As BTS returns from a multiyear military service hiatus, its sights are once again set on the global music market — specifically the United States. The group has already topped Billboard’s singles and albums charts and claimed major American pop music honors, including at the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. Yet one trophy still eludes the seven-member boy group: the Grammy Awards, widely seen as the highest honor in U.S. popular music. Following the release of its long-awaited album “ARIRANG” last Friday, attention is already focused on whether the record could finally deliver BTS the Grammy Award the members have long sought. Some critics say the album even radiates that ambition. “The album appears to show BTS’ determination to move beyond its familiar image as a boy band,” said Lim Hee-yoon, a pop music critic. “With the American market clearly in its sights, the group’s desire for a Grammy is evident.” BTS has so far earned five Grammy nominations. The group first broke into the awards in 2021, when “Dynamite” was nomi