From stadiums to The White House, BTS is taking over the world!
The K-Pop group took a trip to the White House today (May 31) to meet with President Joe Biden to talk about Asian representation and address anti-Asian hate. The group not only met with the 46th President of the United States, but also spoke in a press briefing for a two-minute speech.
Each member of the group was able to share their thoughts as they took the podium one by one. RM was the first to speak, as he introduced the group and how they were thankful to be speaking on Asian representation, diversity, and anti-Asian hate crimes.
Jimin and Jin shared how much of an honor it was to be representing the community on the final day of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month. The translator shared Jimin’s message, “We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes. To put a stop to this and support the cause, we’d like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again.”
J-Hope took his time to thank the BTS Army and all the fans of “different nationalities and cultures and use different languages”. Jungkook then relayed the group’s surprise as to how music created by South Korean artists, like themselves, is listened to around the world.
SUGA then shared, “It’s not wrong to be different, equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences.” V continued by addressing the audience and sharing the band’s hope of individuals being respectful and understanding to one another.
To end the speech, RM thanked Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, The White House, and of course President Biden for their time and for allowing the band to speak on these issues.
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Music group BTS is meeting with Pres. Biden to discuss the issues of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion and representation.
"We thank President Biden and the White House for giving this important opportunity to speak…and remind ourselves of what we can do as artists." pic.twitter.com/Z1m7nPoGsY
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 31, 2022
