One of the biggest mistakes Western industry and media is making is to think BTS fans are just teenagers. Recent data taken of concert attendees show the 40+ bracket has increased. Not only marginally but substantially.
Only proving that ARMY are professional adults.
I remember when The Weeknd said he was done with the Grammys, but I swear I don't remember this barrage of news coverage. Like there are hundreds of articles about BTS (and they keep coming), along with news coverage, and the main concern is the economic impact. Commercial air time is priced based on engagement. BTS brings millions perhaps even billions of raw engagement. So, that one statement from BTS is potentially millions maybe even billions of dollars of revenue LOST–and EVERYONE knows it.
2013 BTS and ARMY never saw this coming on our bingo cards.
When Namjoon said, "We'll find a way, and if there's no way, we'll draw the map again." HE MEANT THAT ISH!
— @CBCNews reports over BTS not submitting their music for the Grammys.
"BTS talks, People Listen."
"It's the biggest news in music."
"It's been a humongous year for BTS. Their album, ARIRANG is critically acclaimed, culturally beloved...most of these are factors which leades to thinking that 'hey, this will lead to some GRAMMY consideration' and they are telling us that they are not interested in that in 2027."
#ArtHasNoAliens
I saw a post saying that they don't understand why BTS is the one being heard when black people and Latinos have spoken about the same thing and there's one thing people aren't understanding.. BTS has a fandom that's willing to make them be heard. Yes, this conversation has been
“Can I give you a hug?”
🐱 “Sure.”
“Thanks. You've made things a lot better.”
🐱 “Oh, really?”
“Yeah”
🐱 “That’s nice.”
“You’ve made our country proud”
🐱 “Thank you.”
“I’m honoured.”
🐱 “Thanks, that’s good to hear.”
🐱 “I didn't mean to make Korea proud. But, when I travel overseas I hear that so often from the Korean immigrants living there.”
grammy/recording academy for the first time IN HISTORY responded to an artist's notice of withdrawal from their awards from their official accounts. other artists when they showed their reaction they weren't afraid, but i am sure they deeply felt what kind of loss of reputation a reaction from an artist at the maximum of a global power like bts would create. the number of media outlets asking them for a answer must have crossed the limit that required them to make a statement from their official accounts