I don't think people fully understand the magnitude of this decision.
Some of the music industry's most respected producers, writers, engineers, and creatives worked on ARIRANG. A project built to the highest artistic standard. One producer even spoke publicly about hoping the album would receive Grammy recognition.
Then the Recording Academy introduced a category specifically for Asian pop.
And BTS chose not to submit.
Think about that. The biggest musical project of the year. One of the strongest commercial and artistic contenders. A project that could have competed across multiple major categories. It simply won't be in the race because the artists chose principle over prestige.
Moves like this don't happen often. When artists at BTS' level willingly walk away from the biggest stage in music, the conversation shifts because of what they refused to endorse.
16 fucking years of One Direction!!! Blows my mind. Thank you for changing all our lives and the love and passion you all still show is unmatched! Tonight’s going to be a special show.
Spending the rest of the day listening to all the bangers and reminiscing! Thank you for all the memories.
And to my brother I Miss you every day but especially on days like today. I know we’d have been celebrating today together!
the nostalgia i feel for one direction hits harder nowadays since i always assumed i could go back with just happiness, now it forever has sadness attached to it
Liam was the one who wanted the reunion the most, he wanted to see everyone come together once again including the fans, and now everyone came together and it's for him but he's no longer here to see it. it's so unfair
reminiscing when i went to wwa back in 2014 and lemme tell you NO OTHER BAND OR ARTIST has beat this intro/opening video to me. you literally had to be there 🚬
Anyone else keep feeling Liam’s death in waves? One minute I’m broken, the next I’m numb, the next I’m disassociating as if this isn’t real, then back to being broken.