Both Psy and Super Junior have been nominated for�2012 MTV Europe Music Awards!�It looks like Asian music is being more and more recognized everyday.
Psy's "Gangnam Style" fever shows no signs of letting up. He is nominated for arguably the biggest�category�of the night, "Best Video". He will go head-to-head with the mega-stars of the moment, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, M.I.A, and Rihanna. �This is a tremendous�achievement, aside from being the only male in the Best Video category, "Gangnam Style" is the only non-English song in the running.
Upon hearing about the nomination Psy tweeted:
OMG~!!! I am nominated 'BEST VIDEO' at #EMA~!!! ?? MTV ???(EMA) ??? ??? ?? ?????...????? ?,?~!!!! ?? twitter.com/psy_oppa/statu�
� PSY (@psy_oppa) September 17, 2012
Super Junior is nominated under the "Best Asian Act" category. Recall that�Big Bang was nominated under the "World Wide Act Asia Pacific Nominees" category eventually winning 'Best Worldwide Act' at last year's awards.
The winner of�the�'Best Asian Act'�category will represent Asia in the "Best Worldwide Act" voting. �The other nominated Asian acts include, Japan's EXILE, China's Hangeng (a former member of Super Junior), Taiwan's Jolin Tsai, and Malaysia's Yuna.
Make sure to�VOTE now and show your support for Psy and Super Junior, as the voting for this category closes on November 9th!
The 2012 MTV EMA's will take place at the�Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday November 11th.
Congratulations to both Psy and Super Junior, we wish them the best of luck!
Source + Voting Page:�MTV EMA website (Category: Best Asian Act, Best Video)
[Thanks to sapphir3bluu for the tip.]
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