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Petition demanding BTS’ disbandment filed to Blue House
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BTS speaks during a meeting focused on youth issues at the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2018. (AFP/Mark Garten)
O
ver 3,000 Koreans have signed a petition calling for the disbandment of boy band BTS on Cheong Wa Dae’s official online petition platform.
The petition posted on Sept. 25 calls for the band’s disbandment on the grounds that the band members are “haughty”.
“What have they done to merit military service exemption?” reads the post, expressing discontent over a military service exemption debate sparked by a lawmaker in July.
Read also: K-pop comes to London as South Korea's BTS take to stage
The presidential office is required to issue an official statement for petitions with over 200,000 signatures.
In response, fans of the boy band have initiated petitions “against the disbandment of BTS” on the website.
This article appeared on The Korea Herald newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
