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K-pop group BTS is singing a message of inclusion, saying in remarks at the White House that it's “not wrong to be different” and calling for an end to ...

Global K-Pop stars BTS were at The White House on Tuesday to speak with President Biden about anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination.

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Young fans peer through the gates while K-pop sensations meet the president and address the press.

The BTS visit made for one of of Biden’s more unusual days since taking office. Deese said: “OK, so I get to go home and tell my kids that BTS opened for me. We are truly and always grateful.” Jimin said: “We were devastated by the recent surge in hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes. The Korean pop sensations BTS were here to give sleepy Washington a shot of adrenaline, discuss Asian inclusion and representation and address hate crimes against Asian people. “I would say thank you for helping me love myself a little more,” said Damaris Monroy Hernandez, a student spending her 16th birthday hoping to meet the K-pop group.

But BTS were not there to show President Joe Biden their "dynamite" moves. Rather, it was to discuss anti-Asian hate. Crimes targeting East Asians have risen ...

"Maybe equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences". Rather, it was to discuss anti-Asian hate. They are the world's best-selling artists, and they have brought the "K-Wave" to the White House.

Band members J-Hope, RM, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jin and Jimin joined White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at her briefing with reporters on the final day ...

Jean-Pierre said BTS is hoping “to combat racism, xenophobia, intolerance” that Asian communities have faced. Within days, BTS tweeted, “We stand against racial discrimination” and included the hashtags #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate. You, I and we all have the right to be respected," BTS wrote then. The band members wore black suits and ties and took turns briefly stepping to the podium. The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination since 2020 has included the March 2021 killing of eight people at Atlanta-area massage businesses, including six women of Asian descent. “It’s not wrong to be different," Suga said through an interpreter.

K-pop group BTS is singing a message of inclusion, saying in remarks at the White House that it's “not wrong to be different” and calling for an end to ...

K-Pop sensation BTS is visiting the White House to discuss combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans with President Joe Biden.

K-Pop stars BTS met with President Biden Tuesday to talk about inclusion and representation. There's been an increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans ...

Through an interpreter, BTS' Jimin told reporters, "We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes including Asian American hate crimes. At a White House press briefing, they talked about the importance of inclusion and representation. K-Pop stars BTS went to the White House to talk about anti-Asian hate crimes

Members of the K-pop supergroup BTS from left, Jimin, RM, Jin, and J-Hope, join White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the daily briefing at the ...

. . . The fact that we have faced success in the United States is very meaningful in and of itself.” It’s our hope, too, that people in the minority will draw some energy and strength from our existence,” RM told Rolling Stone in the group’s May 2021 cover story. The cable news charlatan is seemingly unaware that the K-pop powerhouse — comprised of Jungkook, V, Jimin, Suga, Jin, RM, and J-Hope — have previously spoken out against anti-Asian violence in the U.S., so their White House invite isn’t exactly the stretch Carlson makes it out to be. We were even asked why Asians spoke in English.” “The way we think is that everything that we do, and our existence itself, is contributing to the hope for leaving this xenophobia, these negative things, behind. In short: RIP to Tucker’s mentions.

The megapopular South Korean boy band had a private meeting with President Joe Biden before joining press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre to deliver their messages ...

“We have endured expletives without reason and were mocked for the way we look. Each of the seven members gave a brief comment, with group leader Kim Nam-joon, known as RM, kicking things off. “It is a great honor to be invited to the White House today to discuss the important issues of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion and diversity,” RM said.

Tucker Carlson has made an enemy out of the BTS army after he spoke out against the K-pop group's May 31 appearance at the White House.

As Variety reported, over a quarter-million people tuned in to see the band speak on the White House’s YouTube livestream. Each member of BTS took turns speaking in Korean at the White House while talking to the press, with Jin and Jimin expressing how honored they were to be standing for their community. Well, they broke glass in case of emergency and invited a Korean pop group to speak at the White House today.”

The chart-topping South Korean boy band visited the White House on Tuesday (05.31.22) as part of a campaign to curb hate crimes in the US. RM - one of the ...