BTS fans in Los Angeles, Sept. 9, 2018. After the group donated $1 million to BlackLivesMatter, fans matched the donation, and then some.
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K-Pop Fans Step in the Political Arena
They've jammed racist hashtags, flooded a Dallas police inbox and taken credit for depressing turnout at one of President Trump's rallies—using the same tools with which they've turned BTS videos into massive YouTube hits. How did the K-pop fanbase get political, and why didn't anyone notice before?