India, July 29 -- Korean pop stars BTS have announced that they will not enter the 69th edition of the Grammy Awards, expressing clear disdain for the new award the Recording Academy recently unveiled: the Best Asian Pop Music Performance award. This is while the band's latest album, Arirang, has become the biggest success story of the year in the realm of world music. Instead of participating in another Grammy Award campaign to celebrate their achievement, BTS have chosen not to submit for the awards, citing that they don't think music should be categorised by its language or region.

According to a recent statement from Korea on Instagram on Wednesday, RM, followed by Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, stated that they have dec...