BTS received the Presidential Commendation at the 5th Republic of Korea Good Donation Awards
The end of the year is traditionally known as awards season — a time to review and recognize the achievements and contributions of individuals and organizations over the past twelve months. For K-pop fans, this comes as no surprise. This year, major events such as the Mnet Asian Music Awards, the Korea Grand Music Awards, and the Asia Music Awards have just wrapped up, with a long list of honors handed out to deserving artists. However, for the past three years, BTS have largely been absent from these ceremonies as a group due to their military enlistment. As a result, ARMYs have seemed to pay less attention to Korea’s major award shows in recent years. That does not mean, however, that BTS are short of accolades — or that ARMYs cannot celebrate just like the majority of K-pop fans during this time of year. On the contrary, ARMYs worldwide are expressing immense pride as BTS were recently recognized by none other than South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung. On December 8, South Ko...