local news channel YTN.Hwang said that while the boyband have “yet to submit an application for a recommendation for the postponement,” as per Allkpop, he would recommend the group if they chose to do so. “I will definitely write a recommendation for them,” stated Hwang.The Grammy-nominated group were awarded the Order of Cultural Merit by President Moon Jae-In as an exception for their extraordinary international success back in 2018.
Typically, only musicians who have been active for at least 15 years can be awarded cultural merits.BTS are currently the only artists who qualify for the deferment.
This resulted in backlash from the KMCA (Korea Music Content Association), which filed an official complaint to the Ministry Of National.
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