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Members of South Korea's K-pop band BTS say they feel honored to be competing for a Grammy at Sunday's award ceremony. The group will also perform during the 2021 Grammy Awards show.

BTS is nominated for the best pop duo/group performance for the song Dynamite¹. Members of the band recently spoke² to The Associated Press about their appearance at the Grammys and about how the nominated song came about.

Dynamite was created as people across the world were isolated⁴ because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The health crisis forced BTS to cancel live performances and the band members, too, were isolated at home. The song Dynamite was meant to be a gift to BTS fans all over the world.

"A lot of people were sad and down and out because of the COVID situation and it was sort of our suggestion to pick (everyone) up," BTS member Jin said.

"There was no plan to release a single like Dynamite," the group's RM explained. He added that the song gave the band "huge success in Korea" and led to the Grammy nomination⁵ and the chance to perform at the show. "So ... life is really interesting."

Dynamite became BTS' first number 1 hit on the Billboard⁶ Hot 100 chart when it was released last year.

BTS will be the first K-pop group to compete at the Grammys. "It's really hard to express in words," band member Jimin said of the nomination. "Even now we can't still believe that we were nominated, and we'll be able to perform at the Grammys. So, we're thankful. We're honored."

Dynamite will be going up against some other big hits, including Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's Rain on Me. Also in the running is the single Exile by Taylor Swift and Bon Iver, along with Justin Bieber and Quavo's Intentions. The fifth nominee⁷ is UnDia (One Day), by J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Tainy and Dua Lipa.

"I always listen to Rain on Me. It's so great to listen to that song on the treadmill⁸. It was a hit. It was fire last year," said RM. "And, of course, Intentions, Exile was crazy."

RM added: "We're nervous and actually, frankly⁹, we're not expecting (to win) so much because we don't want to get disappointed because Lady Gaga, Taylor, Bieber, all the big names (are nominated)."

Their Grammy performance on Sunday will mark BTS' second on the music awards show. Last year, the band assisted Lil Nas X when he sang Old Town Road. The Grammy show performance follows the recent airing of MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS, which showed the group covering Coldplay's popular rock song Fix You.

The organization IFPI, which represents the worldwide recording¹⁰ industry, said last week BTS was the best-selling act of 2020.

The band is currently working on new music, both as a group and individually. BTS members have said that while the Grammy nomination does create some pressure for the next group of songs, they are trying not to let the success go to their heads.

"We try to stay down to earth and put our feet to the ground and do what we do," RM said.

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isolate³ – v. to put or keep (someone or something) in a place or situation that is separate from others

down and out – adj. having no money, possessions or good opportunities

treadmill – n. a machine with a moving part that you can walk or run on for exercise

nervous – adj. worried and anxious

disappoint – v. make someone feel unhappy because someone or something was not as good as they had expected

1 dynamite   

n./vt.(用)炸药(爆破)

参考例句：

• The workmen detonated the dynamite.工人们把炸药引爆了。
• The philosopher was still political dynamite.那位哲学家仍旧是政治上的爆炸性人物。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

4 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

5 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

6 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

7 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

8 treadmill   

n.踏车；单调的工作

参考例句：

• The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。
• Drugs remove man from the treadmill of routine.药物可以使人摆脱日常单调的工作带来的疲劳。

9 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

10 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。