HYBE received harsh criticisms for allegedly deceiving BTS fans
May 11, 2025 Since October 2023, the death toll in the Gaza Strip has reportedly exceeded 43,062 people, including 16,765 children, according to Al Jazeera, while 101,223 people have been injured by Israeli attacks. In the seven months of the battle, more than 10,000 Palestinian men and women are missing under the rubble in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Israel is considered an "apartheid state" due to its illegal occupation and administration of Palestinian territories. The border of Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip, was designated as a "safe zone" for civilians, but 1.5 million Palestinians, mostly children, have to take refuge here in terrible living conditions. Despite its previous declaration, Israel still attacked thus area, causing great shock in the international community about the indiscriminate killing of civilians. Since then, K-pop fans in general and BTS fans in particular have supported the BDS movements, taking a pro-Palestinian stance. Fans often a...