Shorty Awards 2017: BTS Wins Global Social Media Award, Beating Names Like Drake, Ariana Grande

South Korean band BTS, or Bangtan Boys, won an award for social media influence during the ninth “Shorty Awards” held in New York on Sunday.

The seven-member group – made up of Jin, Suga, Rap Monster, J-Hope, Jungkook, Jimin and V – took the world by storm with its latest repackaged album, “Wings: You Never Walk Alone,” which has won numerous national and international laurels for tracks like “Spring Day” and “Not Today.”