South Korean supergroup BTS issued a statement on Monday night condemningthe recent wave of anti-Asian violence and hate that is sweeping the U.S.
and shared their own experiences of the racism they have faced for being Asian. The statement, posted in Korean and English on BTS' official social accounts, begins with the band offering their "deepest condolences to thosewho have lost their loved ones." Although no specific events are mentioned, the statement comes after the March 16 shootings outside Atlanta, in which a gunman visited three Asian massage parlors and killed eight people, including six Asian women.
Mindful not to make themselves the focus, the band's statement then highlighted moments when they "faced discrimination as Asians,".
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