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The BTS Army and K-pop stans are beating QAnon and MAGA supporters at their own game trib.al/NIBCCdm
In the past few months, K-pop stans have regularly hijacked QAnon and MAGA social media hashtags. They’ve led get-out-the-vote efforts against the president. And many were among the online pranksters who boasted about helping derail a Trump rally in Tulsa trib.al/NIBCCdm
This spring, Daezy Agbakoba was the first to tweet the hashtag #MatchAMillion, imploring her fellow stans to add another $1 million to BTS’s Black Lives Matter donation.
They did so in a little over 24 hours trib.al/NIBCCdm
They did so in a little over 24 hours trib.al/NIBCCdm
1/4 When news broke in June that South Korean pop band BTS and their label donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter, their fans launched the #MatchAMillion campaign and raised another $1 million for the movement – in just over a day. tmsnrt.rs/393dOTG
2/4 K-pop fans have a history of fundraising for charity causes but the scale and speed of the campaign was unprecedented.
3/4 Part of the BTS #ARMY’s strength lies in their diverse demographics; a growing share of their audience are in their 40’s and older, which means they often have more disposable income.
"Ever since knowing BTS, they are united by the wish of wanting to become better people, & they seek to give back to the world by making it a better place. These types of fans have something that surpasses our expectations of idol fandoms." @ohaunoaulait
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"These ARMYs, in whom BTS awakened the desire to become better people, may just be BTS' greatest legacy in this world." @ohaunoaulait
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ARMY!! We are so proud to be a part of this beautiful community with you!!
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The above quote was from the book, BTS & ARMY Culture by @ohaunoaulait!
Please check her pinned tweet on her page to purchase the book. 💜
#MatchAMillion @BTS_twt
The above quote was from the book, BTS & ARMY Culture by @ohaunoaulait!
Please check her pinned tweet on her page to purchase the book. 💜
