The group TEMPEST won the Rookie of the Year award.
Tempest (Hanbin, Hyeongseop, Hyuk, Eunchan, Lu, Hwarang, Taerae) won the Male Rookie of the Year award at the '2022 Genie Music Awards (GMA)' held at Namdong Gymnasium in Incheon on Novermber 8, 2022. 
Tempest, who won the Rookie of the Year award for the first time since debut, said, "First of all, we would like to thank the family and staff of the company who lead Tempest with infinite affection. .
And continued, "Thanks to our iE (fandom name), Tempest received the Rookie of the Year award. iE has always been the greatest comfort to Tempest and gives the courage to do anything. We want to walk together for a long time while sharing sincerity like now."
"WeI will always work hard without forgetting that the 7 Tempest members can dream bigger with the support and help of many people."
Tempest debuted in March with the release of their first mini album 'It's ME, It's WE'.

Written by Kim Su JinTranslated by Lee So Yun