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"Even while doubling down on the Koreanness of it all with the Arirang album, BTS continues to pitch a big, bobbing light-filled tent where everyone is welcome. A BTS concert is a diversity fever dream—every age, race, ethnicity, gender, and nationality of person is packed in, well, body to body. By writing honestly about their own struggles with identity, mental health, and fear, and expressing defiant joy, BTS provides refuge and safe harbor for any person who’s ever felt alone, displaced, counted out, or adrift." https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a73348526/bts-arirang-tour-grammys-essay-2026/