BTS and their management group Big Hit Entertainment have made a large donation to Black Lives Matter.
The famed K-pop group made a $1 million donation earlier this week Variety confirms.
Neither BTS or Big Hit are expected to make an announcement.
RELATED: BTS ‘Stand Against Racial Discrimination’ In Twitter Post
On Wednesday, the group shared a message in support of the protests.
“We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together,” they tweeted in both Korean and English.
우리는 인종차별에 반대합니다.
우리는 폭력에 반대합니다.
나, 당신, 우리 모두는 존중받을 권리가 있습니다. 함께 하겠습니다.We stand against racial discrimination.
We condemn violence.
You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together.#BlackLivesMatter— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) June 4, 2020
The BTS Army then decided to match the band’s donation and raised another $1 million in less than 24 hours, before BTS fan John Cena announced he’d be matching the BTS Army and also donating $1 million.
One of the many reasons I respect @BTS_twt and #ARMY #ARMYMatch1M #ArmyMatchedForBLM thank you #BTS and #BTSARMY https://t.co/2XpaHR6mFP
— John Cena (@JohnCena) June 8, 2020
Very happy to join #BTSARMY in efforts to match @BTS_twt tremendous donation #ARMYMatch1M
— John Cena (@JohnCena) June 8, 2020
Fans of BTS and other top K-pop groups also decided to “drown out any hateful messages on Twitter by flooding the hashtag #AllLivesMatter.”
On Sunday, BTS took part in YouTube’s “Dear Class of 2020” commencement event. The likes of Beyoncé, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama also made appearances.
