“Cocoon Cap” Lisa sheds tears after winning Best Pop at the MTV VMAs… first such record for Asia (Comprehensive)
BLACKPINK's Lisa won Best Pop, a major award, at the American popular music awards ceremony, the MTV Video Music Awards (hereafter MTV VMA). She is the first Asian solo artist ever to do so.
On the 27th (local time), at the MTV VMA being held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, United States, Lisa took home the Best Pop trophy with the single 'Dream,' a collaboration with Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi. This marks only the second time an Asian singer has won in this category, following BTS in 2020. As a solo artist, she is the first ever across K-pop and Asia.
This year's Best Pop category featured competition from Ariana Grande's 'Hate That I Made You Love Me,' Charli XCX's 'SS26,' Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drop Dead,' Sabrina Carpenter's 'House Tour,' Tate McRae's 'Nobody's Girl,' Taylor Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia,' and 'Dream,' among others.
Previously, Lisa had won the Best K-pop award at the VMA three times for 'LALISA,' 'ROCKSTAR,' and 'Born Again.' After Best K-pop, she has now also claimed the Best Pop trophy.
Called to the stage as the winner, Lisa greeted the audience in her native Thai by saying 'Sawasdee ka' and shed tears of emotion. Lisa expressed her gratitude, saying, 'The dreams I held onto late every night brought me to this moment today,' and 'I could not have stood here without you.' As she concluded her acceptance speech, she greeted everyone once again in Thai, saying 'Kokun Kap.'
In addition to winning Best Pop, Lisa was nominated in four categories with 'Dream': Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best K-pop, and Best Pop. She was also nominated in the Best K-pop and Best Group categories with BLACKPINK's song 'JUMP.'
That day, Lisa also performed 'Sawasdee Ka (SaWaDiKa).' 'Sawasdee Ka' takes its name from a Thai greeting and is the lead single from Lisa's new mini-album 'PRESS PLAY,' scheduled for release on the 23rd.
Jung Ha-eun, Entertainment News Team reporter
Photo=Yonhap News
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