for those who are lost about the whole BTS Peru situation, here's what's been going on:
- so namjoon had posted on wv asking ppl to stop gathering outside their hotels because the noise was disturbing the members, staff AND other hotel guests, leaving them unable to sleep properly and potentially affecting their performances, he thanked everyone for the warm welcome and asked for privacy across their upcoming stops too.
- instead of acknowledging his concerns, some people started calling him xenophobic and defending themselves rather than accepting that boundaries need to be respected.
- then came the narrative that the people outside weren't ARMY. but with the drone shows, people singing Hooligan word for word and all the other activities happening, how can anyone confidently claim to know who everyone is? none of these things prove individual identities, but simply saying “they're not ARMY” doesn't solve the problem either.
- some genuine Peruvian ARMYs have reportedly been trying to redirect people away from the hotel through alternative location posts, and there were reports of water tankers being used to disperse the crowd.
- YET, a huge crowd is reportedly still outside the hotel, with some people saying it's just a popular tourist spot and a holiday. maybe some people are genuinely tourists, but we can't assume everyone's intentions either way now do we??
- NOW, a dancer from BTS' crew has also spoken up, asking people to stay away from the hotel, stop making noise and stop sending pictures of the hotel because this behaviour isn't something to be proud of.
AND NOW THERE ARE REPORTS OF PEOPLE POINTING LASERS AT THEIR HOTEL ROOMS. this is beyond disturbing.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS NEVER ABOUT PERU OR LATIN AMERICAN ARMYs. IT'S ABOUT BTS' PRIVACY, SAFETY AND BASIC HUMAN DECENCY.
they deserve to sleep, rest and prepare for their performances without being watched or disturbed. whether those people are ARMY or not, whether the location is a tourist spot or not, NONE OF THAT JUSTIFIES INVADING THEIR PRIVACY.
stop making this about defending a country's reputation or proving who's a real ARMY. listen to what namjoon actually asked for. BTS came to perform for us, not to have their hotel turned into a public attraction. LET THEM REST. 💜
i’ve been an army for 8 years and i’ve NEVER seen anything like this happen to bts. dudes pointing lasers inside the hotel rooms, thousands of people standing outside their hotel, crowding them while getting in the cars, hacking airport cctv footage, multiple threats for a member, people rejecting freebies and throwing them on the ground. and namjoon had the strength to come out and gently ask yall to just LEAVE. and the response was that his audacity will ruin bts. i need you all to get a grip and come back to reality. i hope peru won’t be on any other bts tour poster for eternity and yall deserve that. i’m sorry for the few normal armys that know this is wrong but the boys cannot live like this. this lack of respect towards them, their staff, the dancers, other guests at the hotel. insane. just insane behavior. hope they get on a plane asap and get the fuck out of there.
🐨: “Si ustedes también sienten que su trabajo está ocupando demasiado espacio en sus vidas, creo que sería bueno recordar que el trabajo es simplemente trabajo”.
Namjoon siempre tiene las palabras correctas cuando mas se necesitan ❤️🩹