illinois declared an actual 'BTS Day' and chicago is about to be fully unwell
the governor made it official ahead of two soldier field nights on the 'Arirang' world tour
imagine being so big a US governor blocks off calendar space for you. illinois governor jb pritzker declared august 27–28 'BTS Day,' and honestly? deserved. correct. no notes.
the facts: it's timed to bts's 'Arirang' world tour stop at soldier field in chicago on those same dates, and the proclamation shouted out the group's platform on things like mental-health awareness and self-love.
for context, bts hadn't headlined soldier field since 2019 — so this is a seven-years-later, whole-different-stratosphere kind of homecoming. that stadium is about to become a purple ocean with a proclamation attached.
chicago you have ONE job: hydrate, scream responsibly, and make it a day worthy of the paperwork.
Reported by The Korea Times. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.
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not BTS pulling TWO vma noms for 'Swim' while the whole roster ate — the nominations list is giving family dinner
song of the year AND best k-pop for 'Swim,' plus Lisa, Jisoo and LE SSERAFIM got called up — vmas hit sept 27
the 2026 MTV VMA nominations dropped and bestie... k-pop did NOT come to play. BTS pulled up with two nods and i'm being so normal about it (i am not being normal about it).
BTS scored Song of the Year AND Best K-Pop for "Swim," the title track off their fifth studio album "Arirang." for the girlies keeping score: Song of the Year is a GENERAL-field category, not a genre box — so the bar is on the floor for everyone else.
and it wasn't just them. Lisa racked up FOUR nominations for "Dream" (best pop, best k-pop, best cinematography, best editing). Jisoo landed a best visual effects nod for "Eyes Closed" with Zayn. BLACKPINK's "Jump" and LE SSERAFIM's "Spaghetti" — featuring j-hope, keeping it in the family — both grabbed best k-pop noms too.
newer acts Cortis and Katseye got called up as well, so the pipeline is THRIVING. the ceremony goes down september 27 at the Peacock Theatre in LA.
and let's not forget Rosé took Song of the Year for "APT." last year — so k-pop walking into this room is basically a homecoming now. we are so back. 💅
Reported by Yonhap News Agency. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.
Read the original on Yonhap News Agency →jungkook and v went to the gym at 2AM to AVOID people and still got stared down by 20 of them, respectfully what
the boys aired out the whole hotel-gym situation on live and honestly? let the men do their cardio in peace
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