Reporter Mina Im's first Spanish album to receive an award... Impressions were also announced in Spanish. Kendrick Lamar won the most awards, including 'Record of the Year', with 5. 'Song of the Year' went to Billie Eilish... Kadeheon's 'Golden' was the first K-pop album to receive the award, and Bad Bunny won the Grammy for Album of the Year [Reuters = Yonhap News. Resale and DB prohibited] (Los Angeles = Yonhap News) Correspondent Mina Lim = Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, who sings in Spanish, won the ‘Album of the Year’ award, which is considered the highest honor at the Grammy Awards. Bad Bunny's Spanish-language album 'Debi Tirar Mas Fotos' was announced as the winner of Album of the Year at the 68th Grammy Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles (LA) on the 1st (local time). This album became the first entirely Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year at the Grammys. Bad Bunny was nominated for the Grammy Album of the Year three years ago for his all-Spanish album 'Un Verano Sin Ti', but at the time, he was pushed out by Harry Styles' album 'Harry's House' and did not win. Harry Styles presented the Album of the Year award that day and gave Bad Bunny a congratulatory hug as he handed him the trophy. Bad Bunny receives the Grammy Album of the Year trophy [Reuters = Yonhap News. [Resale and database prohibited] Bad Bunny won the Album of the Year category announced at the end of the awards ceremony, beating out prominent candidates such as America's top pop star Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, and Sabrina Carpenter, and became the star of this year's Grammys. Even when his name was announced as the winner and all his colleagues in the audience stood up and applauded loudly, Bad Bunny remained in his seat for a few seconds, placing his fingers on both eyelids as if he was holding back tears, showing that he could not control his emotions. Then he went on stage and gave his acceptance speech in Spanish. Bad Bunny is a singer who has emerged as a superstar, gaining popularity in Latin countries and around the world with his unique style that combines the rhythm and slang of his home island of Puerto Rico with modern reggaeton. Including this year, he has been nominated for a total of 16 Grammy Awards, and with the addition of the three awards he previously received in the Latin Pop category, the total number of Grammy Awards he has taken so far this year is six. At the awards ceremony on this day, Bad Bunny won three awards, including the 'Best Musica Urbana Album' award for Latin pop album, and the 'Best Global Music Performance' award in addition to Album of the Year. When he went on stage to receive the 'Best Musica Urbana Album' award, he said in English, "Before I thank God, I want to say this," and shouted, "ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) out," receiving a great response from the audience. He openly opposed the Donald Trump administration's immigration crackdown policy, which is currently a major issue in American society. Bad Bunny also repeatedly emphasized, "We are not savages, animals, or aliens (a word used to refer to illegal immigrants in the United States), but humans and Americans." Hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar swept five awards in total, including 'Record of the Year' and 'Best Melodic Rap Performance' for his song 'Luther' with SZA, and 'Best Rap Album' for his solo album 'GNX', becoming this year's Grammy winner. In addition, Kendrick Lamar took a total of 27 awards from the Grammys, including the award he received this year, surpassing the 25 previously received by Jay-Z, making him the 'most-award-winning rapper' in Grammy history. Kendrick Lamar (center) and Caesar, who won the Grammy ‘Record of the Year’ [EPA=Yonhap News. Resale and DB prohibited] The 'Song of the Year' award, which is considered a major category along with the Album and Record of the Year, went to singer-songwriter Billie Eilish's 'WILDFLOWER'. The New Artist Award went to British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean. Looking at the award results that day, the progress of male pop stars such as Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar was noticeable. Lady Gaga, who was nominated in seven categories including Album of the Year, only received two awards, including 'Best Pop Vocal Album' and 'Best Dance Pop Recording'. At this awards ceremony, Blackpink Rosé received attention as she was nominated in three categories, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year, for her hit song 'APT.' with Bruno Mars, but unfortunately she did not win the award. 'Golden', the soundtrack to the Netflix animation 'K-Pop Demon Hunters', won the 'Best Song Written For Visual Media' category, becoming the first Grammy winner for a K-pop genre composer. mina@yna.co.kr #Grammy Report