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BTS nominated Grammys 2019 for the first time!

BTS nominated Grammys 2019 for the first time!

BTS’ “Love Yourself: Tear” album, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in May, has earned a Grammy Award nomination for best recording package, awarded for the overall visual elements of the album packaging design.

“Love Yourself: Tear” album design is distinguished for its more subdued color scheme with the members sporting dark hair and denim clothes ― all keeping in line with the album’s themes relating to the pain and sorrow of separation.

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BTS nominated Grammys 2019 for the first time!

The album is nominated alongside HuskyFox, which was responsible for the album’s art direction. HuskyFox is a professional branding company based in Seoul, which aims to “build a relationship between brands and users by creating an identity through brand languages and visual elements,” according to its website.

Although the best recording package is not presented to the performers but the art director, it is still a huge achievement for BTS as the septet ― consisting of Jin, Suga, RM, J-hope, V, Jimin and Jungkook ― became the first K-pop act to be nominated for a Grammy. It also shows that their efforts to break through into the U.S. music industry are getting noticed.

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Also nominated in the category are St. Vincent’s “Masseduction,” Mitski’s “Be the Cowboy,” The Chairman’s “The Offering” and Foxhole’s “Well Kept Thing.”

BTS fans, collectively known as ARMY, expressed excitement regarding the nomination while some fans seemed stunned that BTS’ music didn’t get nominated.

“Any nomination by the Grammys is huge and an amazing first step for BTS,” one fan named Rosan tweeted.

BTS nominated Grammys 2019 for the first time!

Kim Young-dae, a Seattle-based music critic, shared an analysis on his YouTube channel, saying that the nomination for BTS’ “Love Yourself: Tear” marks a major moment of inclusion and appreciation for K-pop music scene, and is also an important step inside gaining attention of the notoriously conservative Recording Academy.

“The fact that BTS’ name is on that (Grammy nomination) list is a milestone achievement itself,” Kim said. “Unlike Billboard Music Awards or American Music Awards, Grammys are awarded for musical merit without regard to chart position or album sales. So the voters tend to put more emphasis on artistic or technical achievement,” he added.

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Kim argued that while it is true that the nomination is presented to the art team, it seems harsh to downplay its significance.

“There are forces that downplay the significance of best recording package category because BTS is not nominated for song of the year, the record of the year or album of the year. But I think top-notch visuals and packaging naturally coincide with high-quality music and larger themes represented in it,” Kim explained.

He added “Technically, song of the year is presented to the songwriter, not the performer. Take Norah Jones for example. We still acknowledge her as Grammy Award-winning artist for her song ‘Don’t Know Why’ although it’s really Jesse Harris who was presented with the award.”

Meanwhile, BTS was the only Korean entry to Bloomberg’s annual list of the 50 most noteworthy accomplishers of 2018.

The 61st Grammy Awards will take place at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Feb. 10. The ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS at 8 p.m. EST.

Source: The Korea Times, Big Hit Entertainment 

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