

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Anonymous 1 month ago

So good

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Hell nah you just salty

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Hey.. Don't be Rude. Twice Deserve That Award Because of their hardwork. Black-Pink also did a Great job on what they got on award.

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Yes

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Don't be jelly, people voted for Twice

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Yeah I totally agree

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Cringe

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Jelly is here XD

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Shut up. It's people choice not ur choice. Ur jealous that people vote twice, I don't want fan war but u got mn my nerves <3

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Everyone knows it was The Album. Twice can't compete with BP anymore.

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Ikr

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Anonymous 1 month ago

It certainly was

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Anonymous 1 month ago

MONSTA X MONSTA X MONSTA X

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Anonymous 1 month ago

Twicepink world domination <33

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Anonymous 1 month ago

YAS KINGS

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