BTS, Variety selected album of the year.

 BTS won the Record of the Year at the 2021 Hitmaker hosted by the U.S. entertainment media Variety in LA on the 5th. Earlier in 2019, he received an award as a Group of the Year at the awards ceremony.

BTS expressed his acceptance speech, saying, "I'm grateful to receive an honorable award," adding, "Butter" is a song that has a special meaning to us. "We prepared this song to stop for a while in the COVID-19 pandemic situation, look back on ourselves, and deliver pleasant energy to many people," he added.

"This song has become a milestone for us to enjoy what we can do now and move forward. We just finished our desired face-to-face concert in the last two years, which is the beginning of our new chapter, he said. He also explained, "I think the happiest achievement for any artist is to share his music with many people, but for us, 'Butter' is that kind of song."