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ENHYPEN IS 7. ~ sunsun enthusiast ✧⋅°⋆⁎⋄ 𝑩𝒕𝒔, 𝑵𝒄𝒕, 𝑬𝒏-, 𝑩𝒏𝒅: ♡ ᴍʏ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ⋄⁎⋆°⋅✧ | she/her | 💌

[aru⁷ ⋆ @baesggukie]

dare i say if the world was fair and honest, arirang would have gotten 10 grammys because of this song alone

[슙짐 @syubjim]

yoongi has attractive beanie hair since debut...

[tan into the sun⁷ @taesl0ver]

“my bed is my coffin” & it’s him standing on coffin bc of military insomnia & members waiting in separate rooms (separated by enlistment) only to finally come back together at end under big dipper waiting for him so they’re whole again as 7 & that’s all it takes to be healed 😭

[THV🎄 @Taehyungimpact]

EXCUSE ME?!?!? TAEHYUNG?!?!?

[sunsun. @kungyazfilms]

SUNOO THE FINAL BOSS LMAOO 😂

🐧sunoo try grilling this too
🦊*setting aside the meat*
🐈ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[e. @agustdaaddy]

EN TU CARA BTS ESTO FUE POR DARLE 50 FECHAS A ESTADOS UNIDOS Y SOLO TRES A MEXICO

[ARIRANG VERSION 🇲🇽 @bangvik_]

está va por haberme quitado wings y dársela a las gringas bts

[rin⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ ✨ yoonkook lover @etaerealaus]

LORD ISA LANG PO BA TALAGA TO???? TOTOO PO?? SIGURADO NA PO BA KAYO?????? 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[mari⁷♡ྀི junenoo .ᐟ @sdlhoon]

sunghoons habit of leaning down to hear sunoo is my favorite thing ever

[‎ ً @pocketzgallery]

SUNOO IN A CAP

[𝐴𝑠ℎ⁷ 🪭 @kthnoir7]

There’s a lot to unpack here, and I’m going to say it directly. I dont care if I get cancelled but this needs to be said.

For years, BTS were told they weren’t big enough, mainstream enough, or "Grammy material." Then they became one of the biggest acts in the world. They broke records, sold out stadiums across continents, topped charts repeatedly, and built a global cultural impact that few artists in history can match.

And when they became too successful to ignore?

The Grammys nominated "Dynamite" and "Butter"—both English-language songs.

Let that sink in.

The songs that got BTS into the major Grammy conversation were the songs that fit most comfortably into the Western industry framework. Yet BTS's discography is filled with critically acclaimed Korean-language music that has had enormous cultural and artistic impact.

Now we have a "Best Asian Pop Music Performance" category.

And before anyone calls that progress, let's ask the obvious question: why does there need to be a separate category at all?

If Asian artists are good enough to dominate global charts, sell millions of records, headline festivals, influence culture worldwide, and compete with every major artist in the industry, then they are good enough for the same categories as everyone else.

Inclusion isn't creating a separate lane after Asian artists prove they can win in the existing ones.

Inclusion is treating them as equals.

That's why BTS's lyrics in "Aliens" hit so hard:

"어쩜 그래 shameless
예의를 차려 we aliens
해는 동쪽에서 risin'
Aliens, aliens"

No matter how successful some artists become, there are still systems and institutions that treat them as perpetual outsiders.
And that's exactly why this conversation matters.
Because when BTS were impossible to ignore, the response shouldn't have been to create another box and place Asian artists inside it. The response should have been to judge them by the same standards as every other artist competing for the biggest awards in music.

ARMYs, we have a mission.

Talk about Arirang everywhere. Put it in AOTY conversations. Put it in ROTY conversations. Write threads. Make edits. Share analyses. Start discussions.

If we believe it deserves those nominations, then let's make enough noise that nobody can pretend it doesn't belong in the room.

They ignored BTS until they couldn't.

Let's make sure they can't ignore Arirang either.

[ジェイ猫 @heesoojkitty]

WHAT THE FUCKK???!!!?????!!?!??!!!

[k @trulyjmin]

both of them smiling at eo bc they're too in synch might be my favorite thing ever it's so sweet

[🎼p a b o⁷🎼🪭 @aegyoeobta]

FCKING HELL, i can not do this???? this is the biggest, hottest hes ever looked and im not built to process this. FML ENDDDD ME RIGHT NOWWW, WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL MIN YOONGI???? my entire body and soul feels like its on fire, i can not breatheeeee

[ران 𝑺𝑾𝑰𝑴 @ran__min]

للي فاته اليوم الثاني بوسان هنا كامل !🥹🤍🤍

[⭑ @sugadooll]

HES NAKED HES LEGIT NAKED CANCEL THE TOUR

[♱ @breadbts]

jimin's voice plus jungkook's "busan ttwieo" im in shambles omfggg

[alice @likecrazyj]

a melhor parte das surprise songs é ver o jimin cantando as músicas antigas com a nova técnica vocal dele 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[ً @mybwits]

He has the face of an angel

[ِ @seokaven]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT