koi ⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ is finally seeing her seven! ✮⋆˙

#슈가 : rather than being barefoot, i wear the shoes that are called “bangtan” and go forward another step, afresh, more | blonde jiminholic

[koi ⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ is finally seeing her seven! ✮⋆˙ @koiwthluv]

i’m finally part of the crowd! 🥹💜 tumagos na ako sa screen 😭🫶🏻

[koi ⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ is finally seeing her seven! ✮⋆˙ @koiwthluv]

@lunaluvsb4ngt4n MY FAVVV!

[َ @piedparks]

that one cute guy from bts throwing gang signs in 2018

[☆ @grandepjm]

I feel bad for bts man cause all their hard work always gets made a group project. all of these groups always benefiting from bts’ success they can’t even have shit to themselves and then kpop fans have the audacity to say that bts didn’t pave the way….

[tan into the sun⁷ @taesl0ver]

bts you are bigger than grammys btw.

[acervo bangtan @acervobangtan7]

a xenofobia é tão descarada que eles preferem criar uma categoria nova ao invés de premiar asiáticos em categorias já existentes, patético Grammy

[𝐴𝑠ℎ⁷ 🪭 @kthnoir7]

There’s a lot to unpack here, and I’m going to say it directly. I dont care if I get cancelled but this needs to be said.

For years, BTS were told they weren’t big enough, mainstream enough, or "Grammy material." Then they became one of the biggest acts in the world. They broke records, sold out stadiums across continents, topped charts repeatedly, and built a global cultural impact that few artists in history can match.

And when they became too successful to ignore?

The Grammys nominated "Dynamite" and "Butter"—both English-language songs.

Let that sink in.

The songs that got BTS into the major Grammy conversation were the songs that fit most comfortably into the Western industry framework. Yet BTS's discography is filled with critically acclaimed Korean-language music that has had enormous cultural and artistic impact.

Now we have a "Best Asian Pop Music Performance" category.

And before anyone calls that progress, let's ask the obvious question: why does there need to be a separate category at all?

If Asian artists are good enough to dominate global charts, sell millions of records, headline festivals, influence culture worldwide, and compete with every major artist in the industry, then they are good enough for the same categories as everyone else.

Inclusion isn't creating a separate lane after Asian artists prove they can win in the existing ones.

Inclusion is treating them as equals.

That's why BTS's lyrics in "Aliens" hit so hard:

"어쩜 그래 shameless
예의를 차려 we aliens
해는 동쪽에서 risin'
Aliens, aliens"

No matter how successful some artists become, there are still systems and institutions that treat them as perpetual outsiders.
And that's exactly why this conversation matters.
Because when BTS were impossible to ignore, the response shouldn't have been to create another box and place Asian artists inside it. The response should have been to judge them by the same standards as every other artist competing for the biggest awards in music.

ARMYs, we have a mission.

Talk about Arirang everywhere. Put it in AOTY conversations. Put it in ROTY conversations. Write threads. Make edits. Share analyses. Start discussions.

If we believe it deserves those nominations, then let's make enough noise that nobody can pretend it doesn't belong in the room.

They ignored BTS until they couldn't.

Let's make sure they can't ignore Arirang either.

[koi ⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ is finally seeing her seven! ✮⋆˙ @koiwthluv]

@cherk00k ikr i be opening twt these days and asking who tf these people are 😭 like gimme back my og oomf, feed’s been swagless without y’all

[koi ⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ is finally seeing her seven! ✮⋆˙ @koiwthluv]

@lunaluvsb4ngt4n ikr! 😭 i loveee it so much i made it my nickname

[koi ⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ is finally seeing her seven! ✮⋆˙ @koiwthluv]

@lunaluvsb4ngt4n wowow you actually made it look fancyy

[koi ⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ is finally seeing her seven! ✮⋆˙ @koiwthluv]

@nmiurray me me me

[☆ @jmkkyu]

there’s a freaking barbie in bts

[ٍ @detailsofym]

I get you yoongi

[𑣲𝓳 @jmfolder]

i would genuinely move mountains for him

[𓂋 @archivefortae]

OMG GUYS TAEHYUNG SAW THE YEONTAN PLUSHIE AND CAME RUNNING ALL WAY THERE TO HOLD IT 🥺

[✿❀cam❀✿⁷ is seeing bts ⊙⊝⊜ @camlovesyoongi]

SOPE DANCING WHILE SINGING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BANGTAN IM IN HEAVEN SOPE SOPE SOPE

[koi ⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ is finally seeing her seven! ✮⋆˙ @koiwthluv]

@cocosarchives omg thank you for writing this! 😭 i read this few weeks ago and this became my comfort fic 🥹🫶🏻 i did try finding story with similar concept but couldn’t! i’m emotionally attached 😖

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