Popular music acts BLACKPINK’s Lisa, SEVENTEEN, and LE SSERAFIM held the K-pop banner at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards held at the UBS Arena in New York on September 11.
The Thai rapper’s stunning appearance first made for a stunning red carpet, as the BLACKPINK member redefined her fashionista status in a custom-made Mugler hooded dress in nude tones. Lalisa Manobal played up her favourites as Bulgari ambassador, accessorising her look with a gold Serpenti necklace.
The K-pop “Rockstar” took home her historic second award for Best K-pop Moon Person at the VMAs, beating out other hits like Jungkook’s “Seven,” NCT DREAM’s “Smoothie,” Stray Kids’ “LALALALA,” NewJeans’ “Super Shy,” and TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s “Deja Vu.” In 2022, she nabbed the same title for her solo single “Lalisa.”
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Lisa’s first music release under her own label LLOUD was undoubtedly a “meaningful one,” and she expressed her heartfelt thanks to her fans who have stood by her through thick and thin. “‘Rockstar’ was a meaningful comeback for me after ‘Lalisa,’ so this is very special to me. Thank you to the RCA family, Team Lloud, Blinks (Blackpink’s fan name) and Lilies (Lisa’s fan name) all over the world. Thank you for this award,” she said in her acceptance speech.
The BLACKPINK singer, who is also ready to make her Hollywood debut, The White Lotus, Season 3took to the VMA stage in New York and blew the crowd away with her setlist performance of two songs, “Rockstar” and “New Woman”.
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SEVENTEEN leads as best group
SEVENTEEN, meanwhile, secured the trophy for best group, beating the likes of NSYNC, Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Twenty One Pilots and other K-pop stars NCT DREAM, NewJeans and TOMORROW X TOGETHER. At the VMA ceremonies in recent years, BTS and BLACKPINK secured this award. Unlike Lisa, SEVENTEEN was absent from the awards ceremony in the USA. Just a few days ago, the 13-member K-pop boy group made their very first headline appearance at Lollapalooza Berlin.
LE SSERAFIM wins the award for the best push performance of the year
Most recently, LE SSERAFIM performed to perform their new songs “Crazy” and “1-800-HOT-N-FUN” during the 2024 MTV VMAs pre-show. The successful South Korean act received the MTV Push Performance of the Year Moon Person award for the first single “Easy” from their third EP. The K-pop quintet beat out Kalii, GloRilla, Benson Boone, Coco Jones, Victoria Monet, Jessie Murph, Teddy Swims, Chappell Roan, Flyana Boss, Laufey and The Warning and is considered the winning young talent in the music industry.
