jae🪭⁷⊙⊝⊜

[isa @solmerv]

Oh picture choices for every member are insanely accurate and fit them so well.

[rach ★ @jeonqloss]

the thing that’s killing me the most is that the amount of hate jungkook has gotten over the years for different things but his anime is where he draws the line

[marce @jhopestg]

hoseok como tu se sente sendo dono das melhores lines desse comeback conta pra gente amor

[isa @solmerv]

This edit just hit me like a truck. The exact same smiles, the same faces, just all grown up.

[Rena⁷∞ @borahae_4_life]

Yoongis room being the most violently turbulent when he was alone 😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔

[tan into the sun⁷ @taesl0ver]

this edit went platinum in my room

[elle⁷ @arirangrkive]

happy father's day to daddy

[AgustDih⁷ #goonforjoon @jhsprophecy]

Man I woke up and didn't read this carefully ,I thought he became the president

[BTS Charts News @btschartsxdaily]

#RM Appointed Global Ambassador for the National Museum of Korea! 🇰🇷👏

RM expressed his delight at being appointed as an ambassador and stated that he would work together to ensure the beauty and value of our cultural heritage are conveyed to more people.

Yoo Hong-jun said that it is meaningful to be able to share the beauty of Korean cultural heritage with the world together with RM, and expressed his expectation that RM will play a major role in establishing the National Museum of Korea as a museum loved by people around the world.

CONGRATULATION RM
CONGRATULATIONS NAMJOON
SO PROUD OF YOU NAMJOON 💜👏

[Rena⁷∞ @borahae_4_life]

The pieces of newspaper flying around just broke me all over again 😭💔

[Niki⁷ | 13TS | ⊙⊝⊜ @_kthvgirl]

Someone said 'the maknaes have different dads but the same mom (hobi)' AND I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD CRY OR LAUGH 😭😭😭

[지민 @slyjmin]

nugu stans celebrating bc they think their faves have a chance now truly lack the critical thinking to see the big picture. you are cheering for a system that just put a glass ceiling on the whole asian music industry. fawking embarrassing.

[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.

[BTS Charts News @btschartsxdaily]

Aliens..

[sdl ٭ @_sdl93]

and congratulations BTS for paving another way for those nugu ass kpop groups.

[tan into the sun⁷ @taesl0ver]

bts you are bigger than grammys btw.

[sophie @thvchapters]

the timing of a new “asian pop” category while a major asian act is having one of the most successful albums globally really exposes the problem: it’s segregation and not inclusion.

when non western artists are still underrepresented in major categories, it doesn’t feel like recognition for the asian music market, but containment. they deserve to win, but they cannot, so let’s give them a candy that excludes them a bit further. at least it looks pretty, right?

it’s unfortunate how the “how are you so shameless” line from aliens always hits.

[Ninimycutiepie @NamJin0412_2013]

Again..
Let me clear my tears

Joon is to Tae what Jin is to JK 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[ruz 𓍯 @teeheehyung]

I CANT BREATHHHHHHHHH 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[=ㅅ= @milfbeomgyu]

saying jeongguk instead of jungkook