--- title: How BTS Made Sure Their First Grammys Were Unforgettable description: At their first Grammys, K-pop group BTS appeared to enjoy their proximity with stars like Dolly Parton, Drake and H.E.R. canonical: https://time.com/5525746/grammys-2019-bts/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-11T05:30:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:25.439Z og:title: Here's How BTS Stole the Show at Their First Grammys og:description: At K-pop group BTS's first Grammys appearance, they made a big impression og:url: https://time.com/5525746/grammys-2019-bts/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa92c37067eb4657/698944ea4ee2627231313faa/bts-grammys-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Backstage og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's How BTS Stole the Show at Their First Grammys twitter:description: At K-pop group BTS's first Grammys appearance, they made a big impression twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa92c37067eb4657/698944ea4ee2627231313faa/bts-grammys-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How BTS Made Sure Their First Grammys Were Unforgettable  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 11, 2019 5:30 AM UTC  BTS backstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. BTS backstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Kovac—Getty Images for The Recording A  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 11, 2019 5:30 AM UTC At last, K-pop [supergroup BTS](http://time.com/collection-post/5414052/bts-next-generation-leaders/) made it to music’s biggest night. The seven members of the squad — Jimin, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, V and Jung Kook — were nominated for [one award](https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8489161/bts-2019-grammy-nomination-best-album-packaging) at the 2019 Grammys and presented Best R&B Album at the ceremony, where they handed over the prize to new Grammy winner H.E.R. (They also [made history](https://t.co/5f4bkgX2aA) by becoming the first K-pop act to present at the Grammys.) It doesn’t take much to set the “BTS Army,” as the group’s fanbase is known, into motion. First, the group caused mayhem when they showed up on the red carpet to pose for photos and participate in pre-show interviews. > [](https://twitter.com/STAPLESCenter/status/1094740511741509633) > [](https://twitter.com/Kpop%5FHerald/status/1094759284896755712) They were seated for the night’s show next to Camila Cabello, Miley Cyrus and [Dolly Parton](http://time.com/5525784/grammys-2019-dolly-parton/)[;](http://time.com/5521769/famous-bts-armys/) not bad for their first appearance there. Fans spotted the seven guys grooving in their seats during the evening’s tribute to Parton (including the performance of her song “9 to 5”) and loved their enthusiasm for the iconic country star. > [](https://twitter.com/mintyoongis%5F/status/1094779275541204992) > [](https://twitter.com/relijoon/status/1094779083160981504) > [](https://twitter.com/xCeleste%5F%5F%5F/status/1094794391636459520) Eagle-eyed viewers also noted Suga taking a video during Drake’s [surprise appearance](http://time.com/5526465/2019-grammys-drake-speech/) onstage to accept his Best Rap Song award. (Suga is one of the group’s three rappers, giving that moment particular meaning.) > [](https://twitter.com/koocafes/status/1094793798880841728) > [](https://twitter.com/jinepiphany/status/1094792809347932161) And when BTS finally did take the Grammys stage — to present the Best R&B Album prize — viewers were especially chuffed by a small exchange between winner H.E.R. and V: H.E.R. bowed as she walked up the steps, with V returning the gesture as he handed over the trophy. > [](https://twitter.com/snowberrytae/status/1094805779926929410) > [](https://twitter.com/taehyungjd%5F/status/1094819273342562304) > [](https://twitter.com/BAHjournalist/status/1094805461742710784) They were also spotted enjoying H.E.R.’s stage performance, too. > [](https://twitter.com/jinepiphany/status/1094783762318032896) BTS released their blockbuster album _Love Yourself: Answer_ in fall 2018, breaking records as the first K-pop group to top the [_Billboard_ album charts](https://www.billboard.com/music/bts/chart-history/billboard-200) for that release and their preceding project, _Love Yourself: Tear,_ released earlier in 2018\. They made waves in their first U.S. awards show appearance at the American Music Awards in 2017, which they followed up with a U.S. stadium tour, series of talk show [appearances](http://time.com/5406839/bts-on-jimmy-fallon/), a speech at the [U.N. General Assembly](http://time.com/5405422/bts-k-pop-united-nations-address/) and, at last, the Grammys themselves this year. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5525746/grammys-2019-bts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5525746/grammys-2019-bts/"},"headline":"How BTS Made Sure Their First Grammys Were Unforgettable","datePublished":"2019-02-11T05:30:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:25.439Z","description":"The boys of BTS were very popular","url":"https://time.com/5525746/grammys-2019-bts/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa92c37067eb4657/698944ea4ee2627231313faa/bts-grammys-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa92c37067eb4657/698944ea4ee2627231313faa/bts-grammys-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Backstage","caption":"61st Annual GRAMMY Awards - Backstage","creditText":"Michael Kovac—Getty Images for The Recording A","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5525746/grammys-2019-bts/","name":"How BTS Made Sure Their First Grammys Were Unforgettable"}}]}] ```