2022 Grammy Awards Producers Have been ‘Very Nervous’ About BTS Presumably Lacking Present Efficiency

BTS nearly didn’t make it to the stage for his or her electrifying efficiency at Sunday’s 2022 Grammy Awards. In reality, in keeping with an insider account from the present’s bosses given to the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, a spate of COVID-19 circumstances saved the Ok-pop superstars from correctly rehearsing collectively till proper earlier than they took the stage on the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas.

“There have been occasions once we had been apprehensive they weren’t gonna have the ability to be right here,” govt producer Ben Winston instructed the RS present. “J-Hope had COVID and was quarantined. And he wasn’t allowed to fly till Saturday, the day earlier than the present. Jungkook was in Vegas with COVID, however then except he obtained two destructive exams, he wasn’t allowed to come back.”

Winston stated issues obtained “very tense” and his staff had been “very nervous” proper up till the James Bond-inspired efficiency occurred. However when it got here off with out a hitch with all 7 members doing their factor, he was elated. “I used to be truly so excited by that one, not as a result of it was higher than anybody else’s, however just because I knew what these seven guys had been by way of to get it to that degree,” Winston stated of the sleek closing product. “I do suppose these guys are unbelievably proficient.  I’m type of in awe of what they do every time.”

Earlier than kicking off the monitor, the septet went for theatrics and performed into the secret-agent theme, slinging top-secret playing cards between members Jin, Jimin, V, RM, J-Hope, Suga and Jungkook, dodging neon-blue lasers and, in fact, performing top-notch choreography earlier than delving in to the rap portion of the monitor. Fellow Grammy nominee Olivia Rodrigo was even part of the worldwide superstars’ efficiency, leading to a flirty second along with her and V earlier than the spectacle commenced.

The high-energy run cam simply days after Jungkook examined optimistic for coronavirus and the group’s administration stated that he was in a position to get better simply in time for the looks; in late March, fellow member J-Hope examined optimistic for COVID and visited a hospital with a sore throat earlier than coming into quarantine.