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In which country is BTS banned?

by Ratan Srivastava
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Weibo, a Chinese social media platform, has banned a fan club of renowned South Korean K-pop band BTS from posting for 60 days, claiming that it obtained funds unlawfully. This comes days following photos of the fan group’s custom-built plane were uploaded online.

BTS member Jimin was the focus of the fan club account, which now has over 1.1 million followers on Weibo. The account’s restrictions come as part of China’s drive to clean up the entertainment sector and crack down on “irrational behaviour” by followers.

Xi Jinping, China’s president, has called for such a “national rejuvenation” that includes tighter Communist Party control over business, education, culture, as well as religion. Since then, the party has limited children’s access to internet gaming and therefore is attempting to prevent what it regards as unhealthy celebrity worship.

Last week, the government outlawed effeminate guys on television, as well as idol development shows, for having “poor moral principles” that may harm children. After photographs of a modified Jeju Air airliner featuring images of Jimin surfaced online last week, the BTS fan account was barred from posting on Weibo. The club’s plans to celebrate his 26th birthday in October included the customised plane.

The act received a lot of backlash online because of its over-the-top nature. In response to the reaction, the account posted a message on its feed last week advising followers to be “sensible” while pursuing celebrities in order to maintain a “harmonious as well as healthy internet environment.”

The organisation has been barred from posting on Weibo for 60 days after it had been discovered to have gathered cash illegally, according to a statement released on Sunday.

According to the statement, “Weibo firmly condemns such foolish star-chasing conduct and therefore will deal with it seriously.”

According to China’s state-owned media, the fan club began gathering funds in April to prepare for such birthday festivities, garnering well over a million yuan ($150,000) in the very first three minutes and 2.3 million yuan ($360,000) in the first hour.

The club also intended to place adverts in newspapers such as The New York Times commemorating Jimin’s birthday. It is also commonplace for K-pop fans throughout the world to announce their favourite celebrities’ birthdays in newspapers and billboards, or to decorate public transportation vehicles with photos of their idols.

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