Chart-topping K-pop bandBTShas a message for fans.
During a sustainability event at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, the seven-member band delivered a speech to help promote U.N. goals for 2030 which include ending extreme poverty, preserving the planet and achieving gender equality.
“Every choice we make is the beginning of change, not the end,” said RM, 27, the band’s leader.
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“We think that instead of the ‘lost generation,’ a more appropriate name would be the ‘welcome generation.’ Because instead of fearing change, this generation says, ‘Welcome!’ and keeps forging ahead,” he continued.
During the event, the group also revealed an additionalmusic videofor their hit single “Permission to Dance,” which was filmed at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
“I wanna dance / The music’s got me going / Ain’t nothing that can stop how we move, yeah / Let’s break our plans,” the band sang as they walked down the grand halls and broke out in dance moves.
Last week, BTS was sworn in as a special presidential envoy for future generations and culture — and given diplomatic passports to travel with South Korean President Moon Jae-In to the U.N. General Assembly.
However, this was not the K-pop band’s first time appearing at the U.N. In 2018, BTS visited to help UNICEF promoteGeneration Unlimited, a campaign dedicated to educating young people.
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In August, BTSdropped the remixto their hit song “Butter,” featuring Grammy-winning rapperMegan Thee Stallion.
They also opened up toBillboardthat same month in a cover story about their whirlwind success and explained that in all they do, karma is something they’re always wary of.
“We’ve been avoiding blowing our own horn since 2017 because we’re afraid of payback someday,” RM told the outlet. “We constantly think about karma.”
Suga, 28, added that since they debuted through “such a small company,” it’s been “tough from day one” as the band has exploded into an international phenomenon.
The boy bandcanceledtheir long-anticipated Map of the Soul tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic in August.
source: people.com
