BTS Up for MAMA Video Award, Not Dance Awards, as First Fan Vote Ends

'2.0' is nominated for Best Music Video but not in the dance categories. Fans understandably ask why. The answer starts with different rules for performance, choreography and fan voting.

The October 12 nominee list included BTS in Best Male Group, Best Vocal Performance Group for 'SWIM' and Best Music Video for '2.0.' BTS was absent from Best Dance Performance Male Group and Best Choreography. BIGBANG's 'BiiiG' made the dance-performance list.

Some argue '2.0' deserved a dance nomination. Yet genre awards combine 50% jury assessment and 50% music performance, while Best Choreography is 100% jury judged. The omission alone is not evidence of improper motives.

International fan comments range from disappointment over '2.0' to acceptance that even major artists need not be nominated for everything. Claims about organizers' motives remain speculation, not established facts.

The ceremony is scheduled for November 20–21 in Osaka. Fans' Choice uses Mnet Plus and X voting, whereas the dance categories follow other rules. A fan vote does not rewrite the dance nominee list.

The October 12 nominations placed BTS's '2.0' in Best Music Video but not the dance categories. Genre awards use 50% jury assessment and 50% music results; Best Choreography is jury-only. Fans' Choice round one closed October 22 at 23:59 KST, and round two is scheduled October 28 at 18:00 through November 8 at 23:59. These dates alone do not establish finalists or winners.

Fans' Choice round one ended October 22. The published round-two window is October 28 at 6 p.m. through November 8 at 11:59 p.m. KST. The advancing candidates and eventual winners require official confirmation; fan voting does not rewrite the separate dance-award nominations.