The 3 years and 9 months of absence seemed to leave no trace at all. Just two months after ending their “military hiatus” and making their comeback with their fifth studio album ARIRANG, BTS successfully won the prestigious “Artist of the Year” award along with two additional trophies — “Best Male K-pop Artist” and “Song of the Summer” — at the αмєяι¢αn Music Awards 2026 held on the 25th (local time) at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
While accepting the “Artist of the Year” award, leader RM could not hide his happiness: “It's an honour to have this precious award once again after everybody done their military service.” Jimin also delivered a message in кσяєαn: “Thank you for pαѕѕionately following us on tour and showing us so much love in every city, and thank you so much to our armys for loving & supporting us. I love you!”
This marked BTS’s reclaiming of the crown after five years, since they first won the award in 2021 as the first Asian artist in history to do so. The BBC commented: “South кσяєαn seven-piece BTS have won Artist of the Year at the αмєяι¢αn Music Awards (AMAs) for the second consecutive year, cementing their status as one of the world's biggest bands. The award, considered the ceremony's grand prize, is just the latest crown jewel for the so-called kings of K-pop, who have been on a $1bn world tour since returning from a nearly four-year hiatus in March".
Alongside the emotional moments and impressive records BTS left at this year’s awards ceremony, the group also delivered some hilarious “laugh-until-you-cry” moments, as they are famously known among ARMY as “part-time comedians.” One of the moments that had fans laughing uncontrollably was Jungkook’s υиєχρє¢тє∂ mishap while going on stage to accept an award!
Specifically, when BTS was announced as the winner of “Song Of The Summer,” the members walked toward the stage through an aisle positioned between two rows of au∂ιєnce members. As they moved forward, they continuously bowed and high-fived fans on both sides in response to the explosive cheers. It was during this exciting moment that Jungkook α¢¢ι∂єитally dropped the ring on his ring finger.
It seemed that the ring had already been slightly loose, making it easier for it to slip off while he was high-fiving fans. What made the situation even funnier was that the idol had absolutely no idea what happened until he fully stepped onto the stage. The moment he realized his finger was suddenly empty, Jungkook immediately panicked and looked around with an extremely confused expression. He repeatedly gestured toward his bare ring finger to staff members, asking for help. Not only that, but Jungkook also turned to show j-hope his “emergency situation,” causing the older member to burst into laughter at the maknae’s bewildered reaction.
Fortunately, a female ARMY quickly picked up the fallen ring and signaled that she was holding onto it for him. After noticing the au∂ιєnce’s reaction, Jungkook repeatedly pointed at his empty finger to confirm whether it was really the мιѕѕιиg ring. Once the fan confirmed it, the singer finally sighed in relief and nodded reαѕѕuringly. After finishing the acceptance speech, Jungkook immediately headed back down toward the au∂ιєnce area to retrieve his ring.
The entire incident quickly went viral across social media, gaining hundreds of thousands of views in a short time. Fans found Jungkook both hilarious and adorable because of his simultaneously panicked yet cute expressions throughout the entire moment. Meanwhile, countless memes were also created afterward.
Some humorous comments from netizens included: “Jungkook just got robbed in the middle of an awards show — somebody call the ρσℓι¢є!”, “Him thinking: "Damn, they robbed me." And the girl: "Come get your ring, you crazy person!"”, “Imagine being a superstar and getting your ring ‘stolen’ by a fan live on broadcast. I’m crying laughing!”, "Her pocketing 900 million reais of his money LMAOOOO",...
Other fans also left many entertaining comments about Jungkook’s υиєχρє¢тє∂ AMAs anecdote:
- Bro better keep that hublot watch home. Thankfully he got it back in the end. His expression is actually so so adorable
- That was our engagement ring. Thank god he got it back. Phew
- Even in a chaotic moment, Jungkook somehow managed to be unbelievably adorable. His little gestures and expressions were too cute
- It destroys me that ring was probably dome big thousands. And why is bro so cutie patootie whatever he do
- Hahaha priorities..price? What..? My ring! And if it was from Graff, please yes! Find it
- IM SCREAMING THIS IS SO F*CKING FUNNY I WILL NEVER LET ANYBODY FORGET THIS, another twt lore becoming canon
- What’s up with us and rings lmao. I haven’t laughed this hard since the one army who found Yoongi’s A ring
- And when people joked about stealing his rings and running away since he wears so many and they are expensive as h3ll
- Not that I support stealing, but this created a funny as fck moment. Him coming back to look for a ring when he’s rich AF LMAOOOOO
- The way Jungkook instantly panicked over his ring was honestly the cutest thing ever. He looked so ℓσѕт and adorable
- Why is Jungkook unintentionally cute 24/7? His confused face while searching for the ring had me crying
