“if hybe wasn’t insecure abt new jeans, if stray kids debuted first, if bap didn’t go on hiatus, if sm prioritized exo in the west.”
everyday there’s a new theory from kpop stans about how their group could’ve had bts’s success. next it’s gonna be, “if bts didn’t exist.” 😭
we really don’t give ourselves enough credit for what we accomplish in spite of the gatekeeping. the fact that we are not only able to keep pace but often surpass industry darlings is impressive. every day we piss off the industry is another good day.
It's not even about calling us bots anymore it's about how easy it is for them to discredit BTS's fame, success, just because they can't digest the fact that seven men from a humble background are so big and are actively dominating the entire music industry.
Only BTS could have referenced
Tupac, Britney Spears, Rakim, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, independence activist KimGu and a 600 year old Korean folk song all in one album and still have it sound 100% cohesive.
Another reason why Arirang is Album of The Year.
Irish fighter Paddy McCorry defeated Israeli Shuki Farage, raised the Palestinian flag, and repeatedly shouted “Free Palestine” inside the cage while beating Shuki who is a soldier in the ‘IDF’.
BTS had all their stadium concerts sold out, a million in audience & still counting. but since they're not industry plants, topping charts & billions of streams don't make sense to some and they still get called bots
So many men talk about violence towards anyone who touches their daughters, but then a rapist comes along, and they vote for him and put his flag on their over-compensating trucks. ..
dont think i have ever seen artists get mistreated in broad daylight this bad. mind you its 2026, we are still struggling with xenophobic treatment and nobody even bats an eye. this is exactly why i will forever be strict about bts. if not for us, then who do they have