The SEC Awards, also known as the Series Em Cena Awards, is an annual event that celebrates prominent individuals and groups in film, television, music, and entertainment. It is organized by Séries em Cena, a Brazilian media outlet that also serves as an editorial partner of MTV Brasil.
On June 28, the SEC Awards revealed its winners in 40 categories for the 2024 edition. Among these, Kim Taehyung, aka V of BTS, won in two categories.
The first award was “Asian Artist of the Year” in recognition of Taehyung’s outstanding influence in the entertainment industry.
V ganhou na categoria Artista Asiático do Ano no #SECAwards 2024.#SECAwardsDay pic.twitter.com/McTAURreZI
— SEC Awards (@secawards) June 28, 2024
The second award Taehyung received was “International Album of the Year” for his debut solo album “Layover,” which was released in September 2023.
Layover, do V, foi o grande vencedor da categoria "Álbum Internacional do Ano" no #SECAwards 2024. 💿 #SECAwardsDay pic.twitter.com/gf9llxJnFt
— SEC Awards (@secawards) June 28, 2024
This marks “Layover’s” second international award this year, following its win for “Favorite Debut Album” at the iHeartRadio Music Awards last April.
[UCC] 'Layover' by #BTS's #V (Kim Taehyung) wins 'Favorite Debut Album' Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards https://t.co/iMh2FbY0v0
— allkpop (@allkpop) April 1, 2024
In Brazil, Taehyung is regarded as a global pop icon. Renan Peixoto, a renowned Brazilian journalist and producer of Latin America’s largest broadcasting network, once stated, “V is an icon of Eastern culture who has presented a new direction by transcending the stereotype that handsome men should be Western and macho.”
[UCC] BTS's V Dubbed as "Cultural Icon of the East" by Renowned Producer of Rede Globo (Latin America's Largest Broadcasting Network) https://t.co/kjO5oepqbA pic.twitter.com/4tB2UIDyXe
— allkpop (@allkpop) June 10, 2020
Congratulations, Taehyung!