Bangtan Boys to address UN at launch of youth campaign
BTS will be speaking at the launch of “Generation Unlimited”, a new partnership to promote education, training and employment for the world’s youth.
UNITED NATIONS, United States: K-Pop sensation BTS aka Bangtan Boys will address the United Nations on Monday for the launch of a campaign by the UN children’s agency UNICEF at the UN headquarters in New York, a day before the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations kicks off.
BTS will be speaking at the launch of “Generation Unlimited”, a new partnership to promote education, training and employment for the world’s youth, said a UNICEF spokesperson.
The partnership is dedicated to increasing opportunities and investments for children and young people aged between 10 and 24, according to UNICEF. At the event, BTS will give a threeminute speech in front of high authority figures and heads of state, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Executive Director of UNICEF Henrietta Fore and South Korea’s first lady Kim Jungsook. It marks the first time a K-pop act has been invited to the assembly.
BTS had previously partnered with UNICEF to launch a global campaign dubbed “Love Myself”, an initiative that calls for an end to violence against children and teenagers, last November, as an extension of its mainstay “Love Yourself” narrative.
Currently on the US leg of its “Love Yourself” world tour, BTS recently wrapped up its performance in Los Angeles. The septet will bring its “Love Yourself” tour to New York for a series of concerts next week including its first-ever stadium performance.
This month is poised to be a busy one for the group, as it is set to perform on “The Tonight Show”, one of the most popular and longest-running nighttime talk shows in the US, on Sept. 25, on “Good
Morning America” on Sept. 26 and at the Prudential Center from Sept. 28-29.
Among South Korea’s best known and most lucrative musical exports, BTS made music history this year by becoming the first K-Pop group to top the Billboard 200 music charts.
The group has also become the first Korean act to be nominated for the American Music Awards (AMAs) which will be held on Oct 9.
World leaders on Tuesday will begin six days of high-level debate at the General Assembly during which the new thaw in relations on the Korean peninsula will be a top agenda item.