K-POP STARS BACK BLM MOVEMENT
BTS, Ateez, CL and other Korean celebrities raise their voices and donate towards the cause
Prominent Korean and K-Pop artists have shown their support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and joined in solidarity following the unlawful death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis.
Day6’s Jae, Jay Park, GOT7’s Mark and Yugyeom, Crush, Heize are among a number of artists that donated to BLM and shared their support for the black community. BTS and label Big Hit Entertainment have also donated $1 million (Dh3.7 million) to BLM, Variety reports.
“Many artists and people around the world get so much inspiration by black culture and music including me. We have a duty to respect every race,” R’n’B artist Crush wrote on his Instagram.
Rapper and songstress CL has also taken to her Instagram to call for solidarity and talked about how black artists have inspired her work, the KPop industry and former band 2NE1.
“Artists, directors, writers, dancers, designers, producers, stylists in the KPop industry are all inspired by black culture whether they acknowledge it or not. I would like to encourage all the K-Pop fans to give back and show their love and support for all that we have received from Black artists,” the former 2NE1 member wrote.
Joining global celebrities, CLC’s Sorn, Samuel, Eric Nam, BTOB’s Peniel, Hoya, AleXa, Dean, Minzy, Tiger JK, NCT 127 s Johnny, BoA, Momoland’s Ahin, JooE and Nancy, Red Velvet’s Yeri have also supported the movement with messages on social media.