희망이 있는 곳엔 반드시 시련이 있네 💜 at least I think I’m funny 🙃 I block anyone who puts military photos and private fam instas on my TL ✌🏻 hashtagSadakoDidNothingWrong
BTS delivers a powerful performance of “ALIENS” at MetLife Stadium, with the crowd singing every word so loudly.
— The song is gaining a lot of attention following BTS' decision not to submit their music for Grammy consideration this year after the Recording Academy introduced the new “Best Asian Pop Music Performance” category.
— It confronts xenophobia, challenges prejudice in the Western music industry, and embraces their identity as cultural outsiders on the global stage.
25 years ago, August 1st, 2001, TLC performed with Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes for the last time before her passing, performing "Waterfalls" while the instrumental to her song "Hot!" played when she did her rap to promote 'Supernova'.
Do you remember when this happened? ➖️👁🩷🔥
Thanks @GoAwayWithJae for letting me add my thoughts to your @RollingStone piece. As music becomes increasingly global, conversations like this become increasingly important. This is the kind of dialogue that helps move the industry toward something more inclusive for everyone.
During the first 48 hours, the news focused on BTS’ statement. It was a shock to the industry and no one expected it.
Then the RA responded quickly extending coverage another day, primarily due to the AP running a second story, which got picked up by hundreds of syndicated outlets. The committee members crashouts got picked up by social media, K media, and blogs further damaging the RA’s reputation.
The coverage has now shifted to analysis and opinion pieces. Expect more of that over the weekend. Continue posting thoughtful comments on the media’s social posts. They’ll be reading them for research.
The next wave of coverage could come from:
-BTS says anything else
-another prominent Asian artist follows suit (not counting on this)
-the RA indicates any changes
-Submission deadline (news will bring up statement again)
-when nominations are announced
Those are just a few possibilities.
👉What ARMY can do: Show that BTS doesn’t need the RA for validation. Continue streaming and buying. Keep talking about why they and Arirang deserve to be recognized and critically acclaimed. Post thoughtful analysis under positive media coverage.
[01.04.2026]
𝐄𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧: Once you start singing with that very first note, we're all together. And that's what's the beauty of music. The music just makes us as one, even if we dont speak the same languages. And that's why we appreciate you very much.
𝐉𝐢𝐧: To think of it, we were fans of artists - artists who speaks the different languages from us. But we didn't think differently of them because they spoke different language. I was a fan of them and still am and don't think a language is a barrier. I've always cared more about the emotions in their music and who they are as a person. So I don't think the language barrier is an issue. When our fans show us love, I think they feel the same way.
𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧: Even if our English isn't perfect we're really grateful that our fans have been learning Korean to connect with us, so we re always grateful for that.
#BTSHistory #WeStandWithBTS #BTS #방탄소년단 #아포방포 #아미
The Here It Goes Again music video turns 20 today. After 17 takes and several twisted ankles, we uploaded it to a weird new website called “YouTube,” and being in the world (or at least being in OK Go) was never the same again. Since then, LEGO, the Simpsons, marching bands, Broadway shows, and every talent show worth its name has joined us in celebrating the joys of dancing with gym equipment, and OK Go went from being a rock band to being…. OK Go. We’re pretty happy about how it all turned out.
Much love to our co-director, Damian’s sister and life-long co-conspirator @bigbadtrish.
We’ll be posting a bit about the music video and our VMAs performance in the next few weeks. Here 2006 goes again.
On this day in 2006, we released the Here It Goes Again music video. This video cost less than $5,000 and was shot in 17 very sweaty takes, but it took us to the Grammys, the VMAs, and to the email inboxes of millions of people (you couldn’t share videos to social media back then).
20 years later, we actually now can share this to social media. Enjoy!
I see a right wing bigot getting reposted for praising BTS decision (and he doesn’t even have his facts straight) Pay attention.. Glenn Beck is not like us.