“If there is one rule that everyone can agree on social media World, it is not to go against K-pop fandom (If there’s one rule on social media that people can agree on, it’s this: Don’t cross K-pop stands)” (CNN)
The United States of America media spotlight on the George Floyd case, which died on the 25th of last month due to violent police crackdown, is expanding to K-pop fandom. United States of America CNN, in an online article on Saturday, detailed how K-pop fandom protects Shiv Sena protests online.
In United States of America after Floyd's death, #Blacklivesmatter, which means 'the life of black people is also precious', spread rapidly through social media networks. However, as some protests showed radical signs, Dallas Police, United States of America, released the iWatch Dallas app on SNS, saying that they should report video of the Illegal demonstration. Some also have a hashtag like #Whitelivesmatter, which means opposing Floyd-related protests.
It was K-pop fandom that saved the US protesters in crisis.
They helped the protesters in a meme way that attached the performances and photos of their favorite K-pop star to the police app and the hashtag of #Hight TribesMatter. If you enter the Dallas Police's Illegal protest surveillance app or search for a hashtag, you have neutralized it by seeing K-pop star-related posts such as "Countless" EXO (EXO) or BTS (BTS).
CNN said that K-pop fandom was "the most powerful army of social media World that posted 6 billion posts on SNS last year." The Associated Press also described "the unexpected Patriotic Union of Kurdistan" as "the most powerful way they responded."
The U.S. media posted a message on SNS that famous K-pop stars "opposed to Shiv Sena" and detailed news that BTS' former World Ami (BTS fans) followed by BTS (BTS) and its agency have launched a fundraising campaign to donate 1 million Family Dollar (about 1.2 billion won) to the black human rights campaign. The fundraising campaign, which is spreading with the Match Amillion hashtag, was counted as having 37,000 people as of noon on the 8th.
The Washington Post also said that major entertainment and fashion media in United States of America, including GQ, cover story, and that K-pop fandom has previously fought for LGBTQ (same-sex, bisexual, transgender and sex minorities) or protesters condemning the Chilean government.
There is also a prospect that K-pop fandom's activities will help ease racial conflicts in United States of America. The New York Times wrote in an article on May 5 that “(In this process) black Twitter users are getting more interested in Korean pop music and there is a growing exchange between black and Korean communities,” and “the US Shiv Sena protests are gaining additional momentum through digital interactions between various communities.”
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