BTS fandom aka ARMY has vented its fury at the radio station and its hosts, for playing fun on fans of K-Pop boy bands.
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Brian Grimes called ARMY BTS NerdsAnd It is annoying.
Jungkook aka Jeon Jung -kook is the youngest member South Korean boyband BTS. To release their joint track, Charlie Puth (American singer-songwriter) joined Jungkook. Left and RightJune 2022
The song has done well since its release, and it is currently at the top of music charts across the globe. Left and RightThe song has been in the iTunes Chart for 100 consecutive days. It was also nominated at 2022 MTV VMAs. Song of the Summer category.
Brian Grimes, iHeartRadio station’s host, mocked BTS fans and called them “dissing DJs”. BTS NerdsAnd It can be annoyingAfter they asked them to perform the song, Left and RightCharlie Puth and Jungkook
DJ Brian Grimes hosted the show and said that he wouldn’t play the song, even though he loves Charlie Puth.
Now both, BTS fandom and Charlie Puth’s fans have bombarded the radio station and their hosts about the same.
On the internet, Brian Grimes’ video of himself making fun of ARMY went viral. Many people shared the clip on Twitter, and vented their anger.
It’s hard to understand @xl1067 @iHeartRadio @TheBrianGrimes how it cross anyones minds that it’s okay to have this attitude with the people that care to engage and listen to your radios. This level of xenophobia, implicit dismissal, and sexism is truly disgusting.pic.twitter.com/pPk69aE4HS
— 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙠𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 (@GoldenJKUnivers) October 3, 2022
.@xl1067It is absurd, and in an era when radio is dying, your DJs insult people who are really engaged and tuned in. Then to say they won’t play a song because they hate the fans? That’s just immature and unprofessional. We are sorry. #BTSARMY #bts pic.twitter.com/vTYie3wYsy
— ⟭⟬ ⒷⓉⓈ Carrie⁷⟬⟭아포방포 ᴾʳᵒᵒᶠ (@Carrie_Army) October 3, 2022
Fans also shared a now-deleted tweet by Brian in which he said, “I swear on all that is holy if #BTSARMY doesn’t stop with the spam messages to the radio station about playing Left and Right I will go out of my way to NEVER play it… and I really like Charlie Puth…”
@iHeartRadio Brian Grimes doesn’t HAVE to play anything, DJs have editorial freedom, part of the job. Public dissinging is unacceptable. Public dissing is unacceptable. Artists need radio play. pic.twitter.com/SlmDdnqdPJ
— Nadia for Kim Seokjin (@JinWhoa) October 3, 2022
He doesn’t seem to want to play. #LeftandRightBy @charlieputhAnd #JungKookThis is @BTS_twt @bts_bighit
This is a great idea. Maybe they can sell all the tickets to a show even without BTS. @iHeartRadio. pic.twitter.com/XYM00PbtYH— ChellebARMY (@chellebtoo) October 3, 2022
Brian Grimes later issued an official apology.
After a few hours, he finally offered an apology. You can tell that he used the same wording as a few of his comments yesterday, the “in a bubble”& ‘to those who don’t know me’ is deflective but at least he does outright apologize to ARMY, Jungkook & Charlie Puth. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/NZAWbO2oXR
— ⟭⟬ ⒷⓉⓈ Carrie⁷⟬⟭아포방포 ᴾʳᵒᵒᶠ (@Carrie_Army) October 4, 2022
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