Ok-pop superstars BTS had been once more nominated at this yr’s Grammys ceremony, incomes nominations within the Album of the 12 months class (as a part of Coldplay’s credited contributors for his or her nominated album Music of the GlobeS), Greatest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency (“My Universe” from them and Coldplay) and Greatest Music Video (“But to Come”). However Jungkook, J-Hope, Jin, Jimin, Suga, RM and V all did not come to Los Angeles for the ceremony. Jin is at present serving navy service, which explains his absence. None of them had been photographed on the pink carpet.
However BTS itself is at present on hiatus as the blokes are pursuing solo initiatives and are all doing their necessary navy service in South Korea. They plan to reconvene as a gaggle in 2025, in spite of everything members have completed their service. Given their present standing and their nominations largely tied to Coldplay’s, the boys’ choice to not fly from South Korea to attend the Grammys is not too stunning.
In an announcement launched in October, their leisure firm Bighit stated: “The members of BTS are at present shifting ahead with plans to finish their navy service. Group member Jin will start the method as soon as his schedule for his solo launch is finalized on the finish of October. He then follows the employment process of the Korean authorities. Different members of the group plan to finish their navy service in response to their very own particular person plans.”
“With the discharge of their first anthology album earlier this yr, it opened the way in which for members to discover particular person initiatives,” Bighit continued. “As a part of the HYBE household, we assist and encourage our artists and we’re past proud that all of them now have the time to discover their distinctive pursuits and do their obligation by serving the nation they name house . After the exceptional live performance in assist of Busan’s bid for the 2030 World Expo, and as every particular person begins solo efforts, now’s the right time, and the members of BTS are honored to serve.
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