BTS say they feel there are “walls” for Asians in the music industry
BTS have opened up about anti-Asian hate and what it feels like to be Asians in the global music industry.During a recent press conference, which came shortly after the first day of their Permission To Dance On Stage concerts in Los Angeles, the septet were asked about the rise of anti-Asian hate around the world, per Teen Vogue.“I wasn’t born and raised abroad, but as Asians – these past years, our path around the world, we truly felt the walls,” said BTS leader RM. “The walls can be always described as words, sometimes it’s visible, sometimes it’s invisible and sensitive.”“When we talk about Asian hate, our path [is] these awards [and] our music,” he continued, adding that he hopes the septet can “truly help every Asian in the world”.