Both sides got very heated.
Koreaboo
1 hour ago
BLACKPINK Rosé‘s recent award win sparked a heated debate about BTS‘s influence in a viral post about Western achievements.
BLACKPINK’s Rosé | @roses_are_rosie/Instagram The members of BTS
On February 28, Rosé won an award at the BRITs.
kissy faces all round 😚💖@brunomars and ROSÉ win biig with International Song of the Year! pic.twitter.com/jdnyVhGAhG
— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) February 28, 2026
It sparked a post to be shared about all the K-Pop stars who have won major award shows outside of Korea, looking at the likes of the BRIT Awards, GRAMMYs, and many more.
Artists who paved the way for K-Pop at major award shows outside of Korea as the First-Time winners : pic.twitter.com/vigpHVnAmq
— moon⏳ (@crackpinks2) March 1, 2026
Netizens saw the post, and it started going viral, with many hitting back at the discourse that BTS “paved the way” due to them not being on the post.
It’s the way PSY, BIGBANG, and ROSÉ
were all from YG label😭😭 https://t.co/ERrpfxXahc
— RED (@_bitchgtfo) March 1, 2026
“Bts paved the way” https://t.co/mY23WJ0eYn pic.twitter.com/XtnhsR1qLG
— ⁷ (@Arie_890) March 1, 2026
notice how the group that “paved the way” isnt here, maybe they didnt as #they claim https://t.co/zjrBqj37su
— nay ✦ (@bratzonesz) March 1, 2026
In conclusion: that group is not the first one to win all of these but their cocky asses claim so https://t.co/msxSeudCOk
— . (@turbogreanny) March 1, 2026
Yet, some hit back at the post, claiming that HOT’s win was regional compared to BTS being the first to win a VMA, and others shared that the “hate post” was bitter because the group has consistently won more awards than other artists.
BTS is the first to win a VMA’s, H.O.T won a regional MTV.
Kpop groups with more wins in each award:
EMA: #BTS (15 wins)
AMAs: #BTS (11 wins)
VMA Japan: #BTS (5 wins)
WMAS: #BTS (7 wins)
BBMAs: #BTS (12 wins)
US VMA: #BTS (10 wins)
IFPI Global Recording: #BTS (2 wins) https://t.co/J6WgBu2Hpt
— lay៹ 🐝 (@mimitboy) March 1, 2026
BTS – 12 AMA
PSY – 1 AMA
BTS – 12 BBMAs
PSY – 1 BBMAs
BTS – 15 EMAs
BB – 2 EMAs
BTS vs One-hit wonder
pic.twitter.com/AkA1GRLWNr https://t.co/GfmQps0Mo3
— BT7 ⊙⊝⊜ (@_jmgloss) March 1, 2026
The f*cking disrespect kpop stans have normalized when it comes to BTS is f*cking insane…. But lol that does not change the facts…. You can’t rewrite the history…. Lie all you want, don’t change a sh*t! Embarrassing of you and your minions!
BTS PAVED THE WAY https://t.co/Hap2OIZRB2 pic.twitter.com/4FtHCcmtBr
— Dna⁷♡ᴮᵗˢ ʸᵉᵃʳ♡ ᴬʳⁱʳᵃⁿᵍ ♡SEEING BTS (@DnasArmyyy) March 1, 2026
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