BTS is revolutionizing the world of music and pop culture, however, there are those who do not very much agree with their image, fans or even with the members of the K-Pop band themselves, this was demonstrated in Pakistan, where they ordered remove a poster with a photograph of one of the young people for “promoting homosexuality.”
The situation took place in Gujranwala, Pakistan, where a group of fans bought an ad space for two days to celebrate the birthday of Jeon Jungkook, one of the members of the South Korean band, who had his birthday on September 1. The group of fans applied to the Pakistani Chamber of Commerce for permission.
Citizenship vs. BTS?
The ad, located on a raised floor about four stories above an intersection in the city, featured only a photograph of Jeon Jungkook in a black and white suit, as well as two captions: “Happy 24th birthday” and “Jungkook BTS Gujranwala Army. ”. However, the owner of the bulletin was forced to withdraw it after receiving a complaint from a local member of the legislative assembly.
“We get a lot of complaints from people. There was so much commotion, ”he told Vice the candidate for the assembly, Furqan Aziz Butt, who is also a member of the Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami. “There are young people in this city. This group has a negative influence on them and encourages them to behave in wrong activities. They promote homosexuality. “
“Why was this put here?” He questioned and added: “They don’t have a brand here or sell products here. The people who put it up call themselves the Gujranwala Army. Here is only the Pakistani army. “
The reaction of the fans
This is not the first time that a group, specifically BTS, has been criticized or censored for “promoting homosexuality”, as earlier this year, a Russian printing company refused. to print photos of the gang for a cafe because they didn’t want “the kids to get kinky.”
However, now the removal of the billboard in Pakistan again caused outrage among the Armys of BTS,
“Pakistani Army !! Today a Jungkook billboard was taken down in Gujranwala because some people said that it is promoting homosexuality … let’s tell these s ************ how much we love Jungkook and BTS and let us trend these hashtags. ”Wrote a fan on Twitter.
Another person wrote: “I’m super confused… How the heck does that say homosexuality? Someone needs to explain that explicitly. If you are incredibly handsome, does that mean that you are now gay? I’m very confused “.
Through the hashtags “#PakBTSARMYsAreStrong” and “#PakistanLovesBTS”, the group of fans was assured that their opinion about the group was wrong.
The world against fanaticism
Last Sunday, Weibo, a heavily censored version of Twitter in China, announced that it has suspended 21 fan accounts dedicated to various K-pop artists due to “irrational star-chasing behavior.”
Weibo said he “strongly opposes such irrational star-chasing behavior and will take it seriously,” and promises to “promote rational star-chasing activities and regulate community order.”
Among the accounts, which remain suspended, some were dedicated to members of South Korean artists such as BTS, Blackpink, and EXO. The situation took place after a fan account dedicated to BST member Jimin was suspended for violating “Weibo community regulations.”
Although K-pop is a genre that has come to be imposed throughout the world, in Mexico it is normal that daily trends about some South Korean group are positioned among the first places on Twitter.
That is why more and more brands are looking for singers like BTS to join, collaborate or as ambassadors for a company, however, it is clear that there are still different regions in the world where this is not well received.
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