Did BTS' RM Take Jibe At Blackpink's Rose After Grammys 2026 Snub?

KPop fans were left disheartened after Blackpink's Rose, who was nominated in three categories for her track APT with Bruno Mars, got snubbed at the 68th Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, California.

Rose was nominated in three categories, Record of the Year and Song of the Year from the General Field Big Four (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist), known to be the highest honours of the ceremony, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in the major genre category. Interestingly, this marked the highest nominations ever for a K-pop artist. While Rose's snub made headlines, what' capturing everyone's attention now is a recent Instagram post has fans talking about BTS leader RM. This time, people think he might have been hinting at Blackpink's Rose after she lost at the Grammys. The post, which was shared on February 2, shows RM in a casual picture wearing a hat that had a message which fans connected to Rose.

Did BTS' RM take jibe at Blackpink's Rose after her Grammys snub

In a post shared by the BTS leader RM, we see the BTS' RM posing next to a mirror in gym. What caught everyone's attention was the message his cap read. The text written on it read, "We Rose Everywhere." Take a look at the post, here:

Fans say RM taking jibe at Blackpink star Rose's Grammys snub

Fans over social media started to respond and share their reactions as soon as the post went live. A lot of people thought the hat and the time of the post were a "shady" reference to Rose, who went to the Grammy Awards on February 1 but didn't win for her hit song APT. A lot of people thought her loss had something to do with the ongoing arguments about how K-pop is shown at international music awards, like the problems BTS has had at similar events in the past.

A lot of tweets caught the moment, and fans talked about what it might mean. "Is he being shady or??," one person wrote, which shows how interested and excited people were about the post. Someone else posted a screenshot of the hat and made a joke about how RM's hat and Rose's name sound like a jibe. Some people thought that the timing and wording of the Grammys were too strange to ignore.

But not everyone agreed on what they called the 'shade.' A lot of fans and disagreed with the narrative and told people not to read too much into one Instagram post. Some people said that saying RM was secretly making fun of Rose could make BTS leader look bad, even though it could have just been a coincidence or a fun fashion choice with no hidden meaning. People on social media told others not to take things too seriously and to keep in mind that rumors spread faster than facts.

BTS, Blackpink's Grammys connect

Meanwhile, a lot of fans have noticed a Grammy link between BTS and Blackpink, even though they don't all agree. Like Rose's APT, which lost at the 2026 Grammys. She and Bruno Mars lost the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance to Defying Gravity by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Interestingly, BTS had also lost a major category before, losing to Ariana Grande's Rain On Me with Lady Gaga. Fans on social media felt like they had seen this before when Ariana won again in 2026 in a category where K-pop was nominated. First BTS, then Rosé, both seemed to be blocked from winning Grammys by the same artist. This pattern has sparked a lot of talk, with fans comparing BTS's and Rose's Grammy experiences.