{"id":455765,"date":"2022-06-01T01:15:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T22:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bts-declares-music-unifier-against-hate-in-biden-white-house-visit\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T01:15:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T22:15:34","slug":"bts-declares-music-unifier-against-hate-in-biden-white-house-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bts-declares-music-unifier-against-hate-in-biden-white-house-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"#BTS declares music &#8216;unifier&#8217; against hate in Biden White House visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9d256cf7b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9d256cf7b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bts-declares-music-unifier-against-hate-in-biden-white-house-visit\/#%E2%80%9CBTS_declares_music_%E2%80%98unifier_against_hate_in_Biden_White_House_visit%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;BTS declares music &#8216;unifier&#8217; against hate in Biden White House visit&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBTS_declares_music_%E2%80%98unifier_against_hate_in_Biden_White_House_visit%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;BTS declares music &#8216;unifier&#8217; against hate in Biden White House visit&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Global superstar band BTS visited the White House Tuesday to celebrate the last day of Asian American and Native Hawaiian\/Pacific Islander Heritage Month.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of their meet-and-greet with President Joe Biden, \u201cButter\u201d songsters Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook\u00a0all took turns reading a statement on the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes,\u201d Jimin said, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/popcrush.com\/bts-white-house-speech-transcript\/\">translated from Korean<\/a>. \u201cTo put a stop on this and support the cause, we\u2019d like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here today because of our army, our fans worldwide, who have different nationalities and cultures and use different languages. We are truly and always grateful,\u201d J-Hope added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe music is always an amazing and wonderful unifier of all things,\u201d Jungkook continued. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not wrong to be different,\u201d Suga stated. \u201cI think equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our own differences.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-059-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"BTS at White House\" class=\"wp-image-22478554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-059-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-059-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-059-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>BTS joined Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, during the daily briefing.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEveryone has their own history. We hope today is one step forward to respecting and understanding everyone as a valuable person,\u201d V said. <\/p>\n<p>The band did not answer any questions from the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>, and their subsequent meeting with Biden was closed to the press. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I get to go home and tell my kids BTS opened for me. I did not expect that when I woke up this morning,\u201d quipped Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/finance\/3506552-biden-adviser-says-us-in-position-of-strength-to-deal-with-inflation\/\">delivered remarks on the economy<\/a> to reporters after the band left the stage. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-063.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"BTS at the White House \" class=\"wp-image-22477950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-063.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-063.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-063.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>BTS arrived at the White House on the last day of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this month, Selena Gomez <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/05\/19\/selena-gomez-opens-up-on-personal-mental-health-struggles\/\">visited the White House<\/a> alongside First Lady Jill Biden to talk about mental health. Paris Hilton <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/paris-hilton-spotted-white-house-meeting-child-abuse-law\">also visited<\/a>, raising awareness about child abuse in residential facilities, like what she claimed to have experienced as a teen at Provo Canyon School in Utah. <\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s administration has also previously recruited \u201cGood 4 U\u201d singer Olivia Rodrigo to urge young people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: BTS (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bts_bighit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bts_bighit<\/a>) at White House Press Briefing. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are BTS and it is a great honor to be invited to the White House today to discuss the important issues of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion and diversity.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BshI8s9me4\">pic.twitter.com\/BshI8s9me4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1531710941506699264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-067.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"BTS at White House \" class=\"wp-image-22478569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-067.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-067.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-067.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>BTS members, except RM, spoke in Korean at the podium. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-058.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"BTS at White House\" class=\"wp-image-22478505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-058.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-058.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bts-white-house-058.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>BTS did not take any questions from reporters but smiled as they exited the room. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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