https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c On February 10th, inspiring Korean boy group BTS attended the GRAMMYs for the 1st time, after securing a nomination in the Best Recording Package category with their album Love Yourself : Tear. Even though they did not win, they made headlines on different platforms for their appearance. Their fans, known as ARMY were mentioned often as the boys expressed their gratitude to them. Fans were given multiple endearing moments of the boy group at the ceremony, which led them to being mentioned by well-known artists such as Dolly Parton and H.E.R., to whom they presented the Best R&B Album award. en-us 2019-03-25 00:43:53 UTC 2022-07-23 17:03:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Doubleheart.png mehreenk20 https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344644928 For their first ever appearance at the GRAMMYs, BTS donned outfits designed by Korean designers. Despite being financially well enough to have worn Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent to previous events, the group chose to represent their country at the well known award show.

Fans, known as ARMY, and many other people were in awe of the boy group choosing to display pride for their country. Different social media platforms were abuzz with fans talking about the wonderful red carpet appearance of the boy group and the different interactions they had with various interviewers. It was not just limited to the fans, even the people who had never heard of the boy group were curious about who these well-dressed men were.]]> 2019-03-25 01:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344644928 mehreenk20 https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344648042 After an artist wins an award at the GRAMMYs, the first person they meet after they get off the stage is Danny Clinch, the official backstage photographer since the 45th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2003. The artists strike poses for their official GRAMMY winner portrait, amidst all the emotions and feelings right after securing their win.

This time, it was BTS, who were not winners, but they were invited for a photoshoot of their own. This was a definitive moment of acknowledgement of the group's global influence and being a global phenomenon. This video posted by the Recording Academy, who have defined themselves as "Recording Academy is the world's leading society of musical professionals, and is dedicated to celebrating, honoring, and sustaining music's past, present and future.", is around two minutes long, and gives us a view into the experience. ]]> 2019-03-25 01:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344648042 mehreenk20 https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344659437 Amongst A-listers like Cardi B, Lady Gaga and Janelle Monáe, BTS carved a name for themselves as one of the best dressed on the GRAMMYs 2019 red carpet. 

Wearing pieces by Korean designers, Member J-Hope wore an outfit designed by Kim Seo Ryong while the other six members all wore JayBaek Couture. Not only their outfits, but their vibrant hair colours also left a mark on the fashion critics. After seeing pictures of the group circulating on social media, many people who do not know the boy group were curious about members, wanting to know their names and some even asking fans of the group to recommend songs to them to listen to.]]> 2019-03-25 02:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344659437 mehreenk20 https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344661234 The video starts with Ryan Seacrest, who is a well-known personality, television host and producer, asking BTS what it feels like to be at the GRAMMYs. He asks them that when he had interviewed them earlier at a previous award show, they had stated that being at the GRAMMYs was one of their goals.

The members, not being fluent in English, prepared words of gratitude and thankfulness, thanking their fans for being loyal and supporting them to continue doing what they love - which is making music. This interview was loved by fans, as the group proved their humility and how down to earth they are despite gaining so much popularity.]]> 2019-03-25 02:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344661234 mehreenk20 https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344662847 After gaining a GRAMMY nomination of Best Recording Package for their album Love Yourself: Tear, BTS attended the awards ceremony as presenters. During the Pre-Show awards, the album did not receive the win. But both fans and BTS were not perturbed by this, fans were grateful that their favourite artists at least got the GRAMMY nod, while BTS remained their humble and thankful selves during the televised ceremony. 

Members of the group were caught dancing to Cardi B and Dolly Parton, the latter was recorded and screened on television, which later went viral as a GIF all over Twitter. BTS were also the most tweeted about artist during the GRAMMYs.]]> 2019-03-25 03:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344662847 mehreenk20 https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344663866 After the GIF of BTS dancing to Jolene went viral on Twitter, Dolly Parton tweeted after the ceremony, contemplating whether she should collaborate with the boy group. 

If this collaboration does happen, Dolly would be joining a list of many other well-known artists who have collaborated with BTS. Some of them include, Wale, Charlie Puth, Nicki Minaj, The Chainsmokers and Steve Aoki. After attending two award shows previously, the Billboard Music Awards and the American Music Awards, BTS had the chance to meet many celebrities like Shawn Mendes, Halsey, John Legend, etc. and some of them have been teasing collaborations with BTS for a while now.]]> 2019-03-25 03:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344663866 mehreenk20 https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344664252 Korean boy group BTS added another feather to their cap by getting nominated for Best Recording Package at the GRAMMYs. Even though this nomination was not related to their music, which is their passion and number one goal, the nomination was welcomed nonetheless. It was a huge breakthrough for the Korean Music industry as this is the first time for any Korean musical artist has been nominated for this prestigious award.

This album indeed has one of the most breathtaking album art, it comes in four versions - Y,O,U and R. The cover was a beautiful interpretation of the theme of sadness and heartache of the album. ]]> 2019-03-25 03:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344664252 mehreenk20 https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344664410 The album Love Yourself: Tear is by far one of the most intricately designed album of BTS. The darker theme of the whole album is depicted in the album artwork. This GRAMMY nomination may start a pathway for other Korean musical artists as the Korean music industry is a very visual one, and many artists also feature beautiful artwork, most times without any feature of the artist's face.

The design firm HuskyFox is credited on the album design, which features different artwork for each of the different versions of the album. Each album also features a random photo card of each member, which adds more value to the albums, as they then become collector's items.]]> 2019-03-25 03:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344664410 mehreenk20 https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344665176 Anna Kendrick tweeted after the end of the 2019 GRAMMYs that she mentioned the fans, known as ARMY, to BTS and that she was taking care of them in terms of getting them any snacks to eat if they wanted. Fans had started tweeting at Anna Kendrick after the photos of the seating arrangements were released on the official social media accounts of the awards.

Kendrick was previously not familiar with the Korean music industry, sometimes referred to as KPop. Fans of both the celebrities were thrilled to find out that the two of them would be sitting next to each other. The fans were worried about the boy group as this was their first time at the GRAMMYs and they are also not fluent speakers of English.]]> 2019-03-25 03:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344665176 mehreenk20 https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344665814 A recent rise in popularity is seen in the technology known as GlamBot that takes videos really fast and then slows it down to produce a very cool and sophisticated effect to the star of the video.

In the video below, the process of shooting it is captured, along with the interaction between the person who shot the video and BTS. The members of the group came up with very cool poses, and this video was another reaffirmation of why BTS has so many fans around the world, and what makes them so different and popular. Purple is a significant color in BTS fandom, and the leader of the group RM comments on the person's purple tie.]]> 2019-03-25 03:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mehreenk20/wyozncy06q7c/wish/344665814