The most powerful part of this decision is that they are no longer asking to be accepted by the industry. They already know their worth as artists and understand that they deserve nothing less than everything they have built and earned throughout the years. 👏💜🔥
#WeStandWithBTS
🐹 “Éramos fans de artistas que hablaban idiomas diferentes al nuestro, pero no los juzgábamos por eso.”
🐹 “Yo era fan de ellos y aún lo soy, y no creo que un idioma sea una barrera.”
SEOKJIN AQUI HABLO CON TODA LA VERDAD DEL MUNDO, ELLOS SON ARTISTAS DE ADMIRAR 👏🔥
🚨 HYBE stated, "This is not a boycott at the company level." An official said, "If other artists under our agency wish to submit entries, we plan to proceed with the submissions as scheduled."
In the music industry, analysts suggest that BTS's declaration could influence the moves of the other awards ceremonies, given that the four major U.S. music awards have recently all begun operating dedicated K-pop categories .
This is because other awards ceremonies faced similar criticism from fandoms when they established K-pop-exclusive genres prior to the Grammys.
#WeStandWithBTS
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.”