jungkook and v went to the gym at 2AM to AVOID people and still got stared down by 20 of them, respectfully what
the boys aired out the whole hotel-gym situation on live and honestly? let the men do their cardio in peace
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BTS Told The Grammys 'No Thanks' and Bestie, They Have a Point
the Recording Academy rolled out a shiny new 'Best Asian Pop Music Performance' category and BTS looked at it like… so we're the kids' table now? all seven are sitting the 69th Grammys out.
no bc the audacity. the Recording Academy dropped five new categories for the 69th Grammys — one of them Best Asian Pop Music Performance — and instead of clapping, BTS just quietly declined to submit anything at all. iconic move, honestly.
the reasoning is the un-delulu part. the boys basically said music should be heard for what it is, not sorted by region or language: "We hope that music will be heard and loved for what it is." a category that sounds inclusive but functionally boxes Asian artists out of the General Field (read: Album of the Year, the awards that actually matter)? no thank you.
critics have been screaming the same thing — a dedicated Asian pop award reads less like a seat at the table and more like a separate table in a different room. the biggest group to ever do it opting out is the loudest possible way to say the quiet part out loud.
the 69th Grammys go down February 7, 2027, and BTS will simply… not be in the running, by choice. ARMY got a thank-you, the Academy got a message, and the group keeps its whole principle intact. mother is mothering and making a point.
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Read the original on Soompi →shakira posted a backstage pic with bts AND greeted armys in korean and the two fandoms are feral
the world cup final gave us bts and shakira in the same backstage hallway, arm in arm, like it's totally normal. then she said hi in korean and army short-circuited on main.
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