BTS Sweeps AMAs, Then Takes ARMY From Vegas to Purple Oreos
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 · 9 min
BTS won Artist of the Year at the 2026 American Music Awards, completing a three-for-three night with “Swim” and Best Male K-Pop Artist, while the ARIRANG tour machine adds Busan protections and a global OREO collaboration.
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BTS won Artist of the Year at the 2026 American Music Awards, completing a three-for-three night with “Swim” and Best Male K-Pop Artist, while the ARIRANG tour machine adds Busan protections and a global OREO collaboration.
In this episode
- [K-Enter] BTS win big at the AMAs — Arirang News
We indeed have some super exciting K entertainment news to start with because K-pop won big at the American Music Awards. >> That is correct. So, uh BTS won the Artist of the Year award at the 2026 American Music Awards. The award ceremony was held in Las Vegas on Monday local time. The group took home the top honor as they beat major global stars including Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber,…
- Manila Bulletin - BTS thanks ARMY for 52nd AMAs triumph — Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin - BTS thanks ARMY for 52nd AMAs triumph ADVERTISEMENT Press Escape to quit searching ### Entertainment | Hallyuwood # BTS thanks ARMY for 52nd AMAs triumph ##### By Jonathan Hicap Published May 26, 2026 12:04 pm | Updated May 26, 2026 04:31 pm BTS accepting the award for Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards on May 25 (Screenshot from American Music Awards' video…
- Step Back — When BTS publicly tells Busan hotels to “keep it reasonable,” how much power does that actually have beyond fan pressure — are there real rules, city levers, or industry norms in Korea that can stop concert-week price gouging?
Background sources
- Hotel cancellation uproar hits Busan ahead of BTS tour | The Straits Times — The Straits Times
- Busan to launch on-site inspections, reporting system against suspected price gouging ahead of BTS concerts — Joins
- Busan City to tackle price gouging ahead of ‘BTS concerts’···to respond with public lodging and Good Price establishments - 경향신문 — Co
- Immediate Suspensions for Accommodation Price Gouging — Chosun
- BTS comeback sparks tenfold hotel price hikes, forced cancellations - The Korea Times — Co
- Busan moves to protect fans from price gouging ahead of BTS concerts - The Korea Times — Co
- The OREO Brand & BTS Movement is On! Introducing the Limited Edition OREO & BTS Cookies — PR Newswire
The OREO Brand & BTS Movement is On! Introducing the Limited Edition OREO & BTS Cookies Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation BTS is sharing a taste of their Korean roots through a new OREO cookie they created - The OREO cookie offers a taste of BTS's home with a hotteok-inspired brown sugar–pancake flavor, while our first-ever purple wafers honor BTS fans - Marking their first-ever global…