× Focus on MAMA : Rant

Not gonna delay this anymore cause it seems like I'm always on Rant Mode during award season. And it's also during award season that a lot of fans disappear (definitely went there).

However, earlier I was of the opinion that not enough people are voting despite having a steady lead on MNET, but that view has changed again after their latest debacle.

But this is also to address a few points I've seen all over the internet during voting period in general.

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1. ❝Other groups deserve it too.❞

I know the multifandom argument. But when you're around BTS fans on Twitter, or more exclusively on an Amino for ARMYs, you can expect them to be more inclined to make BTS win.

This is an award show, not kindergarten where your teacher hands out participation ribbons to make everyone feel like a winner.

⋅°✧･ﾟAt the end of the day, it's going to one person. #SurpriseSurprise ⋅°✧･ﾟ.

In which case, one can vote according to personal choice or avoid it altogether. But IT IS weird that I have to explain that its normal for a fandom to root for their fave.

Does common sense ring you?

No one's forcing you to vote for just one group, you can do so as per your liking but don't discourage others to vote for whom they want.

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2. ❝ Let's not be greedy ARMYs ❞

This probably has to be the most ignorant argument I've seen.

Perhaps, winning isn't everything, but what makes you think we're being greedy? BTS has been around for 4 years, but only received their first 2 Daesangs last year. And the validity of one of them (MMA and internal data debacle) is being questioned now.

Maybe this is referring to the current so-called "golden age of BTS". Where they're everywhere and everyone seems to know them.

But to say they have reached their maximum potential is a little ignorant, cause only very recently are people recognising them.

We all want to believe that it's BTS' time now and while that's obvious from their growing popularity, we gotta give back those sentiments and the best way to do that is by contributing to their wins.

BTS might be everywhere now, but what about in 5—10 years? Do you know hard it is for fandoms to be consistent?

Soon, they will be enlisted in the military and we don't know how many years the hiatus will last. So we should give them back the best we can while they're still around and active.

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3. Boycotting MNET

While idealistic, I think it's wishful thinking at best. Honestly, boycotting as a definitive will not go a long way. The game will continue whether someone broke the rules along the way or not.

I'd say the impact of such an action is essentially zero, it won't amount to anything but feeding laziness.

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Another reason why we might get distracted (unintentionally) is because of BTS' tightly-packed US schedule. While awesome that is, let's not forget at the end of that, they WILL go back to Korea. Where Korean events and award ceremonies await them.

It seems a lot of us value Western recognition more. I'd say let's keep it equal. For BTS to be both a domestic and international hit would be the ideal scenario.

SK just seems like a tougher platform because of murky politics and what not. We all hate it too. But regardless, they're Korean artists and WANT Korean recognition.

I think their reaction to such an honour sums it up more than my words ever could.

Winning such a huge award is difficult as it, moreover nearly impossible for a group coming from a small company. But they made it.

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But what separates this award season more than others? One big reason should be...

Accusations, Accusations.

For those who are on Twitter, you know how ugly it has been.

Those should've been the fuel to fire. Antis, Haters, whatever— need a reason to discredit the hard work we've put through for the award season, and mind you, whether credible or not, they WILL be used to pull us down again.

So why back off now? MWave Final when everyone thought we were gonna lose but somehow pulled up at the last moment?

A lot of people are still trying to close the gap, but a huge :triangular_flag_on_post: was when vote counts in 4/5 categories dropped to 1M+, an all time low, prompting s devoted to voting like #TeamMicdrop as part of the voting strategy.

#TeamMicdrop, which one are you?

And many people will see it as a good time to vote now before any major US activities that will most certainly halt our progress.

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And let's not forget, BigHit posted two reminders for voting. How far until a company asks you to vote?

THEY WANT TO WIN.

And they personally had to ask you to do so.

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How to make a difference?

The rest is up to you. Whether you want to vote and MAKE a difference, or choose to do nothing and simply watch from the sidelines.

But for those who actually want to act, here's the deal. The following are good to use.

:heavy_check_mark: Multiple s

:heavy_check_mark: VPNs

:copyright: Approved by K-ARMY.

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Where to Vote?

There are two main sites :

× Mwave

× Special Qoo10 (only allowed on the Voting app)

Note : If its blocking your keyboard, open in External Browser. Come on, use your brain.

How to Vote?

Don't know how to? Follow this excellent tutorial.

And as always, thanks for reading.

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