seventeen has quite literally never took a stand or stood up for anything in a significant way once in their career so i’m not surprised you’d think BTS being openly against the recording academy’s xenophobia and racism is something to be ashamed of
the latin category says that the song can only win if they have over 50% of spanish lyrics completely ignoring the biggest country in latin America is Brazil where we speak Portuguese lmao
This BTS era is wild. They haven't given K-media, K-music shows, the industry, or the GRAMMYS one single crumb. A true CULTURAL RESET is happening right in front of our eyes. THIS IS WHAT TRUE POWER LOOKS LIKE!
#BTSPowerEra
except for tablo from epik high, no peer of bts in k-pop supported bts today. an industry critic said that only bts could show this backbone and that k-pop has to bow down to the grammys. while bts wanted to protect the industry's pride, we learned that the industry has no pride.
the silence from bts’ industry peers (with the exception of tablo!) speaks volumes.
“heavy is the head that wears the crown”
the kpop industry has spent years chasing bts’ success desperate to replicate it, quick to claim it as their own and fighting to be known as “the next bts” but nobody actually wants to BE bts when it’s time to be bts which is why i will always respect the guys for the way they handle the pressure, weight and burden of being the first keeping in mind that they don’t have many peers to look to for advice on how to navigate these uncharted waters.
Are you telling me that her fans spent the whole week subjecting so many idols to racism for not speaking English, just so this btch would end up using a fucking translator? 😭
[INFO] Rolling Stone Korea journalist and writer, Chase Kang via Instagram Post 🙌
“[BTS GRAMMY BOYCOTT] Why Did BTS Say No to the Grammys?”
“They called it diversity.
But paradoxically, diversity became a label, a tag that permanently keeps certain artists outside the mainstream.
Like Minari, perhaps #BTS simply wants to sing in the language of the heart”
https://t.co/qJldLm6HcF
BTS announces they will not submit their music for the 2027 GRAMMY awards, following the Recording Academy’s addition of an Asian-focused category:
“I hope music itself can be heard and loved rather than being distinguished by region or language.”
Just a reminder that what the GRAMMYs are doing affects many artists.
They also added another Latin category after Bad Bunny won AOTY and was nominated for SOTY and ROTY.
Critic Lim praises BTS' decision to skip this year's GRAMMY submissions:
— “The fact that a single Asian artist has rebelled against a massive awards ceremony and opened a forum for public discourse demanding change demonstrates immense influence in itself.”