Composer Pdogg for BTS wins grand prize for production and composition in pop music category for 5 consecutive years

▲ This photo, provided by the KOMCA, shows Pdogg and Cho Young-soo (L to R) (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean record producer Pdogg, who is known to have produced and

composed songs for the K-pop supergroup BTS, has raked in another award for his unprecedentedly high copyright fees.

The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) announced that the composer won the grand prizes for production and composition of pop music at the 9th KOMCA Copyright Awards held Monday.

The Grand Prize is annually awarded to lyricists and composers who received the highest copyright fee in the country for each genre over the past year.

"Pdogg has significantly contributed for BTS, which now stands as one of the best K-pop chart supremos, to become the cultural giant they are today. He is also acknowledged for his contribution for K-pop to grow into a culture loved by people from all over the world," the KOMCA said.

By raking in these awards, Pdogg has set a personal record for winning awards both for production and composition in the category of pop music for five consecutive years since 2019.

In the category of pop music, legendary composer Cho Young-soo set a record of winning the grand prize for three consecutive years. Cho won a total of five grand prizes in this category over the past KOMCA Copyright Awards.

Lee Sang-hee became the very first composer to win the grand prize in the genre of children's song for three consecutive years, and Yiruma won the grand prize for the second consecutive year in the category of classical music.

For Korean traditional music, composer Park Kyung-hoon, who produced the background music for the Seoul subway, won the grand prize.

BTS' smash-hit single "Butter" was named the Song of the Year, which is a title bestowed to the most streamed song.

The KOMCA also dedicated the "KOMCA Hall of Fame” for the late Son Mok-in, who founded the Association and served as the first chairman.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Ha eun Lee)

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