BTS-mania sweeps the White House as boy band speaks on anti-Asian hate
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5ZVPX)
Young fans peer through the gates while K-pop sensations meet the president and address the press
They braved sweltering heat, they pressed their faces to the fence, they clutched cameraphones in the hope of glimpsing their idols.
The dozens of young fans at the White House gates resembled a pop concert on Tuesday - but the adulation was not for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, whose approval ratings are on the slide. The Korean pop sensations BTS were here to give sleepy Washington a shot of adrenaline, discuss Asian inclusion and representation and address hate crimes against Asian people.
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