herlinda⁷

♡̵ ᴉ 𝟿𝟽 ⋆ 𝚓𝚔 𓄹 ⎯ 🎧 ᵎᵎ 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 ⩄

[herlinda⁷ @fallingjeonjk]

my koo <3

[herlinda⁷ @fallingjeonjk]

@kiillngjoke MEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEEMEMEMEMEM

[ً purple tae 🇲🇽 @jungkookefied]

knowing how much la is gonna be hated on makes me HAPPYYYYY cuz i’ll be there

[mari @googiloops]

I feel like this ARMY put it perfectly

[mar⁷ @marmkive]

bts you’re on your own this time i’m sorry stay safe tho

[ؘ ꩜ saw BTS @unchartae]

abriendo las historia de hobi

[truths⁷ 🌱 @bangtanagan]

you think you see bts and it’s like wow great check that off the list I saw bts! but actually you see bts and you immediately start thinking about when you can see bts again

[kath verá a BTS @jnfication]

🐨: “Mi mayor miedo es perderlos. Bueno, son un poco molestos, pero los quiero muchísimo. Son como mis endorfinas.”

ESTOY LLORANDO 😭😭

[Tae⁷ heard butterfly and dna ꕤ @jenosgirlkisser]

arirang go ahead and put on that pink set i like with the bows im coming home early

[♡ @amlysbang]

BTS announced their hiatus. When nobody expected them to. They fulfilled their country's national duty. Without hesitation. They came back after four years. People doubted them. Said they were over. Said the industry had moved on. Then they released ARIRANG. The biggest. The boldest. The most artistically ambitious projects of the year. Ended the Western Darlings.

And now they've chosen NOT to submit their music to the Grammys, taking a stand against a system they believe categorizes music by region and language.

That's power. Not chasing the industry.
That's how history is written. That's how the industry changes.

[♡ @amlysbang]

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.

[chase @jms1c]

arirang it’s abt to be really nasty #tonight

[anaya saw BUTTERFLY!!!!!! @jjkspipers]

life when you stan bts knowing their morals and message means more to them than their money and awards

[sen @sugatradamus]

this was the whole point after all.

[yoongi nose eater @strawbearyytae]

bts your dick too big... your aura too goated.... your bangtan too sonyeondan... Fuck

[jhope the boogyman @1verse9]

BTS since beginning of arirang

[Majo ꒰ᐢ. .ᐢ꒱ @Ggoktaex]

BTS PAVED THE WAY

[hinata @bluebvrriesss]

AND SAY IT LOUDER

[.𖥔 ݁ @lovvforjk]

and this is why loving bts and being their fan will forever be my biggest flex ♥︎

[inca. @tkliham]

album so goated bts won’t let it get any touch of disrespect

[⁷ @bangtanharu]

"Let music be heard for what it is, not judged by the language it's sung in or the country it comes from."

THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL STATEMENTS BANGTAN EVER MADE