BTS is finally speaking out in support of Black Lives Matter in New Twitter post.
BTS is a seven-Member South Korean boy band formed in 2010. They are also known as Bangtan Boys.
They band posted a tweet in their language (Korean) and also in English, using #BlackLivesMatter.
They wrote :
“We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together.”
Here is their tweet below
우리는 인종차별에 반대합니다.
우리는 폭력에 반대합니다.
나, 당신, 우리 모두는 존중받을 권리가 있습니다. 함께 하겠습니다.We stand against racial discrimination.
We condemn violence.
You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together.#BlackLivesMatter— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) June 4, 2020
Their support comes a day after K-Pop fans were appreciated for working in harmony to flood racist hashtags on Twitter with fancams to keep any messages not in accordance with Black Lives Matter from spreading online.
Based on a statement from Newsis, BTS is also making a donation to Black Lives Matter groups
According to a statement from BigHit (Their entertainment label) which was translated through Google Translate ;
“We are in the process of making a donation. Since we are still in the process of sending money, we are still unable to reveal the donor and the amount of money.”
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING UP! I am so proud to have a message from my trusted buddies! I stan the right group!💜 we purple you! They’re legends💜 pic.twitter.com/aytI6gkTaS
— BTS~𝓣𝓪𝓮𝓽𝓪𝓮𝓮𝓮 ⁷⟭⟬ (@7gaytookmyheart) June 4, 2020
they tweeted in korean with an english translation so no one can twist their words, they know how the fucking media works. i stan the right group and i don’t regret anything.
— ᴬᴰ² | shane ⁷ (@frvrkookie) June 4, 2020
There’s no word on whether or not BTS plans to announce the organizations and amounts later on, but the band has been known to make sizable private donations in the past both as individuals and as a group.