Findings
| When | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Their Love Myself partnership with UNICEF raised nearly $3 million by 2021 for efforts against violence involving children and young people. | Source |
| 2022 | BTS spoke at the White House about anti-Asian hate. | Source |
| BTS donated US$1 million to Black Lives Matter in 2020; ARMY (as their global fanbase is called) matched the amount within approximately 24 hours. | Source | |
| 2016 | Early BTS songs and social-media posts were criticized for objectifying or demeaning women. Big Hit acknowledged the criticism and issued an apology. | Source |
| 2024 | Group member Suga drove an electric scooter while intoxicated, failed a breath test, lost his licence and received a 15-million-won court fine. He publicly accepted responsibility and apologized. | Source |
| 2018 | BTS faced public backlash and media criticism regarding past wardrobe choices and concert imagery. The controversies involved an atomic-bomb T-shirt, a hat with a Nazi SS symbol, and a concert performance featuring flags with symbols resembling a swastika. Their agency apologized, while saying there was no intent to endorse Nazism or mock victims. | Source |
| 2019 | BTS performed a solo stadium concert in Saudi Arabia despite criticism from human rights advocates over the country's record on issues including women's rights, freedom of expression, and LGBTQ rights. The band defended the decision, stating that they accepted the invitation because fans wanted to see them perform and that they did not find the decision easy. | Source |
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