SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Global K-pop sensation BTS on Monday expressed gratitude toward a fan-led charity project to benefit the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the United States that was organized as a direct response to the hefty donation the band made earlier to the same cause. “We just want the world [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — In the past several weeks, global fans of K-pop came under a sudden burst of collective observation by the international media, with a wave of positive coverage depicting K-pop fans as agents of change amid a series of high-profile cases of political activism related to the Black Lives Matter [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — SM Entertainment, one of South Korea’s oldest and most influential K-pop entertainment companies, on Friday expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. “We stand with our Black collaborators, friends and fans and all who are speaking out to insist that Black Lives Matter,” SM [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Embassy in Seoul said Tuesday that the Black Lives Matter banner hung on the facade of its building earlier this week was removed to “avoid misperception,” amid reports the removal came after President Donald Trump voiced displeasure. On Saturday, the embassy put up the banner, a symbol [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — International fans of K-pop giants BTS have raised over US$1 million in donations for the Black Lives Matter cause in the United States, matching the amount donated earlier by their idols toward the human rights movement, according to a fan charity project Monday. One In An ARMY, an organization [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Rallies and demonstrations following African American George Floyd’s death continued throughout major U.S. cities on Saturday (local time), with Korean Americans joining the peaceful protests calling for an end to racism and police brutality. An organization named “The Asia-Pacific Resident Community in Support of BLM (Black Lives Matter)” held [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Having started in the United States after the death of 46-year-old African American George Floyd caused by the Minneapolis police on May 25, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has clearly evolved into an international phenomenon, with protests having taken place in at least 40 countries — from Britain [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS and their label-management agency Big Hit Entertainment have donated US$1 million to the cause of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the United States, according to a company representative Sunday. “It is true that a donation of $1 million was made in the name of [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of activists held a rally in central Seoul on Saturday to voice their support for the anti-racism movement in the United States that flared up after the death of George Floyd. Some 100 people participated in the rally, which was held in Myeongdong, central Seoul. Clad in [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean activists will hold a rally here this weekend to support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the United States and remember George Floyd. Organizers said Friday they plan to gather at the central Seoul neighborhood of Myeongdong at 4 p.m. on Saturday and [...]