
Thai superstar singer Lisa has won best K-pop artist, the first solo performer to receive the award, while Blackpink won best metaverse performance, at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
Lisa, whose name is Lalisa Manoban, beat other candidates including supergroups BTS and Itzy for the best K-pop award, announced at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday night. With the award, she became the first solo artist called up to the stage. Previous winners were bands.