Bousnid Star Awards have announced the winners for "Artist of the Year," and two K-pop stars have been crowned, particularly a member of BLACKPINK and BTS.
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Bousnid is a Mexico-based online platform and source of trending content. As per their social media accounts, "Bousnid Stars" is a recognition that holds great value as the winners in each category will be determined through the help of their beloved fan clubs.
One of the categories for "Bousnid Awards 2020" is "Artist of the Year." Every Monday, photos of the stars are posted to their SNS accounts and fans can vote for their favorite female and male artists in the comment section using certain hashtags for the votes to be considered valid. Elimination of stars happened every week, with the least-voted nominee being removed and the two most-commented singers until Friday having a high chance to be crowned "Artist of the Year."
Apart from leaving particular hashtags in the comments, fans also had the chance to vote through Bousnid's Instagram stories for 24 hours, starting every Saturday. The voting for "Artist of the Year" kicked off on October 26 and there were 16 female candidates and 15 male candidates. BLACKPINK Lisa was competing against 15 female singers including Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Jimena Jimenez, Darian Rojas, and many more.
Harry Styles, Samuel Lopez, Emilio Martinez, and Joaquin Bondoni are some of the competitors of BTS V. Kim Taehyung (V) was the only Asian male that was nominated for the said title. The semi-final round for the "Artist of the Year" took place on Dec. 16, and this time, fans can vote via Twitter using the same hashtags. Seven nominees for each female and male category were left, and only four artists for every category will be moving on to the final round, which was held on Dec. 27.
BLACKPINK Lisa, Jimena Jimenez, Kimberly Loaiza, and Darian Rojas were the four most-voted female singers, while BTS V, Cole Sprouse, Samuel Lopez, and Emilio Martinez for the male artists. On Dec. 28, the winners and rankings have been announced. For the female "Artist of the Year," BLACKPINK Lisa was announced as the winner. She received a total of 37,838 votes. Kimberly Loaiza was in second place, Jimena Jimenez in third place, and Darian Rojas in fourth place.
As for the male category, BTS V has been crowned the "Artist of the Year." After intense voting, he won by a huge margin. The K-pop idol got 54,311 total votes, becoming the highest in the competition. Cole Sprouse claimed the second spot, Emilio Martinez ranked third, and Samuel Lopez in fourth place.
Meanwhile, BLACKPINK's "JenLisa" and BTS's "TaeKook" are amongst the nominees for Bousnid's "Favorite Friendship" award. The voting process is still ongoing and the two popular K-pop ships have made it to the final round, and they are competing against One Direction's Louis and Harry (LARRY) and LIEAN. The latest voting period started from Dec. 21 to Dec. 27. The winner of Bousnid's "Favorite Friendship" award is yet to be announced.
Congratulations to BLACKPINK's Lisa and BTS's V for winning the "Artist of the Year"!
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Which Couple in BLACKPINK and BTS Nominated For Bousnid's
'Favorite Friendship' Award?
The interest of K-pop fans and supporters of BLACKPINK and BTS rose as the two well-known groups were nominated for Bousnid Awards 2020.
In particular, BLACKPINK Jennie and Lisa (JenLisa), as well as BTS Taehyung (V) and Jungkook (TaeKook), were selected as candidates for the "Favorite Friendship" category. The members of the K-pop groups are set to battle along with One Direction's Louis and Harry (Larry), Camila and Lauren (Camren), Boggi and Ivan (Boggivan), "Liean," and "Joerick."
"Jenlisa" and "Taekook," who will go to the next round?
As there are only two K-pop groups nominated for the category, K-pop fans, particularly BLINKs and ARMYs (BLACKPINK and BTS respective fandoms), prove their power and influence as they continuously vote to help the groups advance to the final round.
The voting process for the first round had already started on Dec. 13, and the voting will end on Dec. 20, Sunday. According to Bousnid's official Instagram account, only four teams will fight for the last time starting Dec. 21, which is only five days from now.
In addition to this, the fandom of top K-pop groups such as EXO's Exo-l, BTS's Armys, and BLACKPINK's Blinks was also nominated for the "Fandom of the Year" award, in which the fierce battle already started on Dec. 9.
The voting period will also end on Dec. 21, and the Grand finals will take place on Dec. 27.
Lastly, BTS V and BLACKPINK Lisa are also competing for the "Star Award" 2020, and anticipations of K-pop fans are rising if they will pass through the semi-finals with the help of each groups' fandoms.
What is Bousnid Awards and How to Vote?
Bousnid is an online platform and source for trending content based in Mexico. According to their social media platforms, "Bousnid Awards" is an award that holds a significant value as the winners will be decided with the help of their own fandoms.
Every Monday, the stars' photos will be uploaded to their SNS accounts, and fans can vote through comments.
In particular, for a comment to become valid, the hashtags #BousnidStars2020 #Bousnid should be added, along with a "+/#/@ of the nominees.
It will end every Friday and the two artists or fandom that won the most comment will secure their spot for the next round until the finals. Also, a "like" or follow to their main pages are a must to validate their votes.
On the other hand, Jennie and Lisa, members of BLACKPINK, have been proving their unrivaled friendship since their debut. Not only were they in sync when doing things, but the two were also snuggly with each other. They were are also very supportive of each other's individual activities, just like how BLACKPINK Lisa visited Jennie on one of her photoshoots!
Meanwhile, Jungkook and Taehyung (prominently known as V) have been friends for long years already, even before their debut. Jungkook even revealed that they were actually "partners-in-crime" and the two are always together, even when they were being scolded! "TaeKook" understand each other the most, and they also inspire and influence each other while growing as individuals and BTS members.
