Someone go back in time to tell 17 yo old Gloss and 15 yo old Runch Randa that THE NAS is gonna attend THEIR concert in the future and even click pictures with them backstage,,
Okay so I think it's important to point this out and I'm glad that this conversation is now taking place outside of the fandom too.
The Recording Academy's "Asian Pop" category did not appear out of nowhere. It's the latest step in a pattern that has been building for years and ARMY has been warning about it long before anyone else was paying attention.
For years, we've questioned the way BTS has been repeatedly placed into "K-pop" categories by Western award shows and platforms. Not because BTS is ashamed of being Korean, but because "K-pop" is not a musical genre in the way pop, hip-hop, rock, or R&B are. It is an industry label. BTS's discography spans hip-hop, pop, R&B, alternative, EDM, rock, jazz, folk, and so much more. Reducing all of that to "K-pop" says NOTHING about the music itself.
Think about it: there is no "European Pop" category. There is no "American Pop" category. So why should artists be categorized by where they come from or the language they sing in rather than by the music they create?
The same mindset has shown up across the industry. Dedicated "K-pop" playlists have grouped together songs solely because they're in Korean, even when they belong to completely different genres. BTS' albums with diverse musical styles have been shelved under "K-pop" as though language alone defines the sound. That has always been the issue.
So no, the Recording Academy's "Asian Pop" category is not some shocking, isolated decision. It is the culmination of years of treating Asian artists as a separate lane instead of simply recognizing them as artists. The only difference is that now the segregation has become impossible to ignore.
And maybe it's finally becoming obvious why ARMY has been saying for years: BTS isn't asking to be separated. They're asking to be judged by the same standards as everyone else.
#ArtHasNoAliens
C'est amusant car les kpopstans crient à longueur de journée que Hybe achète tout, y compris les grammys. Mais là, on a sous les yeux Kakao/SM qui sont infiltrés dans cette cérémonie jusqu'à téléguider la création d'un award pour leurs groupes, et ils sont tous silencieux
So according to inside sources, the 🧑🏻🦳 were banking on BTS submitting their music and being available to win the inaugural Best Asian Pop Performance award because they felt that win would give the award more prestige in future years and help launch expansion of the Asian 🧑🏻🦳s.