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[Rize⁷ @rize07addict]

[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."

#ArtHasNoAliens
https://t.co/Y9P02Y9zl4

[chart data @chartdata]

Billboard Hot 100: #82(+3) SWIM, BTS (@BTS_twt) [19 weeks]. *peak: #1*

[NPOMV | Zine @npomvtt]

O renomado produtor Sleep Deez, vencedor do Grammy, contou que conversou com membros da Academia da premiação e que a ideia inicial era usar o grupo BTS como cobaia da categoria Asian Pop e futuramente criar uma série de categorias específicas para asiáticos:

"Eu conversei com alguém que trabalha na Academia e eles disseram que (o BTS vencer) seria uma situação ganha-ganha pra premiação. O BTS ainda estava no exército quando eles começaram a criar esse prêmio. E o raciocínio era que o BTS provavelmente seria cotado pras categorias maiores com o retorno deles (...). A pessoa me disse que o prêmio não foi criado pro BTS, mas que estaria mentindo se dissesse que eles serem os primeiros a ganhar não seria o sonho do Grammy. Porque o BTS vencer o primeiro significaria que outros artistas no futuro iriam querer seguir o mesmo caminho e ganhar esse prêmio porque o BTS ganhou. (...) E aí a intenção era, mais artistas querem esse prêmio, (...) e eventualmente a categoria iria se expandir em categorias mais focadas em gêneros musicais específicos (pra Ásia), talvez até por país. E a minha resposta foi, 'Então vocês queriam usar o BTS como ratos de laboratório'. A pessoa disse que não gostava desse termo (...)."

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

Forbes on the Grammys' new “Best Asian Pop Music Performance” category:

— “Nobody created a ‘Best European Pop Music Performance’ category for Dua Lipa or Ed Sheeran.”

[Jvnior @Jvnior]

These are the IDF soldiers who took a photo with her kidnapped son. I found them.

[Rain @Rainykats_]

Kpop stans saying arirang is not "korean enough" because it has 3 english songs in it even though the 7 bts members are full koreans who born, raised and live in korea.

But according to them Bruno Mars, Olivia rodrigo are asians cause their great grandpa's aunt is asian.

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

BTS' "ARIRANG" becomes the FASTEST album in history to have all of its songs surpass 200 MILLION streams.

— Achieving it in just 132 days, 2x faster than any other album in history.

[falak | ia @Sugscoffee]

the whole "skz or bp winning a Grammy before BTS" agenda is so embarrassing 😭 do they hear themselves? they are so desperate for that gotcha moment they are setting their own faves up to look like the biggest clowns accepting an award BTS literally said "no thanks" to. lmaoooo

[Feby 𓏲𝄢 @microscosmos_]

Medsos itu ga bs menggambarkan realita ya. Algoritma emg bs bikin konten lewat di fyp. Tp blm tentu bs bikin 50.000 manusia REAL ke luar rumah dtg ke depan Istana Kepresidenan & nyanyi bareng, bhkn cuma dlm beberapa jam setelah pengumuman. Btw ini di luar konser dan baru 1 negara. Ini baru real world impact.

[ta 🧬 @mcrcsmsm]

Ini ya @GuanlinOh65310 yg menurut lo bts itu second choice dr exo.
Steve Aoki dikasih lihat lagu BTS n EXO. Tebak dia pilih siapa?? Ini 2016 ya..

[chii 2.0 @chiinori93z]

Notice BTS didn't insult them. They basically said they're done because of the difference in value and that's that. Meanwhile members of the RA are crashing out, insulting them and their work, and calling critics and the public names on social media.

[sdl ٭ @_sdl93]

by kpop stans BTS’s has lost their “asian identity” bc of 5 english song but then you have them calling Bruno Mars asian 🤡

[SAW BTS @kookprintts]

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[🕷️ @userlesbien]

the fact that if you’re a latino artist singing in portuguese you can’t even submit to the latin categories 😭 this is why trying to categorize music by its language is just stupid as fuck

[♡ @amlysbang]

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.

[About Music @AboutMusicYT]

Forbes about BTS and Grammys, 2019:

"But as BTS continue smashing records and the Grammys continue to lose relevance, who really needs who?"

[fan @NoodleHairCR7]

Brazil have 5 World Cups and no one hates them. Its just that you guys are cheats.

[BTS Charts & News @btschartsxdaily]

Critic Lim on #BTS’s decision “The fact that a single Asian artist has rebelled against a massive awards ceremony and opened a forum for public discourse demanding change demonstrates immense influence in itself.”

They are the only asian artist that have the nerve to do that! 👏🔥
#WeStandWithBTS

[Pop Base @PopBase]

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.”