The Grammy Awards is always held in the United States, and its only counterpart in another country-or continent-is the Latin Grammys, other than that, there is none.
Music lovers from all over the globe have always complained about the Grammy Awards being particular to specific nationalities, most notably, they pointed out that even the most successful artists across the globe have failed to secure an award, like South Korea's BTS.
According to reports, Japan's Cultural Agency wants an Asian version of the Grammy Awards, which they plan to be held in Kyoto, the agency's home base.
"Japan has a relatively large domestic market, so [success in] the domestic market has been considered sufficient," said Commissioner Shunichi Tokura. "South Korea has more energy to go overseas."
The goal of the award ceremony is to promote J-pop (Japanese pop) music worldwide, as well as other countries in Asia.
"In order to promote J-pop music overseas, we would like to hold a music awards ceremony in Kyoto that will attract worldwide attention," he added.
Asian Grammy Awards
Following the news of Japan's interest in holding an Asian version of the Grammy Awards, netizens expressed their opinion.
"Oh, that's a brilliant idea! Because nothing says "Asian diversity" like an award show hosted in one country to recognize an entire continent's worth of talent," one wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).
"I get it, there not properly recognized at the Grammys and their achievements underplayed in favour of American artists in a USA dominated awards," another added.
Meanwhile, some fans of KPOP groups like BLACKPINK, BTS, and more were enthusiastic.
"BTS definitely winning it," a fan wrote.
"Jisoo noona (big sister) will win all the trophy," another added, referring to Jisoo from BLACKPINK.
Why Isn't One Grammys Enough?
While some netizens were glad to hear about the plan to have an Asian version of the Grammy Awards, some wonder why it has taken so long, and why the Grammy Awards is not recognizing Asian artists enough.
The Recording Academy definitely knows Asian artists exist-in fact, they have released reports about the forerunners of Asian music today.
According to the Recording Academy, they cited some of Asia's biggest stars including the Philippines' BGYO, South Korea's Car, The Garden, Chinese artist Lexie Liu, Thailand's PRETZELLE, and more.
It seems like the Recording Academy is well aware that there is a diverse, active music scene in Asia, however, they are not recognized and are not as internationally renowned as American and European artists.
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