If the Asian award was truly aimed at “promoting” Asian artists, they would’ve done so 10 years earlier, when bts was an emerging artist in the US.
Not after BTS made ignoring Asian success impossible, and NOT when they’ve outsold, out-streamed & out-stadiumed your biggest acts.
"We didn't come to Vegas for the Grammys we came to Vegas for the ARMYS" -Namjoon in 2022
"so please don't forget that, whether we get the grammys or not, we already got what we wanted, and we got you, so that means we got everything" -Namjoon in 2026