Members of BTS say they have suffered racist abuse


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BTS released a statement condemning racism against Asians and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. 'We stand against racial discrimination,' the biggest boyband in the world, tweeted to their 34 million followers in both English and Korean. Photo: AP

South Korea's K-pop music group BTS called on Tuesday (March 30) for an end to anti-Asian racism and said it had also suffered racist abuse which had made them feel powerless and hurt their self esteem.

BTS, the first K-pop group to ever receive a Grammy Award nomination, made the appeal in a statement posted on Twitter along with hashtags #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate.

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