shakira posted a backstage pic with bts AND greeted armys in korean and the two fandoms are feral
the world cup final gave us bts and shakira in the same backstage hallway, arm in arm, like it's totally normal. then she said hi in korean and army short-circuited on main.
okay so the 2026 world cup final gave us a lot of things but the one that broke MY brain specifically was shakira and BTS standing backstage together like it's a normal tuesday. two titans. one hallway. i have to lie down.
shakira posted the evidence herself: a backstage photo with the boys, everyone arm in arm and grinning, captioned simply 'BTS' with a little heart. that's it. that's the whole caption. the restraint. meanwhile the rest of us are typing in all caps.
but she wasn't done — she also dropped a video greeting fans in korean, which sent army into a full meltdown. word is her choreographer kany, who's popped up on korean tv, coached her through the pronunciation. a queen doing her homework. we love to see it.
the whole thing went down at the world cup final's halftime show at metlife stadium, where both acts performed — bts with one of their hits, shakira with her official tournament anthem. so essentially the biggest sporting event on earth turned into a backstage meet-and-greet and i wasn't even invited. rude.
two fandoms, one photo, zero survivors. la loba meets bangtan, apparently. i'm so normal about this.
Reported by 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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