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BTS Discusses Anti-Asian Discrimination With Biden in White House Visit

K-Pop boy band speaks out against the rise of hate crimes directed at Asian community 

K-Pop boy band BTS spoke at the White House press briefing on Tuesday before meeting with President Biden to discuss Asian inclusion and representation amid an uptick in anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press

K-Pop boy band BTS met with President Biden at the White House to talk about discrimination against the Asian community amid an uptick in anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S.

“It’s not wrong to be different,” Suga, one of the seven BTS members, said in remarks from the White House Tuesday prior to meeting privately with Mr. Biden. “Equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences.”

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