"CONGRATULATIONS RM": ARMYs rejoice as Kim Namjoon wins the Best K-Music Artist Award in the 2nd season of KM Chart 2023

On August 9, 2023, BTS' Kim Namjoon secured the Best K-Music Artist Award for his works Wildflower and Indigo during the second season of KM Chart 2023. This achievement stirred a sense of pride in his fans, who were delighted by his latest feat.

This award ceremony emerges from a collaboration between K-pop fan voting applications Idol Champ and My1Pick. These platforms are typically used to cast votes and offer support to a range of South Korean celebrities, including solo artists, K-pop idols, boy and girl groups, and K-drama actors, among others.

In April 2023, Kim Namjoon also clinched the Best K-Music Artist title at the inaugural season of the KM Chart Awards. Fans are engulfed in pride for RM as he continues to accumulate a series of awards.

"Father of K-pop " - ARMYs are proud of Kim Namjoon 's latest feat

Fans of Kim Namjoon expressed their joy to commemorate his victory, causing "Congratulations Namjoon" to swiftly rise as a prominent trend. The hashtags associated with his name gained significant traction globally, affirming the artist's influence as a solo performer and solidifying his prominence.

They were proud that Kim Namjoon was finally receiving the recognition and win he deserved. They were also proud of the fact that he got the win because of his recently released album Indigo, which means a lot to ARMYs and Kim Namjoon.

On December 2, 2022, the BTS member unveiled his inaugural solo album, Indigo, featuring the central track "Wild Flower." Alongside this main track, the album boasts nine additional b-side tracks: Still Life, All Day, Forg_tful, Closer, Change Pt. 2, Lonely, Hectic, and No.2.

Notably, the album includes collaborations with esteemed artists such as Erykah Badu, Anderson .Paak, Tablo of Epik High, Kim Sa-wol, Paul Blanco, Mahalia, Colde, Youjeen of Cherry Filter, and Park Ji-yoon.

The album garnered widespread acclaim from both dedicated fans and newcomers. Its success extended to dominating music charts, both domestically and on the international stage.

BTS RM's album Indigo has secured the 86th spot on Billboard's list of "The 100 Best Album Covers of All Time." Remarkably, it stands as the sole album by a Korean soloist to attain a place on this prestigious roster.

Meanwhile, in other news, he was spotted at SUGA's final day encore concert, where he performed an unreleased song. During this performance, he expressed that it would mark the last occasion before ARMYs prior to his enlistment for mandatory military service.

The idol also delivered an exhilarating joint performance with SUGA on the song Strange. Needless to say, the unveiling of his unreleased song and the prospect of his impending military service brought tears to ARMYs, who held the wish that he wouldn't embark on military duty too soon.

He was also observed cheering and supporting SUGA amidst the throngs of fans. He stood alongside j-hope and Jin, who also lent their support to SUGA during the event.

Kim Namjoon achieves a historic milestone as the first Korean/K-pop solo artist to possess multiple albums (Indigo and Mono), boasting a remarkable 92 instances of reaching the No. 1 position on iTunes charts worldwide.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

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