It breaks my heart that they're so used to being treated like outsiders that the bare minimum feels extraordinary. Seeing them genuinely surprised just because Zane said he listened to "Arirang" says everything.
BTS members instagram story
"We have decided not to submit for this year's Grammys.
Rather than music being categorized by region or language, we hope music itself can be heard and loved for what it is.
We sincerely thank ARMY and everyone who is always with us"
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.”
metlife you need to be LOUD. the whole concert, beginning to end. it will be their first concert after this announcement. the support and love we have for them and their art needs to be loud and clear.
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!!!!
holy shit I don't think people understand how crazy this is 😭😭😭 even when Kanye and Abel were beefing with the Grammys they/their label submitted their work 😭 to go out of their way to not submit arguably the biggest release of the year is INSANE
okay but seeing bts go from wanting a grammy more than anything and being genuinely excited to not giving a fuck because of how many times the industry has played in their face… my heart is hurting