Happy 32nd Birthday to the extremely talented, dashing, way too cool, stylish, sweet, kind, humble, dimple smile, lovable, hardworking, gifted, charismatic, passionate, genuine, thoughtful, intelligent, intellectual, wise, profound, artistic, cultured, visionary, poetic, introspective, creative, authentic, well-spoken, diplomatic, Leader of the world’s BIGGEST and One of the most INFLUENTIAL groups in history, rapper, songwriter, lyricist, composer, producer, musician, artist, performer, storyteller, wordsmith, philosopher, art lover, book lover, curator, art collector, fashion icon, father, President, deep thinker, eloquent speaker, multilingual genius, music genius, rap genius, global icon, record breaker, hitmaker, philanthropist, Joonie, Namjooning enthusiast, and ONE AND ONLY LEADER RM of BTS!
Happy 32nd birthday to the talented RM.
The rapper-songwriter and producer debuted in 2013 as the leader of one of the most impactful groups of all-time, BTS. With his solo albums he has achieved universal acclaim and became the first Korean artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Rap Albums Chart with ‘Right Place, Wrong Person.’ He was named as one of the Top K-Pop artists of 2025 by Billboard.
Grammy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. responds to BTS’ decision to not submit their music for the 2027 awards, following the introduction of an Asian-focused category:
“I am saddened to hear that BTS has chosen not to participate in the Grammy Awards process this year, but as a music creator, I understand and respect their decision. […] I do want to clarify something that seems to be getting lost in the conversation. The Asian Pop category was created to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia. The spirit of this new category is to shine a dedicated spotlight on these important artists. More categories mean more artists’ work is recognized. It’s never to divide, but to expand who is recognized by our 15,000 Grammy voters. I also want to be very clear: submitting music in a genre category such as Asian Pop, or Jazz or Country does not exclude an artist from also submitting and being considered in the General Field categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Those categories remain open to any eligible recording, regardless of genre. Recognition in a genre category and recognition in the General Field are not mutually exclusive. An artist can absolutely pursue both.”
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BTS announces they will not submit their music for the 2027 GRAMMY awards, following the Recording Academy’s addition of an Asian-focused category:
“I hope music itself can be heard and loved rather than being distinguished by region or language.”