I worked at lolla in 2025 and had the chance to sit and talk with the woman who made it possible for kpop to tour in the US (super cool, different story). She told me that in 2022, the ticket sales were historically low and the booker for the event was freaking out when doja cat-
"They called it diversity. But paradoxically, diversity became a label, a tag that permanently keeps certain artists outside mainstream." — Chase Kang , journalist from Rollingstone Korea.
Imagine that at your workplace there was an employee of the month, a black employee of the month, a Latino employee of the month, and an Asian employee of the month... I think that makes more sense now.
my mutual just said something and it made so much sense BTS took one for the industry and whoever in kpop who submits is going to be complying with the opposite message they just sent against racism and segregation so let’s see who’s going to be the ones who does lmao
it’s so genius of them if you think about it. whoever wins that category will forever have to live with knowing that they only won it because bts didn’t submit. it’ll be an asterisk on the wikipedia page. the grammys viewership will tank. bts put out an album that smashed records everywhere. bts get to exist with their heads held high, as always, and don’t have to kowtow to a shitty system
BTS spent years opening doors that weren’t built for them. now they have the freedom to decide which ones are worth walking through. bts are truly living legends.
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. 🙏🏽
that category is a guaranteed win for bts actually, with the grammy's basically saying "here damn. take ur trophy and shut up" but bts with their big dicks really said i think the FUCK not 😆😆😆
All seven BTS members stand united in their decision not to submit to the Grammys this year. ✊
"We’ve decided not to submit our work for this year’s Grammy Awards. We hope music will be recognized and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language. Thank you, as always, to ARMY and everyone who supports us." 🔥
ANG TAWA KO KAY TAEHYUNG PLEASE HADJQHDHHAS hindi niya nabura yung “translate this into french” HAJSHAHSHAHHA ulitin mo dali kunwari wala kami nakita 😭😭😭
jungkook mentioning his adhd, talking about how he doesn’t like fashion events bc it’s too many people, randomly holding his boob for comfort, and saying he’s more nocturnal. not to be that person but he really is twin
the saddest thing is that every platform eventually feels like a ticking time bomb. it’s only a matter of time before they feel threatened by bangtan and start acting shady