I don't think people fully understand the magnitude of this decision.
Some of the music industry's most respected producers, writers, engineers, and creatives worked on ARIRANG. A project built to the highest artistic standard. One producer even spoke publicly about hoping the album would receive Grammy recognition.
Then the Recording Academy introduced a category specifically for Asian pop.
And BTS chose not to submit.
Think about that. The biggest musical project of the year. One of the strongest commercial and artistic contenders. A project that could have competed across multiple major categories. It simply won't be in the race because the artists chose principle over prestige.
Moves like this don't happen often. When artists at BTS' level willingly walk away from the biggest stage in music, the conversation shifts because of what they refused to endorse.
just because bangtan likes a song, a group, an actor or whatever doesn't mean i have to like it too. they can do whatever in their free time. i'm here for them & their music. as long as they're happy, i'm happy. nothing else matters. idk about yall but it's pretty simple for me
the members are allowed to have different relationships with social media and they donโt owe us shit.
jungkook, taehyung and hobi are chronically online and post more often. others post less. iโm sorry to break it to you but that is entirely their choice. assuming someone is depressed or heartbroken just because they arenโt posting is weird.
the same goes for overanalysing the lyrics and the title of the songs jungkook pick for his stories. people can listen to sad songs without going through a breakup. i listen to depressing songs, it doesnโt mean iโm heartbroken. i listen to Alien too, but that doesnโt make me an alien.
๐ฐ: i went to see โhopeโ by myself, and i happened to run into a few fans on the way out.
๐ฐ: i took some pictures with them. and i mean,, taking photos with people is totally fine. i have no problem with that!
๐ฐ: but, i had gone into a bakery to buy some bread, and all of a sudden there was someone standing right in front of me with a camera pointed at me like thisโฆ
๐ฐ: i donโt really think thatโs very respectful.
๐ฐ: i donโt care how old you are or where youโre fromโฆ just sticking a camera in someoneโs face like thatโฆ i felt that was kind of rude. so, if this somehow reaches that personโฆ
๐ฐ: you know, the other fans asked if it was okay to take a picture first. i happily took photos with them, and i enjoyed my bread and coffee and went home
๐ฐ: anyway, โhopeโ was really fun. i really enjoyed it.
Madrid, Brussels, London, Munich, Paris and all armys who came to these stops
Thank you for showing up for the boys and giving them such beautiful memories. Im so proud of each and every one of us. Every concert and its energy was amazing
Thank you Europe and Thank you BTS
a man who cries for you and is not scared to show his emotions is genuine and his feelings are real, he really loves armys so much his love comes from deep within. heโs so pure and humble. he always radiates love and comfort to everyone with no walls, loving jungkook is so easy.
You see, when an artist cries on stage, we often only see a few minutes of emotion. We donโt see everything theyโve carried behind the scenes or what may be happening in their personal lives.
What we do see is someone who, even after years of love and support, is still deeply moved by the people standing in front of them and I believe that this kind of gratitude canโt be faked.
Moments like these remind me that the love between artists and fans is never meant to be one sided. We support them because they changed our lives, and they continue to remind us that we matter to them too ๐ญ๐