"We have decided not to enter the Grammys this year," BTS members said in coordinated posts on their individual Instagram accounts. "The Asian Pop category was created to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia," he said. It would not have qualified for the Grammys' Best Asian Pop Music Performance, announced last month, because it requires entries make "meaningful use" of at least one Asian language. Lee Ji-young, a BTS fan and a professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, said "by any objective measure, it is the Grammys that need BTS, not the other way around". Beyond music, BTS has championed UNICEF campaigns and donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter in 2020 -- inspiring fans to match the amount.