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BTS, IU win big at K-pop’s Golden Disc Awards, where Got7 perform potentially for the last time as a group
- BTS member Suga joins the group on stage after time off to undergo surgery for a shoulder injury, while Twice perform their songs Cry For Me and More & More
- News of Got7’s decision to not renew their contracts with JYP Entertainment broke right before the Sunday broadcast of GDA
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The Golden Disc Awards (GDA), one of South Korea’s biggest musical events, took place over Saturday and Sunday – and the weekend-long event didn’t disappoint. Boy band BTS and solo singer IU took home the biggest awards, winning for album and song of the year respectively, while boy band Got7 staged what could be their final performance.
Blackpink, Itzy, Mamamoo and band member Hwasa, Noel, Oh My Girl, Red Velvet, Zico, Exo and member Baekhyun, Got7, NCT, NCT 127, Seventeen, Twice and Tomorrow X Together (TXT) were also recognised for some of the year’s biggest releases, and new acts Enhypen, Treasure and Kim Ho-jong were named rookies of the year.
Changmo, Jessi, Lim Young-woong, Lee Seung-gi, Stray Kids, (G) I-dle, Jo Jung-suk, Monsta X, Loona, The Boyz and Nu’est were recognised in various other awards categories.
With returns, show-stopping performances and one potentially bittersweet farewell, here’s what you need to catch up on.
Got7’s last performance?
On Monday, JYP Entertainment announced that the members of Got7 had opted to not renew their contracts with the company and would be moving on.
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