BTS ARMY went all out this year to celebrate the K-pop band’s youngest member Jeon Jungkook’s 24th birthday. The South Korean band is globally fashionable dedicated fans in several countries, who celebrate their favourite idols’ birthdays with gusto. Some fans in Pakistan had bought an ad for 2 days to celebrate the Golden Maknae’s birthday on September 1.
“Happy 24th Birthday”, “Jungkook BTS Gujranwala ARMY (the name of the boyband’s fandom)” were displayed on the brilliant yellow advertisement, featuring an image of Jungkook in his look from the launch event of their biggest hit song – Butter – from earlier this year.
The billboard was put up in Gujranwala city in Pakistan. Despite being purchased with the permission of the Chamber of Commerce, the billboard was taken down after every day. A provincial assembly candidate and member of the Islamist organization Jamaat-e-Islami had the ad removed after it absolutely was delivered to his attention on Facebook.
We received lots of complaints from people. There was such a lot commotion. There are kids during this city. This group (BTS) incorporates a negative influence on them and encourages them to behave in wrong activities. They promote homosexuality,” assembly candidate Furqan Aziz Butt told VICE World News.
The removal of the billboard has disappointed fans who have expressed their outrage on Twitter.
In India, fans wished Jungkook by having bus shelter billboards put up with images of the Euphoria singer and text that read ‘Happy Jungkook Day’.
K-pop stars are often criticized for wearing makeup and their fashion choices that are deemed “effeminate” by those unacquainted the industry’s male beauty standards. BTS, despite being the most important musical act to come back out of Republic of Korea in recent years, has got to pander to several prejudices and taboos, too.
The septet, widely considered the largest boyband within the world currently, has been smashing records and paving the way for the K-Pop industry. They’ve spoken at the global organization, are the primary Asian and non-English speaking act to sell out the Wembley stadium, and are appointed cultural ambassadors of South Korea.
