explicarle a un kpoper lo profundo que es realmente el tema de la xenofobia y racismo en la industria musical es como intentar explicarle a un hombre machista el machismo, peor aún cuando el kpoper es un hombre con pfp de una idol femenina
you can tell grammys expected bts to be the one to give the asian category any relevancy because they have been on their 10th crashout since their statement wanting to prove its for representation. if you believe it's important you wouldn't need bts' approval for it
"they can always apply for other categories"
they know. they were about to. all the producers were ready. until that category appeared & their values with you, @RecordingAcad didn’t align anymore. hence, they stepped away, respectfully. ask your staff to stop crashing out.
this woman who was involved in Asian category creation on her instagram story “we've been torn down by one of the biggest Asian Artists...taking a bold move like this to get more press”. like girl, are u in the right state...? 😭
“an american award show” when convenient. are we gonna pretend they haven’t been marketing themselves as the biggest night for music and as the pinnacle of music awards? and “other genres & countries” because POP that is in an asian language is to automatically be othered? hhhh
best critically acclaimed album of the year, best selling album of the year and biggest tour of the year. bts has NOTHING to prove to the academy, let them rot!!!!
bts who decided enlistment on their own terms after the gov tried to use them bts who said fuck the grammys after releasing their biggest album yet and little bts that debuted making music about issues that no other kpop group had the balls to talk about theyve never changed once
Critic Lim praises BTS' decision to skip this year's GRAMMY submissions:
— “The fact that a single Asian artist has rebelled against a massive awards ceremony and opened a forum for public discourse demanding change demonstrates immense influence in itself.”