[NEWS] Kim Oujoon, a prominent and influential South Korean journalist & political commentator who has shaped liberal political discourse in South Korea says "#BTS's Grammy withdrawal will remain a landmark in world cultural history for a long time."
"The Grammys see themselves as the most prestigious music awards with no fan-voting or even commercial success criteria, and yet they created a side door, just like MTV. This was basically saying, "Asia, come in through the side door. Separate but equal. The same logic that has normalized racial segregation in America for the past century."
"When MTV did this 7 years ago, BTS still attended despite the controversy. And after criticism, MTV nominated them in main categories outside 'Best K-pop'. But this time, in 2026, BTS said enough is enough and declared to the American mainstream music industry, "We're not using the side door anymore." And they refused."
"An artist from outside of America boycotted the supposedly most prestigious award in music and declared, "You are out of step with the times."
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Jungkook liked and reposted BTS fanart !!!
1) yoonkook head boop moment
2) Taehyung calling out Namjoon to get on the rising platform
3) Jungkook bickering with Jin backstage
4) artist expressing their love for tannies
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El reconocido productor ganador del Grammy, Sleep Deez, reveló que habló con miembros de la Academia y que la idea inicial era usar a BTS como sujeto de prueba para la categoría de Pop Asiático y luego crear una serie de categorías específicas para artistas asiáticos:
"Hablé con alguien que trabaja en la Academia y me dijo que (que BTS ganara) sería una situación beneficiosa para los premios. BTS todavía estaba en el ejército cuando comenzaron a crear este premio. Y el razonamiento era que probablemente BTS sería considerado para las categorías más importantes con su regreso (...). La persona me dijo que el premio no se creó para BTS, pero que mentirían si dijeran que ser los primeros en ganar no sería el sueño de los Grammy. Porque si BTS gana primero significaría que otros artistas en el futuro querrían seguir el mismo camino y ganar este premio porque BTS ganó. (...) Y luego la intención era que más artistas quisieran este premio, (...) y eventualmente la categoría se expandiría a categorías más enfocadas en géneros musicales específicos (para Asia), tal vez incluso por país. Y mi respuesta..." fue: 'Entonces querías usar...'" "BTS como ratas de laboratorio". La persona dijo que no le gustaba ese término (...).
일본의 자칭 "힙합의 어머니"라는 사람이 'BTS는 그래미를 못 따니까 이번에 거부한 거'라고 트윗을 날려서 지금 세계의 아미들의 뭇매를 맞고 있는데, 이 사람이 언제부터 레코딩 아카데미 멤버가 되었는지 봤더니 올해 7월이었음... 가장 충성을 다할 때긴 하구나...라는 생각.
Safe to say all 7 now know how the highlight of MetLife day 1 was tae and namjoon 🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼
Still cracks me up every time I see Tae throwing his beanie at Namjoon 😭
ARMY, thank you for your incredible support over the past couple of months. 💜 ⁷
From the very first day, you’ve showed up in full force, helping amplify the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund and our mission to expand access to quality education and sport for children all around the world. ⚽ 📚
Abc Australia news post 👀👀👀👀 Dammm one post by BTS set the world to go after scammys lfg🔥🔥🔥🔥👏
K-pop powerhouse BTS has sent shock waves through the music world by boycotting the upcoming Grammy awards.
It comes off the back of The Recording Academy's decision last month to introduce an Asian music category.
The move has prompted questions from fans and experts about the need for a separate category👀👀👀, given the widespread appeal of K-pop in particular.
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