Members of K-Pop band, BTS perform on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ show in Central Park in New York on May 15, 2019. (Reuters photo)
HONG KONG: K-pop boy band BTS has just received a rare non-musical title – South Korea’s special envoy for public diplomacy.
President Moon Jae-in appointed the seven-member group as the Special Presidential Envoy for Future Generations and Culture, said spokeswoman Park Kyung-mee at the presidential Blue House on Wednesday.
In that capacity, the band plans to attend major international meetings, including the 76th session of the UN General Assembly slated for September, she said.
They will send “a message of consolation and hope for the youth around the world” and also join various activities to enhance cooperation in such issues as the environment, poverty,…
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