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BTS 'devastated' by spike in anti-Asian hate crimes (El Paso Inc.)

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 ...

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South Korean K-pop band BTS speaks on anti-Asian hate during ... (Eastern Eye)

In 2021, hate crimes against Asians in the US shot up 339 per cent. Pramod Thomas; 01 June, 2022. (L-R) V, Jungkook, Jimin, Suga, RM, Jin, and J-Hope of the ...

Just in 2021, hate crimes against Asians shot up 339 per cent, according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. Biden issued the invitation to “discuss the need to come together in solidarity, Asian inclusion and representation, and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination, which have become more prominent issues in recent years,” the White House said. The singer Park Ji-min, better known as Jimin, said through a translator that the group is “devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes” in the US.

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BTS and Joe Biden pose with finger hearts in White House, fans ... (Hindustan Times)

BTS had a meeting with US president Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, DC. Now a picture of them posing together is doing rounds on the internet.

BTS discussed anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion and diversity during their appearance at the James S Brady Briefing Room on Tuesday. (Also read: BTS members meet US President Joe Biden at White House, say they have been mocked for their appearance) BTS met US President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday. A picture featuring all BTS members and Biden from their meeting has now surfaced online. V mentioned that ‘everyone has their own history’ and said, “We hope today is one step forward to respecting and understanding each and every one as a valuable person.” BTS also highlighted that they had been mocked before for their appearance.

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The Global superstars visited the White House on Tuesday to celebrate the final day of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Earlier this month, Selena Gomez visited the White House alongside First Lady Jill Biden to talk about mental health. The Global superstars visited the White House on Tuesday to celebrate the final day of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The Global superstars visited the White House on Tuesday to celebrate the final day of […]

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BTS Army Fights Back Against Tucker Carlson After He Slams K-Pop ... (Variety)

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.”

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BTS visits White House to discuss combating hate crime surge (CTV News)

K-Pop sensation BTS visited the White House on Tuesday to talk with U.S. President Joe Biden about combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian ...

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Inside BTS's Landmark White House Visit to Denounce Anti-Asian ... (TeenVogue.com)

President Joe Biden records a digital address with the singing group BTS Tuesday May 31 2022. Photo Credit: The White House/Adam Schultz.

When good people talk about it, and say how bad it is, it goes down.” Underscoring the reason for the group’s invitation, he added, “People really care about what you say.” Referencing May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the U.S., President Biden said, “This is an important month here in America. A lot of our Asian American friends have been subject to real discrimination. “We want to say, thank you, sincerely for your decision, such as signing the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act into law,” RM, the group’s leader, told Biden in the video.

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K-pop band BTS visits White House to discuss anti-Asian hate (CBS News)

K-pop group BTS went to the White House on Tuesday, the last day of AANHPI Heritage Month, to talk about Asian inclusion and representation as well as the ...

He also signed an executive order to reestablish the White House initiative on Asian Americans, Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and funded critical research to prevent and address xenophobia against these communities, Jean-Pierre said. "We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian-American hate crimes," Park Jimin said. The world-famous South Korean boy band made an appearance at the White House press briefing and later met with President Joe Biden.

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Tucker Carlson criticizes BTS' White House visit. Big mistake (Los Angeles Times)

Fox News host Tucker Carlson provoked BTS' fervent fans when he made snide remarks about the K-pop group's visit to the White House on Tuesday.

Rally around their positivity,” wrote a Carlson and BTS fan. as long as they can spread the message!” wrote a different fan. I look forward to sharing more of our conversation soon.” BTS thanked the BTS Army for making the meeting happen. The “Butter” singers delivered remarks in the White House press briefing room on Tuesday before meeting with Biden to discuss Asian representation, inclusion and anti-Asian hate crimes. “Yeah, so we got a Korean pop group to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States. OK. Good job, guys,” he said. And yes, BTS are doing that.

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BTS Army Declare War Against Tucker Carlson After He Scorns K ... (Esquire.com)

“Yeah, so we got a Korean pop group to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States,” he said. “Okay. Good job, guys.” However, he didn ...

All in all, it's a bit of a shit show online at the moment. Carlson later added that The White House inviting youth icons like Tik Tok stars and BTS is in an attempt to "degrade" the company and "it's working." Speaking on Tucker Carlson Tonight, the right-wing host took a shot at both the White House and BTS after the K-pop group attended a press conference with President Biden to deliver a powerful speech on the importance of diversity and inclusion as well as the heartbreaking circumstance of Asian hate crimes in recent years.

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BTS Suited the Heck Up to Meet President Biden (GQ Magazine)

“Oh, my goodness,” joked press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, hustling into a packed White House press briefing room yesterday. “So much excitement.

Taking the torch from the Jonas Brothers, who visited the White House back in December to reenact a popular TikTok sound while advising Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19, boy band diplomacy lives on. “We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes,” Jimin said, per a translator. I know—it’s the Fed chair meeting.” Filing in behind her, of course, was the real cause of the hullabaloo: the seven members of K-Pop phenom BTS, the biggest band in the world.

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Fox's Tucker Carlson will regret knocking Biden for hosting BTS (MSNBC)

Tucker Carlson criticized Biden for hosting K-pop supergroup BTS and received swift Twitter backlash from the group's “Army” of fans as a result.

As someone who came of age during the height of "Rhythm Nation" and "Thriller," dance videos have always been a popular feature of my YouTube algorithm. The group, like many of us, is devastated by the uptick in hate crimes, specifically against the Asian American community. And the rest, as they say, is history. The message of loving yourself that pervades most of their music was what I needed to hear,” one reader shared. Here’s where Carlson went wrong: As the kings of K-pop, BTS commands a powerful entity in its fans, known as the BTS Army (which stands for Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth) for a reason. (Carlton also cited a 2021 TikTok collaboration with comedian Benito Skinner and then-White House press secretary Jen Psaki in a skit created to encourage people to get the Covid vaccine).

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