‘It’s arduous to precise in phrases’: BTS on first Grammy nomination

By Associated Press
NEW DELHI: Stuck at dwelling through the pandemic, BTS created “Dynamite” and launched the track to their remoted followers as a present.

Now, the present has returned to theM, within the type of their first Grammy nomination.

“A lot of people were sad and down and out because of the COVID situation and it was sort of our suggestion to pick (everyone) up,” Jin stated in an interview this week with The Associated Press.

“We were supposed to do the whole stadium tour all over the world. There was no plan to release a single like Dynamite,'” RM defined.

‘Dynamite’ gave us large success in Korea, in fact, a Grammy nomination, a efficiency, so you already know, life is de facto attention-grabbing.”

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‘Dynamite’ turned BTS’ first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it was launched final yr.

After years of logging Top 40 hits and promoting out arenas and stadiums, the seven-member collective is competing for finest pop duo/group efficiency and also will carry out at Sunday’s present.

BTS is the primary Ok-pop act to compete on the Grammys.

“It’s really hard to express in words,” Jimin stated of the nomination.

“Even now we can’t still believe that we were nominated, and we’ll be able to perform at the Grammys. So, we’re thankful. We’re honoured.”

BTS’ explosive hit will battle one other No. 1 smash – Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s ‘Rain on Me’, in addition to Top 10 successes like Taylor Swift and Bon Iver’s ‘exile’ and Justin Bieber and Quavo’s ‘Intentions.’

J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Dua Lipa’s “Un Dia (One Day),” which topped the Billboard Hot Latin songs chart, rounds out the 5 nominees.

“I always listen to Rain on Me.’ It’s so great to listen to that song on the treadmill. It was a hit. It was fire last year,” RM stated.

“And, of course, Intentions,’ Exile’ was crazy. And J Balvin and Dua Lipa.”

We’re nervous and truly, frankly, we’re not anticipating (to win) a lot as a result of we do not wish to get disillusioned as a result of Lady Gaga, Taylor, Bieber, all the massive names (are nominated).

So, we’re type of confused. It’s like rollercoaster, backwards and forwards, backwards and forwards, up and down.”

Their Grammy efficiency will mark their second on the main awards present, they assisted Lil Nas X when he sang “Old Town Road” final yr.

Sunday’s efficiency follows the latest airing of “MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS,” which featured BTS masking Coldplay’s common rock ballad, “Fix You.”

In a tweet in Korean, Coldplay referred to as BTS’ rendition “beautiful.”

“Coldplay came to Korea about three years ago for a big concert and me and J-Hope went to their concert and we watched Fix You’ at that time’ and it meant so much,” RM recalled.

“Hopefully we can work with them, or maybe have a meeting and sip some tea or coffee or anything. We love Coldplay.”

The IFPI, the group that represents the worldwide recording business, stated final week that BTS was the best-selling act of 2020.

The band is at present engaged on new music — as a gaggle and soloists.

They stated the Grammy nomination does create some stress for the subsequent batch of songs they produce, however they are not letting the success get to their heads.

“We try to stay down to earth and put our feet to the ground and do what we do,” RM stated.