Major award shows which introduced K-pop/Asian related categories, majorly due to the impact of BTS:
• GRAMMYs (2027)
• iHeartRadio Music Awards (2024)
• Billboard Music Awards (2023)
• American Music Awards (2022)
• EMAs (2021)
• VMAs (2019)
HYBE reportedly clarified that BTS' decision to not submit for this year's Grammys was not part of a label-wide boycott.
The company said other HYBE artists will continue submitting their work individually, while BTS chose not to submit after careful deliberation, saying the decision was made to "protect the status and pride of the kpop industry as a whole."
BTS are—and will remain—the only ones with the courage to make such a decision. After years of the Grammys benefiting from their global impact, responding by creating a separate category only highlights the treatment they have received. Their decision not to submit what many consider their best album speaks to principles, dignity, and a refusal to settle for half-hearted recognition.
#WeStandWithBTS
BTS spent years opening doors that weren’t built for them. now they have the freedom to decide which ones are worth walking through. bts are truly living legends.
the timeline mentioned in their fifa vlog is actually insane:
-paris concert ended at 10:30 pm
-they were already at the airport by 11:00 pm
-flew to new york at 11:55 pm
-arrived and went straight to rehearsal at 8:10 am with zero sleep
-started getting ready for fifa at 12 pm
-wrapped filming behind the scenes and reached the venue at 3 pm
-performed at 4 pm
they crossed continents overnight, going straight from two back to back sold out concerts in paris to performing on the world’s biggest stage in new york with no rest. oh my bangtan, their unwavering dedication, discipline and relentless work ethic are the very reasons they’ve reached the heights they’re at today.