Groups Enhypen and Triple S took home the U-Pick Popularity Awards Best Male Group and Best Female Group, respectively, at the ‘1st THE AWARDS. Zhang Hao of Zerobaseone received the U-Pick Popularity Award Global Choice Award.

On the 22nd, the K-pop awards ceremony ‘1st THE AWARDS with U-Pick’ (D Awards with upick) was held at the Hwajeong Gymnasium of Korea University in Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, hosted by Sports Donga and organized by ‘UPICK’ (upick) and WSM.

Groups Enhypen and Triple S were announced as the winners of the U-Pick Popularity Awards Best Male Group and Best Female Group. K-pop fans from a whopping 175 countries participated in the voting for the U-Pick Popularity Awards.

Triple S, who came on stage, said, “I know that our fans voted fiercely until the very end.

ENHYPEN also said, “We are even happier that we could receive such a wonderful award thanks to the votes of our Engine (fandom). We are so happy that we could attend the first THE AWARDS and that we could be part of this awards ceremony for the first time.”

Zerobaseone‘s Zhang Hao, who received the Global Choice Award, also went on stage and said that he heard the news of the vote from fans through a live broadcast, saying, “Our fans are so cute. I really love you so much,” he said, expressing his special affection.

Lee Seung Yoon, who won the Best Solo Award in the U-Pick Popularity Award, Red Velvet Wendy, and Twice Chaeyoung, who won the Global Choice Award, sent their thanks to fans through a video, even though they could not join them on stage.

Meanwhile, the first The Awards was hosted by actors Go Min Si and Lee Jong Won. 14 performance artists and 16 presenters (presenters) attended and brightened up the stage.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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