Billboard BTS cover in contention for ASME's best cover contest

SEOUL: The traditional Korean-style cover for Billboard featuring BTS is a candidate in the American Society of Magazine Editors' (ASME) best cover contest.

On Thursday, the US magazine shared the cover with the K-pop phenomenon on its Instagram account, captioned, “Our BTS cover is in the running for ASME's best cover contest.”

ASME is an industry trade group for magazine journalists and editors of magazines published in the United States.

The photo, which was exclusively taken for Billboard in February last year, features all seven bandmates posing in distinct colourful jackets and black pants with a backdrop of Korean-style architecture at the Korea House in Seoul.

Online voting for the contest runs until Jan. 31 via ASME's social media sites.

Still reigning atop Billboard's Social 50 chart for a record of 17 months straight, BTS is set to resume its world tour with concerts in Nagoya, Japan on Jan. 12-13. The group continues on to perform in Singapore on Jan. 19, Fukuoka, Japan on Feb. 16-17, Hong Kong on March 20-21 and 23-24 and Bangkok on April 6-7.

In separate news, BTS won the Digital Bonsang and the Global V Live Top 10 Best Artist awards at the 2019 33rd Golden Disc Awards held Saturday at Gocheock Sky Dome in Seoul.

“Thank you to our fanclub Army for streaming our songs, allowing us to win the Bonsang,” said Suga at the event.

“We are working hard on new tracks to present our fans with good music. Thank you for waiting,” added the leader RM.

This was not the end of BTS showing love towards its fans.

On Sunday morning, member Jimin and Jungkook uploaded selfies on the group's official Twitter: Jimin making a heart with his fingers and Jungkook smiling while holding a trophy

“Army got the awards!” said Jimin in his post. “Our members worried about Army standing in the freezing weather to congratulate us. Stay warm and don't catch cold.”

BTS will hit the second day of the 33rd Golden Disc Awards on Sunday, emceed by singer Lee Seung-ki and actress Park Minyoung, to perform on stage.