I've followed so much new army so I'll introduce myself, feel free to introduce yourself too ahhaha
Im 27 yo (98 liner), she/her, August Leo, lawyer, Turkish and Muslim.
I've been army since early 2022 🫠, my bias is yoongi but I'm romantically in love with jungkook/taehyung
@iHeartRadio Disrespecting the very people who showed up and packed your festival from day one, then calling them “losers” simply because they complained about sound issues — issues that were also pointed out by people outside the fandom — is completely unacceptable. Instead of acknowledging the criticism, explaining what happened, or simply apologizing, you chose to attack the people who attended and supported your event.
But dragging Jungkook into this and mocking his name crosses another line entirely. He traveled nearly 12 hours specifically to perform at your festival, went on stage for barely 15 minutes, and still gave it everything he had as the professional he is. Using his name as a joke when he had absolutely nothing to do with those complaints is incredibly disrespectful. Deliberately mocking a Korean name can also play into racist and xenophobic stereotypes that a media outlet should know better than to normalize.
This is also disrespectful to BTS as a whole. For years, they have always shown nothing but professionalism, kindness, and willingness to participate in iHeartRadio shows and events. Whenever they have been invited, they have given their time and treated everyone with respect. The very least they deserve in return is that same respect.
We demand a public apology from @TheWoodyShow to BTS, and especially to Jungkook, for mocking his name. We also expect iHeartRadio to address what happened and take it seriously. Criticism about problems at an event can be addressed and explained. Insulting your own audience and turning one of the artists who showed up for your festival into the punchline is not an acceptable response.
So @iHeartRadio did a shit job with the sound, posted content that excluded a member and never corrected it, and now their DJs are being straight up racist toward BTS on the air. Is it really so hard to just be competent and professional?
💜tae what r u doing
🐯i was lying down in new trunks i bought, watching yt & picking my nose a little-
💜ur being way too honest today
🐯would u rather i lied?
🐯i came back after work put on my 3 piece suit & im sitting here having a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper