SEVENTEEN Seungkwan earned his first daesang! The idol wins the grand prize at the 2022 Korea First Brand Awards.
Read the article for more details.
SEVENTEEN Seungkwan Wins an Daesang at the Korea First Brand Awards
On December 26, the Korea First Brand Awards revealed their daesang winners, and one of them is SEVENTEEN Seungkwan. He won the "Best Male Entertainer" award because of his versatility.
Fans worldwide are celebrating this achievement as this is Seungkwan's first grand prize. They expressed their happiness by starting the hashtag, "#Seungkwan1stDaesang," and is trending at the moment.
Aside from that, fans are saying that he deserved the award that he recently received for he always showcases his overall musicality.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: BTS, SEVENTEEN, BLACKPINK and More Named the Best K-Pop Groups
Seungkwan received a lot of awards this year. He also made numerous appearances on various TV shows and it was impossible to keep track of each one. This proves that Seungkwan is one of the most hardworking idols in the industry of K-Pop.
In the nationwide consumer survey for the 2022 Korea First Brand Awards, Sengkwan was selected for an award along with Jeon So-mi for "Best Female Solo Singer," and aespa for "Girl idol - Rising Star."
Congratulations, Seungkwan!
SEVENTEEN Earns Certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan
SEVENTEEN's "Don't Wanna Cry" has officially exceeded 30 million streams. This makes them earn a Silver streaming certification from the Recording Industry of Japan.
In particular, this is the first song by SEVENTEEN to receive a streaming certification - making them the third K-Pop boy group to achieve the milestone.
SEVENTEEN's Unstoppable Growth
Before their comeback, SEVENTEEN led the "Attacca" craze all over the world by ranking first on various music and album charts in Korea and other countries at the same time as their comeback. The group was listed as the only artist to record consecutive Initial Chodong million sellers.
In addition, "Attacca" received platinum certification in Japan Gold Disc, with cumulative shipments exceeding 250,000 copies as of October 2021.
In Japan's Oricon chart, "Attacca" took first place in the daily album ranking and weekly album ranking, as well as the "Hot Album" chart, a comprehensive album chart of Billboard Japan, and the "Top Album Sales" chart, a weekly album chart. These records prove the group's increasing global popularity.
Particularly, it entered the Billboard main album chart, "Billboard 200," at the 13th place, and succeeded in charting for two weeks in a row, setting its own best record. After recording the 8th mini album "Your Choice," it took the top spot for two consecutive weeks.
On the other hand, SEVENTEEN has shown unlimited growth since its debut in May 2015, exceeding the cumulative domestic album sales of 10.13 million copies (as of November 12) in about six years and six months. Attention is drawn to SEVENTEEN's future moves, which have proved their potential as a "global K-pop powerhouse" by gaining popularity not only in Korea but all over the world.
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO READ: SEVENTEEN Seungkwan Diet and Workout Routine: Here's How the 'Rock With You' Singer Keeps Fit
For more K-Pop updates, keep your tabs open here at KpopStarz.
KpopStarz owns this article.
Annie Barmaine reported this.
