BANGTAN MADE HISTORY BY BEING THE FIRST GROUP NOT FROM ANY OF THE BIG3 COMPANY TO WIN ARTIST OF THE YEAR !

Since MAMA started:

2006: TVXQ
2007: Super Junior
2008: BIGBANG
2009: 2PM
2010: 2NE1
2011: Girls’ Generation
2012: BIGBANG
2013: G-Dragon
2014: EXO
2015: BIGBANG

2016: BTS

Bangtan Sonyeondan you are the best, really! Congratulations! *escape a single tear*

EDIT: I see there's a misunderstanding. Big3 did not exist when MAMAs started and prices contribute to built the big machines they are now. From a present time perspective, the fact is BTS who's company was unknown to the majority three years ago succeed to win artist of the year. Remember, several groups made kpop history and BTS is one of them as their predecessors, whatever company they were from. It is just a simple observation, nothing too serious. But if you want to talk with me about those subjects of prices... companies... music... and so on, feel free! Express yourself people, I'm always open to discussion.

EDIT 2: I realise it was silly of me to point that difference, of course they're not the real first 1st, I was just happy. Still, my argument for showing this observation is: in History there's several "firsts". Surely BTS are not the first of the first, they're not the first kpop band! XD ok stupid joke, anyway don't mind me >,<"