Psy, Rain, WINNER win Chinese music awards

July 29, 2016

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) — South Korean pop singers Psy and Rain, as well as the boy band WINNER were honored during a Chinese music awards ceremony, their management companies said Friday.

Psy and Rain received the “Tencent Video Best Concert” and “Best Overseas Artist” awards, respectively, during the MTV Asia Music Gala 2016 at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Shenzhen, late Thursday. WINNER took the prize for the most popular overseas group in the event co-hosted by Tencent Video (v.qq.com), a major online video platform, and MTV.

Psy heated up the stage in the southern Chinese city, performing remixes of his hit songs “Daddy” and “Gangnam Style” while Rain also drew hot responses by presenting remixed versions of his songs “30sexy,” “lasong” and “touch ya.”

WINNER performed “Sentimental” during the awards show aired live through Tencent Video.

Among the Chinese top stars present were Li Yuchun, Wei Chen, Fang Datong and Zhang Jie.

 

South Korean singer-rapper Psy

South Korean singer-rapper Psy

South Korean actor-singer Rain

South Korean actor-singer Rain