I think when you can nominate a KPOP group but not artists who have been in the market for years who have touched the masses, something is wrong with your system. BTS is nomiated in the category of Album packaging. It is a visual nom but still a nom. First, I like BTS but I don't feel they've done nearly the work of some snubbed artists. I've been their fan for over 5 years. They are indeed hard workers but a Grammy nom is premature to me when the only American award they've been able to snag is Social artist. They came in at number 1 on BB200 twice because their label released their cd when they would have no competition. The next week they drop because the US mass support isn't there. Their US career has been strategically mapped. Shows which could subject them to not so favorable fan responses were pre-recorded with mainly their fandom. Truthfully, I don't want BTS to get booed etc, but it is something other artists go through in our market so to ensure Army are in the audience is not a true performance to me. I believe they will always gain a few fans but they also should be treated just like any other artist in our market. After US media praised their Billboard performance as amazing,US buyers spoke differently. Many artists who performed saw massive percentage gains on sales of their music in the US. Who didn't? BTS. Idol got RIAA certification, yet was a massive FLOP on Billboard. It came in at 11, dropped to 89 the next weekand gone the 3rd week. So how could it certify? Free streaming which their fandom ARMY are kings and queens of. The recording industry counts 150 streams as a sale. That's nothing to Army. BTS gets high video views because Army play the video again and again 24/7 for view count. their fanbase isn't as massive as even some of them believe. All kpop fandoms do fake youtube views. They will resort to any means to make their fav successful. Korean labels themselves will make fans buy upwards of 50 + of the same CD just to meet their favs in a fan meet or chat. That includes BtS's label. To me, it's simply false success and manipulation. BTS are great performers. They do have fans in a variety of countries however, their Army manipulate like all other fandoms. They are indeed the biggest boy band even though overall success for like bands such as 1D, Backstreet etc, they are far below them in concert attendees, cd sells etc. Army bulk bought cds for BTS to chart on Billboard. They found out BB won't count it because it's fake sales then posted links for fans to contact person(s) who would mail them money throughout the US to buy the cd to help them chart. So I had to ask myself, who has that kind of money to mail out just so people can help BTS chart? Imagine how US artists would get slammed and trashed by media if their label make fans bulk buy cds for a meet or chat. Imagine the ridicule they would get if some "entity" was sending people money to go buy a Drake, taylor, etc. cd to help them chart. I think BTS would be worthy of a Grammy nom when they chart going up against artists just like other US artists. When their music is truly embraced by the masses even like when Psy had the viral hit. I don't support manipulation for BTS or anyone else. I believe BTS will get a bigger fanbase and continue to grow. They appreciate their blessings. They train like crazy to be where they are. I simply dislike the schemming side of kpop.