BTS' latest Weverse magazine article throws shade at Hollywood's music industry and ARMYs love it

BTS' Butter concept photo sketch (Image via Twitter/@bts_bighit)
BTS' Butter concept photo sketch (Image via Twitter/@bts_bighit)

Weverse Magazine released the latest article titled B+, detailing BTS’ collaborations from the start, and writer Randy Suh did not mince words. The writer threw shade at the Hollywood music industry for their patterns of ignored racism, purposely avoiding meaningful conversations, Grammy's Asian artist snub, and many more things.

After the explosive success of Dynamite and Butter, BTS’ music spread far and wide, attracting locals and millions of new fans. The B+ article gives new and old fans alike a rundown of all the musical partnerships and releases of the K-pop supergroup. While fans have always loved the Weverse magazine article, B+ takes the cake for throwing subtle shade at the mainstream Hollywood music industry.


Weverse magazine’s latest BTS article, B+, causes a stir among fans

On October 27, the fan-artist platform Weverse released a new article on BTS’ collaboration history written by Music Writer Randy Suh. Graphic Designer Paperworks (@paperxworks) designed the adorably illustrated timeline under visual director Jeon Yurim. Starting from 2014, the group has released 26 songs by collaborating with various artists.

ARMYs applauded the article for “spilling the tea”, while giving them a brief history of collaborations in the pop industry. The writer then explained each of BTS’ music pieces with other artists, and threw subtle shade on the big names of the Hollywood music industry.

At the start of the article, the writer recalls BTS’ Billboard Music Awards in 2017, during their wings era. While the group made waves on Twitter, YouTube, and Billboard, with their four years of impressive discography, the writer states they received a new artist's treatment.

“BTS had already been active nearly four years when they appeared at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), yet the US market acted like the group was some new artist they saw for the first time.”

It also didn’t forget the iconic and historic Grammy snub. Many fans were disappointed as they believed Grammys only gave them an English collaboration stage and not a performance for the song they were nominated for - Dynamite.

“The Grammys never seemed to give Asian group BTS the time of day, so it was a historic moment when they gave their first-ever performance at the awards ceremony with Lil Nas X thanks to this collaboration.”

The article even captured minute details and inside jokes of the fandom, making fans love it even more. Check out some reactions from fans below:

Meanwhile, BTS has officially entered Grammys 2022. They have submitted songs Butter, Permission to Dance and album BE for various categories.

Edited by Danyal Arabi