UNGA: BTS Urges Youth to ‘Live On’ Despite Coronavirus in UN Speech

K-pop superstars BTS delivered a speech of encouragement to young people worldwide via a video released in conjunction with the UN General Assembly meeting of global leaders. In the video released Wednesday by UNICEF, the UN children’s agency, members of the South Korean band discussed how they coped with feeling isolated during the coronavirus pandemic.

The pandemic forced the seven-member boy band to cancel concerts this spring. The members said in the video that the sudden slowdown in their busy lives was tough but productive.

“Covid-19 was beyond my imagination,” said RM, the band leader. “All our plans went away, and I became alone.”

Other BTS members said they also felt adrift at first, but they ultimately used the time to reflect and turn their feelings into music.

“Our songs became the stories we wanted to tell each other. We live in uncertainty, but really, nothing’s changed,” band member Jung Kook said. “If there’s something I can do, if our voices can give strength to people, then that’s what we want, and that’s what we’ll keep on doing.”

The group encouraged people to take care of themselves and, in RM’s words, to “imagine the future.”

“BTS will be there for you,” he pledged.

BTS has engaged with the UN before, appearing at a UNICEF event during the General Assembly meeting in 2018.

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