The way ARMY are more media trained than the whole RA. Their acting like highschoolers with their petty revenge deleting/omitting BTS while fighting with armys in the comments is the exact reason why this PR nightmare still escalates 4 days later instead of dying down for them
Omg this was my issue too. that caveat of making the song have meaningful use of the regional language which punishes anyone who dares to lean into global sound, competes with golabl artists. it forces to stay to roots. Mind you this category is not gonna platform a nugu indie
“Don’t use our participation to normalize a door that should have never been separate” 👏
This video by SleepDeez about BTS and Grammys situation is a must watch. Great insight on what the expectations of RA were👇
It's even more disingenuous now that scammys are like "no, BTS, wait! This category was for small fries that needed the exposure, it was not for you!" The whole damn house was never for them. The annex is just a precedent to move other Asian artists further away from main house.
.@RecordingAcad Define "Asian pop" real quick, tell us how it differs from "pop" & which part of BTS looks "Asian pop" to you. go ahead & explain why & how BTS needs to be named an "Asian pop" act.
Explain how & why region & language need to be categorised?
I'm just kind of tired of all the takes being "K-Pop has a history of cultural appropriation and stealing from black culture"...
*inserts picture of BTS eating lunch*
And then bringing up HYBE since they're the face of the industry now, but only because of the success from BTS.
Arirang is still the biggest album released in usa with 641k units in week 1.
BTS are a foreign act is usa, they posted numbers better than any western artist, and yet they have to justify why they should be competing in main categories in award shows.
Whatever happens next, we cannot let this become another internet discourse that disappears in a week.
BTS has opened the door to a much bigger conversation, one about how the global music industry classifies artists, how language shapes recognition, and whether representation should mean inclusion or segregation. That conversation deserves thoughtful discussion, not fleeting outrage. Keep writing. Keep researching. Keep challenging outdated industry practices.