Time magazine named the South Korean group, BTS, its 2020 Entertainer of the Year.
The magazine announced the honor for the seven-member K-pop boy band on Thursday, hours before a prime-time special that will culminate with the naming of Time’s Person of the Year.
The magazine cited BTS’ global presence amid the pandemic, including leveraging their massive fan base to support causes like Black Lives Matter. The group has become a staple of recent awards shows, performing their flashy No. 1 hit ‘Dynamite.’ The song in November brought BTS its first Grammy nomination.
BTS member Suga told Time for an interview that accompanied the announcement, “There are times when I’m still taken aback by all the unimaginable things that are happening. But I ask myself, Who’s going to do this, if not us?”
