Overview
- BTS took home Artist of the Year, Song of the Summer for "Swim," and Best Male K-pop Artist at the American Music Awards held in Las Vegas on May 25, marking their first in‑person AMA appearance in about five years.
- The group performed a pre-taped segment of "Hooligan" during the broadcast and accepted trophies onstage as part of a Las Vegas run of sold-out Allegiant Stadium shows tied to their Arirang world tour.
- Those three AMAs raise BTS’s reported career total at the ceremony to 14, with winners decided entirely by fan voting and nominees chosen using streaming, sales, radio airplay and touring data.
- Members publicly thanked their global fanbase ARMY onstage, framing the wins as the capstone of their March comeback with the album ARIRANG after completing mandatory South Korean military service.
- Industry coverage says the night reinforced K-pop’s U.S. visibility as newer acts like KATSEYE and soundtrack performers from KPop Demon Hunters also won major awards and drove online buzz.