“A Grammy nomination or a win is still an enormous opportunity for most K-pop artists. There is practically no artist other than BTS who could take issue with how the Grammys classified this category and refuse to enter altogether”
DAMN 😭
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AFTER BTS SNUB, THE GRAMMYS RECONSIDERS NEW ‘ASIAN POP’ CATEGORY
Grammy CEO Mason defended the category in response, saying in a statement posted to Instagram that he was “saddened” by the decision but understood and respected it.
“The Asian Pop category was created to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia,” Masonsaid in July.
His statement on Friday struck a different note.😂😂😂💀
Elsewhere in the industry, Eshy Gazit – founder of EG Management and Intertwine Records, and Big Hit Entertainment‘s exclusive US partner between 2016and 2018 – argued in an op/ed for MBW that the Academy had built an award for something it cannot define.
“Look at the examples of the definition names: K-pop, J-pop, C-pop. Every one is a country with a suffix. None names a sound,💀😒” wrote Gazit, who manages Monsta X, Wonho, IVE and KiiiKiii.
Gazit contrasted that with the Latin field, which the Academy splits into several genre-based categories, while Asia is served by one. He also argued that ARIRANG is largely in English and would have struggled to produce a qualifying entry under the Academy‘s language test
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Jungkook once had a message for those who had left the fandom. ❤️🩹
🐰“To those who left, thanks for loving us & sharing these moments with us, I’ll always stay here so you can see me whenever they want, you can leave anytime but remember I’ll be here.”
BTS IS SEVEN
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BREAKING NEWS!! 🔴
We regret to inform you that after being canceled by millions of the BTS Army who were his biggest stream contributers.
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The talk was almost starting to slow down only for @RecordingAcad to admit they're losers and have lost sleep for the past 2 weeks because BTS refused to play their games
The immediate backlash online against some of the BTS members J-Hope and Namjoon simply for attending an R&B concert and taking a picture with Chris Brown is a prime example of internet moral policing gone completely overboard. The toxic narrative trying to paint two grown men as suddenly "problematic" or "supporting abuse" because they met up with a massive musical contemporary is exhausting, hypocritical, and completely disconnected from how the entertainment industry works.
As a critic of this performative outrage, it is time to inject some reality and nuance into the conversation.
1. It is About the Music, Period
J-Hope and RM are, first and foremost, world-class musical artists, dancers, and hip-hop/R&B fans. Chris Brown, regardless of his highly publicized and heavily scrutinized personal history, is undeniably one of the most influential dancers and R&B performers of this generation.
•For J-Hope, a dancer who has dedicated his life to hip-hop choreography, witnessing the Usher and Chris Brown R&B Tour live is purely a matter of professional appreciation.
•Taking a photo backstage with a peer or a major global artist at a concert is standard industry behavior. It is not a political endorsement, nor is it a stamp of approval on anyone's personal mistakes.
2. The Hypocrisy of Selective Outrage
The internet loves to treat BTS like they live in an isolated bubble where they must maintain a flawless, untouchable moral standard that no other Western artist is forced to uphold.
•Major Western artists across the entire music industry including Rihanna herself, who later collaborated and reconciled with Chris Brown have worked with, hung out with, or publicly praised him.
•To suggest that J-Hope and Namjoon are uniquely "disappointing" or "betraying their morals" by taking a backstage photo is a massive, unfair double standard.
3. Grown Men Making Professional Choices
J-Hope and RM are grown men in their late 20s and early 30s. They are not characters in a curated fantasy narrative designed to perfectly coddle the internet's sensitivities. They are global music executives and performers navigating the real-world music industry. They have the absolute right to attend a concert, appreciate live music, and network with other major entities like Usher and Chris Brown without having their entire moral character assassinated by overreactive netizens.
The attempt to twist a fun, cross-cultural musical link-up into a narrative about condoning domestic violence is an Olympic-level stretch. It is entirely possible to separate an artist's personal past from their professional impact, and that is exactly what the Tannies are doing.
Podes estar molesta. Podes no estar de acuerdo. Podes incluso dejar de seguirlos si sentis que cruzaron una línea personal tuya.
Pero no tienes derecho a exigirles que vivan como tú crees que "deberían" vivir.
No son tus hijos!!, no son tus proyectos de perfeccionamiento moral!! no son un faro de pureza!!
Son personas que también tienen gustos, curiosidades y amistades que no tienen por qué alinearse con las tuyas.
Al final, todo esto demuestra más de lo enfermas que estan .
Y eso sí es preocupante.
Salgan a tocar pasto gente
Don't read Harry Potter
Don't watch the Michael Jackson Movie
Don't watch Disney
Don't use Twitter
Don't use WhatsApp/Instagram
Don't drink Starbucks
Don't listen to Nikki Minaj
Don't listen to Drake
Have you done any of these?
Please keep using the #ArtHasNoAliens hashtag when posting about the 👵 issues. We need to keep the tag visible since world-wide media coverage is picking up on the tag.
We stand with BTS’ polite decision to choose self-respect over a paperweight.