my favorite thing about the surprise songs is that the tannies see that we really do listen to their music. not just the title tracks, not just the most recent album. all of it. the old stuff, the b-sides, every single song. i think that's really special 🥹
When Louder Than Bombs First time got performed BCD was there & when Paradise First time got performed Doolset was there
I don't mind it all , they deserve it 😭😭
What do you mean D1 Foxborourgh got Paradise?! The show I had tickets for and gave away cause I couldn't make it?! 😭 This is my new ARMY villain origin story
i love how the grammys are in shambles and hobi is just dancing away in his hotel room preparing for sold out shows in north america. a true #idgaf king
ARMY, do you understand that the reason BTS can take this stand is because they trust us? They believe that we as THEIR ARMY will stand with them. Equally as important is this: we did what we promised, what we fought tooth and nail for! We made them untouchable! Strong enough to declare to an industry that wants to sit them at the kids table–WE WON'T PLAY YOUR GAMES!
“In reference to their decision, the band said they want their music to be felt and appreciated for what it is, not sliced up by region or language. It only highlights that while a Grammy trophy is regarded as solid validation for international acts, for BTS, their art, cultural footprint and their fans, ARMY, are the most important, which gives them the leverage to refuse any system that uses them as a tool for profits or television ratings.”
journalism is so bad nowadays that so many outlets can’t even connect the dots. they keep framing this as “bts refused to submit after the grammys created an asian category,” but they never explain the implications. SWIM and NORMAL are in english, so bts likely wouldn’t have been pigeonholed into that category this time around. they were widely predicted to have one of the biggest grammy years of their career and still walked away.
the statement wasn’t just about themselves—it was a blanket “fuck you” to an academy that keeps dividing music by language and region, and to what that means for every foreign artist and artist of color going forward, bts included.
Grammy Award winning producer Sleep Deez on BTS’s decision to not submit their critically acclaimed album, Arirang, for the 2027 Grammy Awards in the name of integrity and inclusion and anti-discrimination.