Group BTS has been nominated for the Medal of Culture; the youngest candidate of all time.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 31st of last month, BTS was named on the list of candidates for the 2018 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Award.
Those who have been named to the Medal of Culture include BTS, Kim Min-ki, the representative of the extreme school, Choi Dong-Jin, actor Lee Soon-jae, Kim Young-cheol, Kim Hae-ryong, Sung Woo Lee Geun-wook, Cube Entertainment CEO Shin Dae-nam, Korea Broadcasting Writers Association torture Kim Ok-young, Korea Performing Artists Association Kim In-bae, Tick.
The fifth year of the DeV BTS was named alongside those with an average manual period of more than 50 years, the youngest of all time.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, "We have been recognized in overseas music markets including Japan and the United States as well as domestic activities and contributed to the development of Korean Wave. Most of the members are singer-songwriters who have lyric/composation skills. "
BTS was awarded the Minister of Popular Culture and Arts Award in 2016. Since then, they have won two consecutive Billboard Music Awards top social artist titles, Billboard 200 top spot, and Billboard Hot 100 TOP10, proving their growth by being named the Medal of Culture candidate in two years.
The Medal of Culture is a medal awarded to those who have contributed to the improvement of national culture and the State Peace and Development Council by establishing a contribution to the development of culture and arts. Recently, the government posthumously wrote the "Medal of Culture" to Choi In-hoon, the author of the "Plame".
In addition, singer Shim Soo-bong Lee Sun-hee Yoon Sang, actor Chun Ho-jin Kim Nam-ju Kim Hee-sun, broadcaster Yoo Jae-seok, and voice actor Lee Kyung-ja Song Do-soon were named as the presidential candidates.
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