Fan's mother finds K-pop group B.A.P's trophy at Philippine flea market

• Published date: 07 March 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

Fans of K-pop boy group B.A.P were shocked to find out the group's 2012 trophy had been sold at a flea market in the Philippines for 4,000 won ($3.08).

The news quickly went viral after a TikTok user shared a photo of the trophy, Sunday. She said her mother bought it at a second-hand item shop in the Philippines, without knowing what it was.

K-pop boy group B.A.P / Courtesy of TS Entertainment

A TikTok post featuring B.A.P's trophy shared on March 5 / Captured from TikTok

"My mom bought this in 2020, (when I didn't know) K-pop," reads her post. "I know now K-pop, and I was shocked to know (what) this (was)."

B.A.P. bagged this trophy at the MAMA Awards ? formerly known as the Mnet Asian Music Awards ? for winning the Mnet PD's Choice Award. But it is unknown how it ended up at a flea market.

The news has enraged numerous fans, especially because the 2012 award was the first big prize that the group received after its debut in January 2012. Some of...