BTS, Charlie Puth collab on stage at 2018 MGA
American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth and K-pop sensation BTS shared the stage with two performances at the 2018 MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards on Tuesday.
Held at the Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon, Puth kicked off the performance by singing his 2015 Grammy-nominated hit “See You Again.”
It was followed by a duet between BTS’ youngest member Jungkook and Puth singing the latter’s song “We Don’t Talk Anymore.”
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[영상] 찰리 푸스(Charlie Puth) X #방탄소년단 #정국 (Jungkook Of #BTS) – We Don't Talk Anymore @ 2018 MGA
(https://t.co/8hitYLqvsz)— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) November 6, 2018
The other members of BTS, then, joined the two on stage as they perform an acoustic piano version of the K-pop boy group’s 2018 hit “Fake Love.”
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BTS FAKE LOVE FEATURING CHARLIE PUTH #BTSatMGA @BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/cb7qfau1FL
— bangstan (@bangstan7) November 6, 2018
Aside from appearing as performers, BTS also bagged five awards: best artist of the year, best digital album of the year for “Love Yourself: Answer,” best male dance performance for “IDOL,” Genie music popularity award and best male group.
The group’s producer Bang Si-Hyuk was named producer of the year, while their performance director Son Sung-Deuk was named best choreographer.
Meanwhile, Puth, who is set to hold concerts in Seoul on Nov. 7 and 8, was awarded the best international artist prize.
Other Korean acts recognized in the awards show include Wanna One, TWICE, DAY6, iKON, MOMOLAND, Stray Kids, among others. /muf
