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More Korean stars speak out and donate during George Floyd and #BlackLivesMatter movement

More idols and other Korean celebrities have posted to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and Blackout Tuesday.
Past posts: KARD's BM and Jay Park react, Jessi and Amber react, DeVita and Secret Number's Denise react

Crush
https://instagram.com/p/CA1tsvhpcIB




Day6 Jae


ph-1




Tiger JK



GOT7 Mark and Yugyeom

GOT7’s Yugyeom posted on Instagram and showed that he’d donated to the Black Lives Matter Global Network.
https://instagram.com/p/CA9rAJPjRAs


More Jessi
https://instagram.com/p/CA1q6rjAhrG


Jay Park's agency H1GHR MUSIC


Red Velvet's Yeri
On her Instagram story, Red Velvet’s Yeri shared a post from her friend Seo Herin, who is a former SM Entertainment trainee and “Idol School” contestant. The post outlines the issue and provides links to petitions for people to sign.


KARD's Jiwoo and Soomin
KARD’s Jiwoo linked two separate posts in her Instagram stories. The first recaps the George Floyd case in Korean and the caption reads, “This is the case of George Floyd’s death that is currently an issue in the United States. In order to spread news of this case as far as possible, I drew this using only the facts and without any personal opinion. Please feel free to spread this.”



Soomin posted the same recaps as Jiwoo and this


VIXX Ravi
VIXX’s Ravi posted a photo of George Floyd and commented “Everyone is everything to someone,” adding the Black Lives Matter hashtag.


Momoland









EXID's LE


AleXa


Hoya


Lee Hi




Dal Shabet's Subin
https://instagram.com/p/CA4xr4KBFyH


Eric Nam


BTOB Eungkwang
BTOB’s Eunkwang posted on Instagram with the #blackouttuesday tag and wrote, “We are all people who breathe the same air under the same sky. I earnestly pray that everyone will feel the same.”
https://instagram.com/p/CA7MytGhdYg


Tiffany
Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany posted with links to organizations people can support, explaining that she plans to donate to them after Black Out Tuesday.


B.A.P's Jongup
B.A.P’s Jongup wrote on Instagram, “I understand that I will never understand. But I will see you, hear you, mourn with you, and I will fight for you. #blacklivesmatter,” and he shared a link to more information about the Black Lives Matter movement in Korean. He also showed a receipt for a donation he made to the Black Lives Matter Global Network.
https://instagram.com/p/CA684TSgt5-


NCT's Johnny
NCT’s Johnny wrote, “Please let everyone be safe. I see you, I care for you. #blacklivesmatter.”
https://instagram.com/p/CA6rzRyF_n9


CLS Sorn
https://instagram.com/p/CA7TuoaHoQX


2Z


Heize


Jessica
https://instagram.com/p/CA8Fw5jnJ6m


2NE1 Minzy and CL


Dean


Kim Samuel and Loco


April's Jinsol


Jamie


More Amber
f(x)’s Amber shared an email template for people to use when writing to officials to call for justice following the death of George Floyd. She has also retweeted news about George Floyd’s autopsy results that state his death was due to asphyxia from sustained forced pressure, as well as the news that police officer Derek Chauvin’s charges have been increased from third degree murder to second degree and the other three officers are being charged.
She deleted her tweets, but this is what they said:
- "Sorry everyone, i made a mistake in my last tweet. The prewritten email in this link written to the elected officials to get justice for George Floyd.
Other than your name & where your from please edit “manslaughter” to “FIRST DEGREE MURDER"
- "From my last tweet, its a template and you can edit it. That is just how i chose to use it. It has been brought to my attention a first degree murder charge is ambitious, but that is what i believe. Thank you for your comments & i appreciate the discussion we are able to have."


Monsta X


BTS



ATEEZ
In Korean, the post reads, “We’re all different colors although we get the same light. There’s no responsibility in colors.” These words are from member Hongjoong’s rap in a previous cover of Michael Jackson’s “Black or White.”



Many more have spoken out, you can check this twitter thread or the soompi sources i listed below.


source: crash9244, joonjetlag, Jae_Day6, ph1boyyy, DrunkenTigerJK, soompi 1 2 3 4 5 6, mtuan93, JAYBUMAOM, H1GHRMUSIC, Jessica_oh, exidistic, AleXa_ZB, hoya1991, dalsooobin, ericnamofficial, btob_silver_light, moonjongyup, johnnyjsuh, sssorn_chonnasorn, official2Z, jessica.syj, versacetaehyung, jiminpark07, yu_gyeom, Official MonstaX, BTS_twt, OH_mes2, naver, ajol_llama, ATEEZofficial

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[identity profile] juhli.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 09:21 am (UTC)(link)
Also, Sungyeon posted #blackouttuesday but Pledis made her delete it

if anyone didn’t see it! it was up for a short while before being taken down by the bottom of the barrel company https://t.co/CxrTdFNszI (https://t.co/CxrTdFNszI) pic.twitter.com/SIvGV1jVJb (https://t.co/SIvGV1jVJb)

— sherl (@pristinfilms) June 2, 2020 (https://twitter.com/pristinfilms/status/1267768128756277248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

I'm side-eyeing Yesung for jumping on the blackouttuesday hashtag, when he doesn't have a problem with blackface.
The BTS, Monsta X and Ateez statements sound like pure PR.
In the meanwhile, Pledis stands on the wrong side of this and is not only keeping silent, but making their artist delete their post as well :/
Edited 2020-06-04 09:42 (UTC)

[identity profile] violoncelliste.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
Hoya????? I'm surprised and I hope it comes from an honest place.

BTS sure took their sweet time tbh normally I wouldn't even mind someone only posted today but they should have been the first in line

[identity profile] a-suitcase.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 09:44 am (UTC)(link)
Hani also posted a black square on blackouttuesday.

To be honest, given the rampant racism in kpop, I'm quite surprised that so many of the artists are openly supporting the BLM movement.

[identity profile] smilla-sini.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 09:46 am (UTC)(link)
Someone's ass got caught on fire set by dispatch I see. Too little too late.

[identity profile] mntsuklaa.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
I hope not a lot of people jump in on Amber's bandwagon, since 1st degree murder requires planning and those charges would not stick, from what I've read online.

Asian Boss also posted a video about this, everyone's watching US cops (and government) right now and no one likes what they're doing/not doing...

[identity profile] juhli.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 10:16 am (UTC)(link)
yeah, people were explaining it to her, seems like that's why she deleted the tweets later. Peniel, who first also reposted it, deleted it as well.

[identity profile] snowphone.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
i was honestly surprised that so many idols/groups posted.

ten also posted but i can't embed cause i'm at work

[identity profile] torontok.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 10:52 am (UTC)(link)
I'm ngl, seeing the EXO members continue to post random shit like nothings happening, even when Baekhyun's tweets had hundreds of responses with BLM links has made to feel really disappointed and disgusted.And the anti-blackness in every fandom has come out this week but exols really had the nerve to claim moral superiority over ARMYs while harassing black fans.
And enough of this bs of "maybe they donated quietly". Now is really not the time to move quietly.Chanyeol is the most followed person in Korea , one post from him alone could do so much but they're all mute.
Sorry if this is derailing but I've just been so disheartened and twitter isn't a place to say all this without being jumped
Edited 2020-06-04 10:56 (UTC)

[identity profile] in-noctem.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 11:15 am (UTC)(link)
Jooyoung also posted about it last week iirc

Has Hoya apologised for his nonsense

[identity profile] premonitioner.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 11:21 am (UTC)(link)
I saw a tweet calling Amber the Ellen of kpop and I was like 'oop they right'

[identity profile] lulufairybubble.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 11:22 am (UTC)(link)

Amber we still remember when you said Black people should be more respectful to cops. Then you 'apologized' but made a tiktok making a joke about the whole thing.

[identity profile] ohmylol.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 11:25 am (UTC)(link)

Considering that other companies spoke up I don't believe SM is going to be as dumb as to remain silent because they want that US money but if they are going to be performative at least I hope they donate and /or post some links, those BTS/MX/Ateez post are so obviously PR generic statements that the fact anyone is praising them for that makes me laugh

And if SM groups do statements like this I hope nobody praises them but I know they will

And sorry if people have jumped you for expressing disappointment as a black fan, I believe EXOls are less culty than armys but they aren't much better overall, how some fans treat the black fans for being rightfully disappointed and sad made me mad

[identity profile] jackieee94.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
Nothing from YG artists. Ok.

[identity profile] adenar.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 11:55 am (UTC)(link)
Both Ashley and Zuny from Ladies' Code posted black squares for blackouttuesday
I really hope that this has been a moment of reflection and learning for a lot of these stars, particularly those who have said shitty things before, and I hope they know that it'll take more than reposting an image to regain many people's trust.

[identity profile] violoncelliste.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 11:56 am (UTC)(link)
i don't know if you mean this post or in general but Taeyang posted on his IG

idk anything about ikon/winner

[identity profile] jackieee94.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry I meant more artists in general. So far we’ve only gotten Lee Hi and Taeyang.

[identity profile] torontok.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah just to clarify,I'm south asian not Black but even as a nbpoc seeing the way the fandom has reacted to the valid disappointment of Black eris is disgusting.The kjipics account for one, two black women who are dedicated fans being accused of clout chasing for expressing their feelings

Ia, I think we'll see SM put something out soon because both NCT 127 and Superm have such a heavy U.S focus that they'd be stupid not to but yeah, they need to donate because Lee Soo Man made his entire wealth off of copying Black musicians.

[identity profile] rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I cannot believe it took this long for BTS UN Peace Ambassador‘s to say something. And fans under the tweet who were quick to take that BLM out of their user name(or if they ever had it) saying “I trusted BTS the entire time!” 🙃 I’m just so disappointed with them and definitely going to be in my feelings for a while but I’m happy they did the bare minimum and posted something with their platform. Same with Monsta X who ALSO took too long to post something.

I still would love an actual apology or livestream explaining how they dropped the fucking ball within a week but I won’t hold my breath

[identity profile] rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I was wondering why she was trending again and I was like oh no what did this girl do AGAIN.

[identity profile] myungung.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 12:08 pm (UTC)(link)
it's good that many artistes are speaking out and that they are donating and I know that not everybody has to post on social media or show something they've done, but it still feels a bit performative. I was reading online about how people are worried about how this may just be a trend that many are jumping on, and I do feel the same way in that once the international media reduces its coverage, people will be acting like they didn't support this before

[identity profile] chikage-chan.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 12:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Even though my usual mood when it comes to Pledis already is "disappointed, but not surprised", it still hurt to see them make Sungyeon delete her post... Like, can you be even more of a douchebag?

I hoped at least Josh would be able to post something, and I'd like to believe him and other members would do so if they still could use their personal instagrams, but at this point I'm just pissed that it's 2020 and they still submit to this kind of muzzling as artists and as people.

[identity profile] yuwkon.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
zelo posted too! (https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1EJlZDCJ6/) i know this is a movement and not a contest or a trend but i do really admire Crush for telling korean artists/ kpop fans to support the BLM Movement. and damn, CL.

CL said what some of these kpop artists will never admit pic.twitter.com/D7ZoLN1Ypr (https://t.co/D7ZoLN1Ypr)

— ً (@LISANATlON) June 4, 2020 (https://twitter.com/LISANATlON/status/1268481439164661760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Edited 2020-06-04 12:38 (UTC)

[identity profile] benihime99.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
BTS statement is laughable

[identity profile] benihime99.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 12:34 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah if they're charged with first degree they're gonna walk
There's the matter what we saw and what the DA can prove
Proving premeditation is HARD

[identity profile] ohcrepe.livejournal.com 2020-06-04 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Nothing against any of these groups but I found it interesting that both mx and ateez posted about it within the same hour after bts posted
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