Jud⁷

to live for the hope of it all ☁️🌙

[Jud⁷ @jdy_eeel]

Please Lord, make me the first Flight Attendant in our family 🙏🏻🤎✈️

[Kalorie @kewchiy]

and this is why bad bunny winning AOTY as a man with a full length Spanish album was monumental.

Shakira has had such important projects but they reduced her albums to only Spanish categories because she’s a latina and a woman.

Good for BTS. Fight your fight hun.💙

[Bad Bunny HQ @BBPRTV]

Just a reminder of what the GRAMMYs did to Bad Bunny during his 2023 performance:

[Bad Bunny HQ @BBPRTV]

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.

[kayla⁷ 🐰🖤 @thejooniebug]

Oh and before all of you other fandoms talk shit and get it twisted, ARIRANG IS the album of the year. SWIM IS the song of the year. And lastly, BTS IS THE ARTIST OF THE YEAR. The numbers don’t fucking lie.

[bah wishes to see bts⁷ @parqueer]

all the discourse about bts being 'desperate' for western validation whenever they released something, lets see WHO submits to that category 😂

[sab⁷ saw bts ☁️ @from_vante]

best critically acclaimed album of the year, best selling album of the year and biggest tour of the year. bts has NOTHING to prove to the academy, let them rot!!!!

[⦿ ☰ ☲ @blbrmt]

do you know how fucking refreshing it is to see an artist stand their fucking ground against a gigantic fucking institution in 2026. I feel vindicated, not only as an ARMY, but as a human. BTS, you will be good. you were always gonna be good, but it only confirms it.

[kyo @tokyoselca]

to anyone missing the point. this is them refusing to bown down to a institution that would rather create racially segregated categories than letting poc artists compete equally for the main awards

[nissa⁷ @mninissaa]

BTS spent years opening doors that weren’t built for them. now they have the freedom to decide which ones are worth walking through. bts are truly living legends.

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

Major award shows which introduced K-pop/Asian related categories, majorly due to the impact of BTS:

• GRAMMYs (2027)
• iHeartRadio Music Awards (2024)
• Billboard Music Awards (2023)
• American Music Awards (2022)
• EMAs (2021)
• VMAs (2019)

[shakira memes @shaki_memes]

grammys have always avoided awarding non-american artists.

they constantly introduce new asian, african and latin categories just to leave the biggest awards for their national artists.

when you value music based on where the singer is from, you’re not awarding talent anymore.

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

The most powerful part of this decision is that they are no longer asking to be accepted by the industry. They already know their worth as artists and understand that they deserve nothing less than everything they have built and earned throughout the years. 👏💜🔥

#WeStandWithBTS

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

BTS are—and will remain—the only ones with the courage to make such a decision. After years of the Grammys benefiting from their global impact, responding by creating a separate category only highlights the treatment they have received. Their decision not to submit what many consider their best album speaks to principles, dignity, and a refusal to settle for half-hearted recognition.

#WeStandWithBTS

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

The US Award shows like the Grammys, Billboard, or the AMAs creating a separate K-pop category, only shows there is still a barrier for the artists. If the goal is truly to recognize music regardless of where it comes from, why create a separate category instead of allowing them to compete equally in the main categories?

The fact that a separate category is considered necessary says it all. Instead of including major korean artists in the main fields, they continue to be set apart because of their origin. Recognition should be based on impact, artistry, and achievements—not on separating artists by where they come from.

#WeStandWithBTS

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

As an ARMY since 2017, I’ve witnessed BTS’s journey in the U.S. industry. For years, they were used for their impact and attention, yet their music was often overlooked by award shows, radio, TV programs, and the industry itself.

That’s why their decision not to submit their album means so much. They chose to stand by their values and their art, and that says everything.

[Carterrr⁷ | ⊙⊝⊜ @ughmane]

The folks who submits for that category gonna be clowning themsleves i said it.

[jaykay 2 @warsofhrmone]

also THIS is what separates bts from every other kpop group btw. the genuine love and respect for their craft. it’s not just a paycheck or a straight shot to fame. this is their livelihood and they’re not willing to sell out a passion they almost once

[☆ @grandepjm]

and kpop stans you do realise your “bts want western validation” bs truly ends today right? cause you genuinely have no leg to stand on and what’s hilarious is we all know your groups gonna be the first to submit to this western validation Grammy award

[ree⁷ @jkyoongs]

paving the way doesnt always mean the first to win an award, it means the one who makes impact where it matters and allows for those who follow in their footsteps to be seen and treated fairly too. that is what bts are doing, and that takes courage

[faiꪆৎ @myyouwithjk]

"we hope music can be heard and loved for what it is rather than being categorised and divided by region or language" i love you bts