BTS To Perform At Grammy Awards, Inspiring A Profusion Of Memes From Stans And Fans

This morning, it was announced that the K-pop group BTS would perform at the upcoming Grammy awards, leading fans of the South Korean boy band to meme, celebrate and speculate about what the band’s seven members would wear and do at the show as the group trended on Twitter today.

.@BTS_twt has been confirmed to perform at this year’s #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/AUbiziocOp

— ًBTS Publicity (@BTSPublicity) March 15, 2022

The last time BTS, the group behind viral hits like "Butter" and many more, attended the Grammys in person, the fashion choices of the group members were highly praised by fans online, who call themselves “ARMY,” an acronym for "Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth."

last time namjoon was in-person at the grammys we got this, I am not ready for what 2022 grammy namjoon will bring😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/7wYwoR0aSu

— ‎ ✖ (@galleryofRM) March 15, 2022

bringing back the time when grammys taekook made locals go "are the two guys in all black dating?" 🤭💜💚 pic.twitter.com/zd1KDozBn3

— bwi 𐤀 jwekwe | ACADS (@jeontae_kimgguk) March 15, 2022

Many pointed out that BTS is arguably more popular and culturally relevant than the Grammys themselves. The band is following the awards show with four sold-out performances in Las Vegas, and the venue in which the Grammys will take place will be used to air a livestream of those concerts a few days later.

reminder that bts have 4 sold out shows in vegas to do. the grammys are just a side quest

— jacks (@Iyhobi) March 15, 2022

Anyway, Grammys will be held at the same venue which @BTS_twt rented for the live viewing of their 4 sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium…

— Wandering Shadow (@shadow_twts) March 15, 2022

Shortly after their Grammy performance was announced, the boys posted a video of themselves eating bibimbap off a plaque Spotify gave them commemorating 1 billion streams of their song “Dynamite.”

WATCH: #BTS Celebrates Their New Spotify Billion Streams Plaque By Eating Off Ithttps://t.co/4wOs1SMrix pic.twitter.com/p96LpGhwEm

— Soompi (@soompi) March 15, 2022

Actual footage of BTS_twt</a> sitting at their own table, in the music industry.<a href="https://twitter.com/BTS_twt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">BTS_twt pic.twitter.com/ucRk1YKogJ

— Cypher⁷/ Shesawseesaw ⟭⟬ 💜 ⟬⟭ (@cypherluscious) March 15, 2022

Music fans also took a moment to celebrate other acts that would perform at the Grammys or had performed last year, emphasizing, especially, Harry Styles’ and Taylor Swift's outfits over the years. Other acts that will perform at the Grammy Awards on April 3rd include Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X.

harry styles being called pop princess at the grammys will always remains superior pic.twitter.com/r5IDBADWXk

— princessrry bot (@princessrrybot) March 14, 2022

Evolution of Taylor Swift's dresses at the Grammys throughout the years✨ pic.twitter.com/f4AINrkuTR

— ian‎‎‎ᱬ (taylor's version) (@ianswiftt13) March 14, 2022

As the music industry continues to shift towards streaming, and K-Pop continues its ascension, expect more BTS content to hit the web — and if you haven’t yet learned their names or catalog, it’s likely that we all may end up learning them pretty soon.