BTS Sweeps Three Categories, Lisa Wins Best Pop at 2026 MTV VMAs

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BTS swept all three categories in which it was nominated at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, held Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, while Blackpink's Lisa took home the best pop trophy. BTS won song of the year for "Swim," the lead track from its fifth LP "Arirang," along with best K-pop and best group, despite not attending the ceremony. [1]

Latest official video: BTS (방탄소년단) ‘Merry Go Round’ Official MV · BANGTANTV

Latest official video: SaWaDiKa · LISA - Topic

A clean sweep and a solo pop win

BTS claimed song of the year, best K-pop and best group, the three categories it was nominated in, with "Swim" from "Arirang" delivering the septet's biggest win of the night. Lisa separately won best pop. Neither BTS nor Lisa's win in that specific category required their presence at the Los Angeles ceremony, as BTS did not attend. [1][2]

A major honor against stiff competition

Song of the year is one of the VMAs' major honors, and "Swim" beat out nominees including Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter's "Bring Your Love" and PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson's "Stateside," underscoring the scale of BTS's win in a crowded field of pop heavyweights. [2]

From four nominations to a trophy

Lisa had entered the night with four nominations, the most of any K-pop act, with two of those nods for "Dream" from her first solo album "Alter Ego" in the best pop and best K-pop categories. Her best pop win converts one of those nominations into a trophy. [3]

Arirang's title track takes center stage

"Swim" was released on 2026-03-20 as part of BTS's "Arirang" album, which also produced the official music video and performance video released that same month. The song of the year win puts the album's lead single at the center of the group's biggest VMA night. [4]

Dream's path from Alter Ego

"Dream," the track behind Lisa's best pop win, comes from "Alter Ego," her first solo album released on 2025-02-28. The win adds to a solo discography that has included singles such as "Rockstar" and "New Woman" released earlier that same year. [5]

Sources

  1. BTS sweeps MTV awards with Lisa taking best pop (Activity source)
  2. BTS sweeps all 3 nominated categories at 2026 MTV VMAs (Related report)
  3. Lisa Earns Four 2026 MTV VMA Nominations, Including 'Dream' in Best Pop and Best K-pop (Earlier on Omni Topic KWave)
  4. Jung Kook (Artist archive)
  5. Lisa (Artist archive)

This selection covers artists followed by Omni Topic KWave. It is not a complete chart. Each source retains its own reporting period and methodology.

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