TIMEjust named its entertainer of the year:BTS.

“But I ask myself, Who’s going to do this, if not us?”

In March 2020, BTS was preparing for a world tour when the pandemic began ravaging the globe.

BTS posing at a Pandora SiriusXM event

The outlet further noted that the group’s 2020 album,Be, also hit “No.

“We never expected that we would release another album,” stated RM.

“Life is a trade-off.”

BTS on stage at an iHeart Radio event

RM added, saying that it was a mix of timing, luck, and mood.

“I’m not 100% sure.”

“I never really saw people like myself on such a mainstream stage,” she said.

“We’re not sure if we’ve actually earned respect,” RM went on.

These little boys from Korea are doing this.”