merry go round enthusiast✨

2017 ARMY
in this bangtan sonyeondan shit for life

[merry go round enthusiast✨ @smileyjinnie92]

@mhereonlyforbts The way he appreciates namjoon every chance he gets🥺

[gigi gojo ꕤ @polartaegi]

i love this fandom so bad cause wdym y'all saw the news of them boycotting grammys cause of their constant racism and decided to put the song where they address this very racism on #1

[weird flex, but okay @usermsrightiee]

The most savage thing an artist can do is remind the world that music belongs to people, not labels

[rose⁷⟭⟬ @SvnsArmy]

You had to be there

[tan into the sun⁷ @taesl0ver]

remember when jimin & jungkook were offering food to homeless people & they met a man who told them “stay true to yourself, stay true to your heart. don’t be like other groups, be who you are, why you’re an artist, what made you attracted to art and you’ll be good at whatever you do”

and they carried those words with them throughout their journey, staying true to their artistry and themselves which is what led them to where they are today.

[minie @servcuntmin]

raise your hands for the national anthem

[K⁷ | 13TS @tksovers]

Tablo 😭😭😭😭

[mina saw BTS @7rirang]

and last thing im gonna say is, ARMYs are the only fandom who immediately recognized that new asian category for what it is: blatant racism, while others were celebrating a potential win for their faves. the fact that BTS, an asian group, thinks the same as us says a lot. 🙏🏽

[yuki⁷ @joon_lovebot]

the way the whole tl is just relieved because we were going to swallow our pride and cheer the win to support the guys and now we dont have to lmaooo

[⋆ vai ver o bts 3x @artkanej]

numa semana o fandom viraliza fazendo uma das maiores influenciadoras brasileiras de direita da atualidade trancar a conta. na outra o artista se posiciona de forma surpreendente contra o racismo e a segregação na indústria. jamais ousem repetir que o bts não é político.

[mary⁷ @koonimies]

supposed non-army irl just turned to me out of nowhere and went “i’m so proud of bts dude”

[☆ @H0SEO5]

any artist submitting to that category would be a joke I'm sorry

[zayn @zaynmalik]

Fuck the grammys and everyone associated. Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there’s no nomination considerations. Next year I’ll send you a basket of confectionary.

[ree⁷ @jkyoongs]

paving the way doesnt always mean the first to win an award, it means the one who makes impact where it matters and allows for those who follow in their footsteps to be seen and treated fairly too. that is what bts are doing, and that takes courage

[⁷ @Pk_bts_land]

Sometimes the bravest decision isn't chasing what you've always wanted, it's choosing yourself instead. If a space repeatedly makes you feel unseen or unwelcome, protecting your peace is never a loss. BTS continues to teach that lesson to me.

[♡ @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.

[bah wishes to see bts⁷ @parqueer]

all the discourse about bts being 'desperate' for western validation whenever they released something, lets see WHO submits to that category 😂

[❦︎ @pjmz95z]

jimin paused a science video to say fuck the grammys

[rose⁷⟭⟬ @SvnsArmy]

BTS said it in Black Swan. They were never afraid of losing fame or popularity. What they feared was losing their love passion for music. And that’s what has always set them apart. They have stayed sincere to their art and that’s what made BTS who they are