K-pop boy band Seventeen mentioned by MTV ahead of Video Music Awards

Seventeen [PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT]

K-pop boy band Seventeen is receiving attention for its chance at snatching an award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards (MTV VMA) after MTV mentioned the band in an article.

An article titled “To The Moon: Get To Know The 2022 VMA Best New Artist Nominees” by the American music broadcast MTV highlighted the boy band.

“Seventeen is known for being heavily involved in self-producing the majority of their work, especially in songwriting, choreography and performing,” the article said, describing the group as “performance kings” and a “K-pop performance powerhouse.”

“They also became the first-ever K-pop act to land an MTV PUSH Feature back in 2021. These performance kings are hoping to add yet another milestone to their impressive résumé, and a Best New Artist win would be just that.”

The boy band has landed three nominations, one each in the award categories of Best New Artist, PUSH Performance Of The Year and Best K-pop.

The category of Best New Artist, which is one of the main awards, decides the win through online votes, the results of which are revealed the day of the ceremony.

The 2022 MTV VMA will be held at Prudential Center in New Jersey this Sunday.

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]