HeRMione⁷

rapline enthusiast | OT7 | a millennial | INTJ | 🚫no minors please | Film out era ARMY |DDAY 23 |RunSeokjin London 25

[HeRMione⁷ @rkiveinside]

look at him 🥺
the way how's he compassionately listening to her...

if only there's a better word than love
#RM

[soft namjoon archive @njscenery]

namjoon literally understands every perspective of life and emotions of a person. he is an angel that giving us a warmest hug and everything will be okay

[방탄소년단 @BTS_twt]

음악은 그냥 그 자체로 하나의 언어라고 생각한다.!

[K⁷ | 13TS @tksovers]

"ARIRANG" officially takes the crown as the FASTEST Album in History to have all its Songs reaching 200 Million streams on Spotify !!

[(slow)𝓦𝓸𝓸𝓫𝓲⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ 🇦🇺 ⟭⟬ @BaseLineWoo]

The irony isn't lost on me.

When BTS first truly broke into the U.S. market, the K-pop industry wasn't cheering them on. Quite the opposite. Plenty were hoping they'd fail spectacularly. Holding their breath, waiting to scream, "I told you so."

Then, in 2017, BTS won K-pop's first Billboard Music Award for Top Social Artist, ending Justin Bieber's six-year winning streak.

Suddenly, everyone saw what was possible.

Korean entertainment companies that had largely ignored Twitter rushed to establish a presence here. U.S. promotions became a priority. The roadmap BTS and ARMY carved out became the roadmap everyone wanted to follow.

Fast forward to 2026.

BTS looked at the Recording Academy and said, "No thanks. We're not playing this game."

This wasn't just about one award. It was a statement that music shouldn't be divided by region or language.

And where's the K-pop industry now?

Silent.

The same industry that was happy to benefit from the doors BTS opened has nothing to say when those same artists challenge a system they believe is wrong.

Because it's easier to inherit someone else's breakthrough than to risk your own opportunity.

For all the "next BTS" groups waiting in the wings, BTS stepping out of the race isn't a loss.

It's an opportunity.

It's much easier to celebrate an open lane than to ask why the lane exists in the first place.

If your principles only exist when there's nothing to lose, they aren't principles at all.

[mehreen⁷ @taytanniess]

today bts taught us that dreams are worth pursuing, but dignity is worth defending.

[BTS Charts @btschartdata]

Aliens has reached #1 on UK iTunes

[liane⁷❀ is seeing bts @unotaehyung]

remember how their govt had so many talks about their enlistment and kept delaying the grounds to get them exempted only for bts to drop an announcement they are enlisting after the big promo for the busan expo 😂 and now it happens to the grammys, the awards making up a new category expecting them to submit ONLY FOR THEM TO SKIP LMAOOOOOOO BTS YOU ARE MY KINGS FOR A REASON

[if lost, please return to namjoon 💜 @WelcomeToTheD14]

Congratulations BTS for being such a boss.

[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?"

[MH81⁷_IntoThe🌞inLA @__mh__81]

Imagine the biggest band with the best selling album and on their biggest world tour, telling you no thanks

[Mey⁷ @eternalwithbts]

ŞİRKETTEN RESMİ AÇIKLAMA GELMİŞ:

“hem BTS hem de HYBE, BTS'in ana ödülü kazanma şansının en yüksek olduğu dönemde Grammy'nin değerlendirme sisteminde yapılan bu değişikliği kabullenmekte zorlandıklarını dile getirdi.

BTS bu açıklamanın son anına kadar törene katılıp katılmamayı çok düşündü ama müzik ve k-pop sektörünün geleceği için temkinli hareket edilmesi gerektiğine inanarak bu kararı aldılar.”

[K⁷ | 13TS @tksovers]

Tablo 😭😭😭😭

[Liz⁷ 🪭 @arirangliz]

“If you’re not making room for us at the table, we’re not even entering the room.”

Kings. Above and beyond, the greatest of all time.

[AGUST D CHARTS @DataAgustD]

“I hope you don't forget that giving up decisively also counts as courage.”

— Agust D, "Burn It" ♡

[ᴅᴀɴɪ⁷⊙⊝⊜ @sugamihoney]

SAY IT LOUDER, ALIENS 🗣️🗣️

[if lost, please return to namjoon 💜 @WelcomeToTheD14]

F*ck Yeah!!! So proud of our boys!

[Pop Core @TheePopCore]

BTS’ comeback concert drew more global viewership than the recent Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes, Emmys, and VMAs.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

BTS say they won't submit music to the Grammy Awards https://t.co/xTBMa8Iruz

[yaz⁷ @_sgminseven]

The Grammys were a goal, BTS turned them into an option

[pao @hopepaopao]

stan a group that’s not afraid to stand up for themselves, their work, and their fans

[🎼p a b o⁷🎼🪭 @aegyoeobta]

"my fans, keep your head up proudly. who else would do as much as i do?" and that will be an eternal truth with yoongi and bts