K-pop supergroup BTS meet Joe Biden at White House, discuss anti-Asian hate crimes
- BTS visited the White House to talk with Joe Biden about combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian-Americans
- Attacks against people of Asian descent have escalated in the United States as some blamed China for Covid-19
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K-pop group BTS meets with US President Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes
South Korean K-pop sensations BTS didn’t sing a word but in a White House visit Tuesday to meet US President Joe Biden the supergroup’s message against anti-Asian racism came loud and clear.
The seven stars, dressed in matching dark suits and ties, with white shirts, joined White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the briefing room podium – a tiny, but powerful stage.
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 United States.
Another member, Suga, appealed for tolerance, saying: “It’s not wrong to be different. I think equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences”.
Group members did not take questions from reporters before going into a meeting with Biden and, according to the White House, recording “digital content”.
Outside the mansion’s grounds on the other side of a tall black fence, fans who dub themselves the “Army” gathered in hopes of a glimpse.