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Chapter 44: MAMA 2018 Part 2

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"Please feel free to speak first, young gentlemen have to make way for ladies to go first..." Suga sunbae said to Jihyo unnie as he pointed the mic in front of us. We all thanked them before Jihyo unnie held the mic to speak. "One in a million, annyeong haseyo Twice imnida." She said as we made a bow in front of everyone. "Aw jinja! I don't really expect that we could receive this award..." she said as she began tearing up as I caressed her back to calm her down.

"We are not yet that great and we are still on three years after our debut but to receive such award I am quite hesitant if we really deserve it. I mean we wanted to thank MAMA for being one of the awardees of the Artist of the Year award among all hard-working artists. Once, this award is for you guys! We will work harder for you! A simple thanks wouldn't be enough to express our heartfelt gratitude towards you. To the JYPE family, to our Pdnim, to our staff thank you very much ma'am and sirs for helping us and guiding us through this time. We wouldn't have achieved this milestone without you guys, we really are so honored, and I am in lost of words at the same time. I don't really know what to say asisde from thank you very much for such a great honor. We will continue to do our best so we could see those smiles from our fans that keeps us motivated through this year full of hardships." she continued as we also began tearing up because of the moment.

"We will work harder to make ONCE smile as always. To BTS sunbae..." she said as she looked at the people behind us "Let's work harder to spread Korean culture and Korean music across the continents. Thank you very much for paving way in making K-pop music rise internationally. And lastly, we love all the ONCEs out there. Thank you very much for your undying support. It was really an honor to receive such award alongside with BTS sunbae who are the role models of all kpop groups." Jihyo ended as we gave another bow then we moved backwards to let BTS speak.

Rm sunbae stepped in to speak first. "2, 3 bang tan! annyeong haseyo Bangtan Sonyeondan imnida. Thank you for giving us another artist of the year award. Also, we've received the honor of the Album of the Year award this year. As well as the artists here today, there are also so many great artists who are struggling at this moment to create their albums. I don't think that we're receiving this award because we're better or greater than them. So I want to give the honor to them too."

He continued, "There is someone I definitely want to talk about today. I think that this is the first time I've talked about this in detail. Our producing director Bang Shi Hyuk. When we were trainees who had nothing, you took us and fully supported us, giving us studios, practice rooms, and a dorm, and you believed in our potential. Also, when we didn't have much to show in 2014, you told us, 'Even before you debuted, I already thought of you as artists that will win a Daesang, and you will soon become the best group. I believe in you.'"

RM sunbae said, "When we came out of his studio, we laughed a lot. We thought, 'He must be going through a hard time lately.' People around him also tried to stop him; they thought that such a great composer was putting an end to his career. Yet he believed in us so much when we had nothing, and I want to give this honor to him. We love you and respect you, and we'll continue to work hard together with you."

Jungkook stepped up the microphone to first ask fans if they'd enjoyed their performances. He said, "We worked hard to prepare our performances while thinking about ARMY. We've received the Album of the Year award today. We really just wanted to become artists that you can be proud of, and it's the same way now." He shared that he wants to be a source of comfort and strength for everyone, and added, "In our hearts, ARMY is forever No. 1. Thank you so much, we love you." We clapped our hands behind them to show our support and at the same time feeling emotional too.

J-Hope sunbae began by saying, "Before we came up on stage, I was really worried. I want to always show you the best side of me and not make any mistakes, so whenever we're about to go up on stage, I get nervous as we prepare. This award is really —" He then began to cry and was unable to continue speaking for a moment that made us shed our tears even harder. "I think this year I would have cried whether or not we received this award," he said in tears. "We went through so many hard times, and we received so much love from all of you, so I really wanted to make up for that. I'm so grateful, and I want to take this opportunity to thank my members who are here with me. Thank you. I love you."

Jimin sunbae then took a turn at the microphone and said, "ARMY! Thank you. In the past year, it's possible that there were some tough things, right? As we went through them, we'd gather together and talk about it, and we were able to look back on things. When we did that, we realized that there are many people behind us and beside us. We wondered when so many people came to be by our side. As we thought about that, we realized that even though it's hard, we can gather strength and be happy. So I want to say thank you to all of you."

Jimin sunbae continued, "Also, I really wanted to receive this award again in this spot. As I always say, the pride that you have for us is our pride. So next year, we will show you even better sides of ourselves, and repay you again with this award. Thank you. I love you!" V sunbae stepped up to say, "To the members' mothers and fathers who are watching this, thank you for raising us," before beginning to cry. "The fact that we're able to receive this award is unbelievable. I will work hard so that I deserve this award. You give us these great awards at the end of each year. I really feel like even if I were born again, ARMY would be a precious gift to us. Thank you so much, I truly love you."

Suga sunbae then said, "Thank you, ARMY. I'm so happy to receive the Artist of the Year award. I think of this as an award given to us by the ARMY who always looks over us, and I will work harder. And I want to thank our families who brought these seven brothers into the world. 2018 was a year where I wondered if it was even possible to be this happy in my life. I'll make 2019 an even cooler and happier year. Thank you."

Finally, Jin sunbae came to the microphone in tears. He said, "ARMY, I'm thinking about early this year. Early this year, we were having a really hard time mentally. So we talked together and worried about whether we should disband or not. But I'm so relieved that we found our resolve again and now we're able to have these great results." As he spoke, V sunbae next to him broke down in tears. Jin continued, "I'm so grateful to our members who found that resolve again, and I want to say thank you to my loving members and ARMY. Thank you. And to Twice who also won the artist of the year award let's continue to spread Kpop music around the world." Sunbae said as they all gave a bow to the audience then we followed.

The members were hugging each other when an unexpected event happened, BTS went to our side as RM sunbae motioned to do a group hug that made us all shock even with the tears still present in our eyes because of the emotional momentum. "What will the fans ever say sunbae?" Jihyo said while containing her shock. "Let them think whatever they think besides it will just be a congratulatory group hug, we all deserve it." RM sunbae said as the boys enclosed us in a group hug that we returned after a few moments.

"Let's destroy the music world!" RM sunbae shouted as we raised our hand up high earning a wild cheer from the audience. After a few moments the other winning artists were called to the stage for the pictorial.