Netizens noticed the hat and the timing.
Koreaboo
1 hour ago
BTS RM‘s latest post has been linked to BLACKPINK‘s Rosé, with some believing the idol was “shading her” amid the recent GRAMMYs loss.
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On February 2, RM posted a new photo on Instagram.
The image was shared online, and it instantly sparked major reactions…
Namjoon on IG !!
[🧢: WE ROSE EVERYWHERE] pic.twitter.com/6svMxvweyu
— K⁷ | ⊙⊝⊜ (@tksovers) February 2, 2026
Due to BLACKPINK’s Rosé. On February 1, Rosé attended the GRAMMYs but didn’t win for “APT.” and it’s been linked to the issues with the awards show and K-Pop artists, including BTS.
BLACKPINK Rosé’s “2026 Grammys” Snub Gains Attention Over Connection With BTS
In particular, the hat RM was wearing said “We Rose Everywhere,” and netizens seemingly linked the wording and the timing to Rosé and the GRAMMYs loss.
I CAN’TTTTTTTTTT pic.twitter.com/BoZkN8Gj89
— yaz⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ ARIRANG (@sgmin_seven) February 2, 2026
ik he wore that hat intentionally but i just cant prove it https://t.co/gDMGMOF1Na pic.twitter.com/MYiq34s9Mt
— av ⊙⊝⊜ (@2seoklvrs) February 2, 2026
Oh Namjoon not that hat… pic.twitter.com/ajvaeKrI4z
— 페라⁷ (@heyFeera) February 2, 2026
lmfao the shade namjoon I can’t 😭 and 404 in the song im ctfu
— _de_unlimited_void_ (@StorageH18917) February 2, 2026
THIS HAS TO BE INTENTIONAL OMG NAMJOON YESS NAMJOON YOU GOOOO
— Bora⁷⊙⊝⊜ (@Namjooning_75) February 2, 2026
he’s so messy 😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/fHUMlgH0cQ
— sami is celebrating kono month (@taexianjun) February 2, 2026
His shady ass https://t.co/7bgwzWRJYK
— Vincent 🥀 (@virtuosotae) February 2, 2026
Is he being shady or??😭😭
— jin loving⁷ is seeing bts (@echojintan) February 2, 2026
Yet, many hit back at the narrative, explaining that it makes the idol look bad when it could purely just be a coincidence, and to stop setting RM up.
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