I don't think people fully understand the magnitude of this decision.
Some of the music industry's most respected producers, writers, engineers, and creatives worked on ARIRANG. A project built to the highest artistic standard. One producer even spoke publicly about hoping the album would receive Grammy recognition.
Then the Recording Academy introduced a category specifically for Asian pop.
And BTS chose not to submit.
Think about that. The biggest musical project of the year. One of the strongest commercial and artistic contenders. A project that could have competed across multiple major categories. It simply won't be in the race because the artists chose principle over prestige.
Moves like this don't happen often. When artists at BTS' level willingly walk away from the biggest stage in music, the conversation shifts because of what they refused to endorse.
@itsjustmelucas9@chartdata Army appreciates how much you talk about BTS💜 like Tay Tay said, “if you’re talking about me or my album, you’re helping” 😘😘😘
@itsjustmelucas9@AboutMusicYT Bullying has no place in our lives. Everyday, someone chooses silence because they’re afraid of being judged… always be kind.
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The difference in lyricism of yoongi and namjoon is so interesting. the fact that yoongi compared a relationship to a seesaw, talking about the danger of being too high or being scared to leave first and here’s joon who said he would’ve done a wordplay with the words ‘see’ ‘saw’