""I don't know," the group's leader, RM, says, "because time has passed. There are a lot of K-pop-related nominees you see in the general field and, really, I want to send big applause for them.""
""Maybe we'll submit our album to the Grammys again," RM said. "But I don't know, we don't want to be desperately eager for it ... We don't want to say anymore like, 'Ah, man, we want the Grammys.' I mean, it doesn't mean that we really don't want it - but we'll try. But if not, then okay.""
""Typically, a band is four, right? We're seven. For a team like this, sometimes we need such a goal to just go on," RM said. "The Grammys was one of the goals that we haven't really gotten in the past, but I think now, the most important thing is just that we are here back together again, we're going to see the fans all over the world.""
BTS no longer treats winning a Grammy as a central objective and expresses tempered interest in submitting for future nominations. The group notes the growing presence of K-pop in general-field Grammy categories and applauds other K-pop nominees. From 2021 to 2023 BTS received five Grammy nominations and won none. The band prioritizes reuniting after military service and performing for their dedicated fanbase, the ARMY, over aggressively pursuing awards. Examples of broader K-pop recognition include Katseye's Best New Artist nomination and Rosé's collaboration with Bruno Mars receiving major nominations. A non-English album winning Album of the Year signals industry change.
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