ANN/THE KOREA HERALD – K-pop acts’ race to the Grammys continues this year, with a growing number of artistes bidding to make inroads into the world’s most prestigious music event. And this time, it’s not just BTS.
Reports from the United States (US) music industry show that the nominee selection process for the 66th Grammy Awards commenced recently, with a sizable batch of K-pop singers and groups spotted among the hopefuls.
K-pop’s biggest group and three-time Grammy nominee BTS is taking another shot – this time, not as a group, but with the seven members each submitting individual entries.
Topping in number of submissions is Jimin, who entered in a total of six categories, including for song of the year and rookie of the year with Like Crazy. He also entered Face for best pop vocal album, along with the original soundtrack song Angel Pt 1 for the film Fast X under best pop duo/group performance.
Jungkook submitted his Billboard Hot 100-topping single Seven (feat Latto) in four categories: rookie of the year, song of the year, best pop duo/group performance and best music video.
The septet’s rappers, RM and Suga, each submitted in three categories. RM is vying for best pop vocal album with his solo LP Indigo. He is also entering for best pop duo/group performance and best music video with his album’s main song, Wild Flower.
Meanwhile, under his solo alias Agust D, Suga submitted for best rap album with D-Day and in for best rap performance and best music video with Haegeum.
V presented his album Layover for consideration in the best pop vocal album category. He also submitted his song Slow Dancing for best pop solo performance and best music video, while Jin submitted his song On the Street for best pop solo performance and best music video.
J-Hope’s On the Street, which the BTS rapper-dancer composed and featured in a music video in collaboration with American rapper J Cole, was entered for best pop duo/group performance and best music video.
BTS’ brother group of label Big Hit Music, Tomorrow X Together, joins the race with Back For More, featuring Brazilian singer Anitta, submitted in the best pop duo/group performance category. It also submitted Sugar Rush Ride for best music video.
Its recent Disney+ documentary is also submitted for the best music film category.
Several K-pop acts are competing for a best new artiste nomination, including Stray Kids, aespa, Seventeen and Fifty Fifty.
On top, Stray Kids has submitted its Billboard 200-topping LP 5-Star for album of the year and best pop vocal album. The album’s focal track, S-Class, was submitted in four categories, including rookie of the year and song of the year.
