K-pop celebrities have begun to express support for the Black Lives Matter movement online and their loyal fans are following suit.Boy band BTS fan community ARMY, short for Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth, raised over a million dollars in less than 24 hours, to match one million dollars that
K-pop celebrities have begun to express support for the Black Lives Matter movement online and their loyal fans are following suit.
— One in an ARMY⁷ Charity Project 💜 June 8, 2020 Other K-pop celebrities supporting global protests against racism on social networks include BigBang member Taeyang, Girl band f member Amber, and CL of 2NE1.Johnny of NCT127 also uploaded a black square with the hashtag,"blacklivesmatter." "Witnessing K-Pop and K-Hip-Hop artists supporting the Black Lives Matter movement is them acknowledging the presence and struggle of the black community within the industry that awarded them their celebrity," Creshell said.
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