SEOUL, South Korea — K-pop superstar group BTS has condemned racism against Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in a statement saying they’ve experienced it themselves.
“We stand against racial discrimination,” BTS tweeted Tuesday in English and Korean. The band said their own painful encounters with racism included “expletives” and being “mocked for the way” they look.
The band said that although the discrimination they endured is “inconsequential” compared to “events that have occurred over the past few weeks,” they felt the need to speak out. “What’s happening right now cannot be disassociated from our identity as Asians,” the band said.
Many Asian Americans believe the Atlanta shootings were racially motivated. Police say they are still trying to determine a motive.
BTS is one of the first South Korean bands to openly condemn anti-Asian racism. K-pop bands are known to be careful about maintaining personas created by their labels, which often muzzle stars on touchy subjects like race and mental health.
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While you’re here, how about this:
BTS’s ‘My Time’ Celebrates A Full Year On The World Songs Chart
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 31: K-Pop band, BTS is seen in Times Square on December 31, 2019 in New York … [+] City. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
It’s beginning to feel like every few weeks BTS see one of their biggest hits reach a special milestone on the World Digital Song Sales chart, the Billboard ranking they know best. This turn is no different, as one of their most popular recent releases celebrates hitting a mark that would be a career-defining moment for any other act, but which is nearly commonplace for the South Korean septet at this point.
BTS’s track “My Time” hits 52 weeks on the World Digital Song Sales chart, or exactly a full year. This is, incredibly, not even the first of the band’s singles to reach that mark in 2021.
