BtoB (비투비; acronym for Born to Beat) is a South Korean Boy Group consisting of 7 members: Seo Eun Kwang, Lee Min Hyuk, Lee Chang Sub, Im Hyun Sik, Peniel Shin, Jung Il Hoon, and Yook Sung-Jae. They debuted in 2012 under Cube Entertainment with Insane and Imagine.
Despite debuting under a mid-sized agency that produced popular groups such as 4Minute (former girl group), B2ST (former boy group, now a.k.a HIGHLIGHT under different agency), and APink, BtoB was widely known as the least popular group because their hiatus after their debut was too long. They have also consistently gone on six month breaks since their rookie days.
But the group’s popularity skyrocketed after they made a major shift from unclear concepts to a ballad concept in 2015. After that, they took the following years by storm, with some of their hit ballad tracks soaring to the top of both music and video charts, BtoB has been earning awards and becoming a lot more popular.
BtoB’s Awards and Nominations
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Before you go any further, let’s check out the complete list of awards and nominations received by BtoB from their debut in 2012 until 2017 below!
Asia Artist Awards
Year
Award
Recipient
Result
2016
Most Popular Artist (Singer) – Top 50
BtoB
7th
2017
Popularity Award
Nominated
Gaon Chart Music Awards
Year
Award
Recipient
Result
2018
Song of the Year (March)
“Movie”
Nominated
Song of the Year (October)
“Missing You”
Nominated
Golden Disc Awards
Year
Award
Recipient
Result
2013
Next Generation Star
BtoB
Won
2016
Best Vocal Group
Won
Disk Bonsang
Complete
Nominated
2017
Disk Bonsang
24/7
Nominated
2018
Disk Bonsang
Brother Act.
Nominated
Popularity Award
BtoB
Nominated
Best Male Group
Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards
Year
Award
Recipient
Result
2016
Best Vocal Performance Group
BtoB
Nominated
Hotels Combined Song of the Year
“Remember That”
Nominated
2017
2017 Favorite KPOP Star
BtoB
Nominated
Best Vocal Performance Group
“Missing You”
Nominated
Song of the Year
Nominated
Melon Music Awards
Year
Award
Recipient
Result
2015
Top 10 Artists
BtoB
Nominated
2017
Top 10 Artists
Nominated
Netizen Popularity Award
Nominated
Melon Popularity Award
Year
Recipient
Date
2017
“Missing You”
November 6
November 13
November 20
Seoul Music Awards
Year
Award
Recipient
Result
2013
Rookie of the Year
BtoB
Nominated
2016
Popularity Award
Nominated
Hallyu Special Award
Nominated
Ballad Award
Won
Bonsang Award
Nominated
2017
Bonsang Award
Nominated
Hallyu Special Award
Nominated
Popularity Award
Nominated
2018
Daesang Award
Nominated
Bonsang Award
Won
Hallyu Special Award
Nominated
Popularity Award
Nominated
Soribada Best K-Music Awards
Year
Award
Recipient
Result
2017
Daesang Award
BtoB
Nominated
Bonsang Award
Won
Popularity Award
Nominated
Japan Gold Disc Award
Year
Award
Recipient
Result
2018
Best 3 New Artists (Asia)
BtoB
Won
Other Awards
Year
Award
Category
Recipient
Result
2012
Cyworld Digital Music Awards
Rookie of the Month (September)
BtoB for WOW
Won
MTV Best of the Best
Best New Artist
BtoB
Nominated
2013
Best Rookie
Nominated
2015
KBS Music Festival
Singer of the Year
Won
2017
Global V LIVE Awards
Global Artist Top 10
Won
Korea Cable TV Awards
Hallyu Star Award
Won
Korea Popular Culture & Arts Awards
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation
Won
Naver Music Awards
Top 10 Most Loved Artists
Won
KBS Drama Awards
Best OST Award
BtoB for Ambiguous (Fight My Way OST)
Won
2018
CPP Cruise 2018 Busan
Asia Trend Star Award
BtoB
Won
BtoB’s Awards and Nominations in 2015
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BtoB rose to fame in 2015 after they released their first full-length album ‘Complete’. The group’s transition to releasing ballad music achieved success for the group, earning them multiple nominations for year-end awards in South Korea.
Melon Music Awards
As one of South Korea’s largest online music stores, Melon has total of 23 different awards divided into four broad categories: Main, Popularity, Music Style, and Special Awards. Organized by LOEN Entertainment through its online music store, BtoB hasn’t earned any awards from this show yet, the group has only received praise and a nomination in 2015.
Year
Award
Recipient
Result
2015
Top 10 Artists
BtoB
Nominated
Other Awards
Since BtoB gained tremendous popularity in 2015, they have consistently won multiple awards in various shows and categories from then on.
