[INFO] #BTS “Hooligan” joins to “Body to Body” as the ONLY b-side and non-english songs from 2026 to surpass 300 MILLION streams on Spotify! 🌎
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[NME] "NME has long opposed classifications based on specific genres or regions, stating that "pop music is simply pop music, regardless of geographical location, language, or race. In 2021, we argued that the Grammys shouldn’t add an Asian Pop category, writing: “Doing so might give a handful of Kpop groups new bragging rights and a shiny new trophy to display, but how much would it do for them in the wider world? If you’re not already interested in a particular genre or scene, the likelihood of you paying that much attention to a niche category celebrating its artists is low, so the chances of such a field bringing heaps of recognition onto Asian Artists also seems slim.”
“Segregating awards shows by language or region, as already happens with the Grammys’s Latin and “global music” categories, continues to perpetuate the othering of music that isn’t Western, white (until very recently Black artists also struggled to be considered in the main categories) and English-led,” we added.
"#BTS refused to submit in protest against the newly established 'Best Asian Pop Music Performance' category," giving significant weight to the criticism that the creation of a dedicated category would serve as a mechanism to exclude Asian Artists from nominations for major awards (General Field), such as "Album of the Year."
"Meanwhile, we gave ‘Arirang’ a four-star review when it landed last March. “In the days before #BTS made their historic live comeback in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, a banner adorning a nearby building described the group as “Born in Korea. Play for the world.” It’s an apt characterisation of what they’ve always done – mixing the cultural heritage of their home country with global influence, an approach that lights up ‘Arirang’."
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yoongi wearing a shirt resembling The Misfits skull logo, a symbol that signals allegiance to underground music and rejection of mainstream standards. the grinning skull is also a universal emblem for independence.
Director Bao M. Nguyen’s IG post:
“What I found wasn’t just one of the biggest bands in the world. I found seven artists who have remained remarkably grounded through extraordinary success,who lead with conviction, and who never lose sight of who they
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BTS' "ARIRANG" becomes the FASTEST album in history to have all of its songs surpass 200 MILLION streams.
— Achieving it in just 132 days, 2x faster than any other album in history.
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We hope music itself can be heard and loved rather than being distinguished by region or language.
#ArtHasNoAliens
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