Inspired by BTS, ARMY Successfully Collects 1 Million US Dollars for Black Lives Matter

Kapanlagi.com - Only a day after BTS was confirmed by international media, Variety exclusively from Big Hit Entertainment, it was revealed that RM and his agency had donated one million US dollars to Black Lives Matter. 

Not long after that, BTS fans, specifically ARMY, were also moved to do the same. Using the hashtag #MatchedAMillion, ARMY from all over the world joined forces to contribute funds. What happened next?

1. ARMY Successfully Collects 1 Million US Dollars in 24 Hours

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Unexpectedly, the hashtag #MatchedAMillion, which was promoted shortly after BTS was reported to have donated 1 million US dollars to Black Lives Matter, caught the attention of many fans.

Coordinated by an account named @OneInAnARMY, this social initiative was able to raise a large sum of money. As a result, within 24 hours, ARMY managed to collect over 1 million US dollars from 35,609 donors.

2. Receiving Support from Many Parties

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Interestingly, the hashtag #MatchedAMillion has received a lot of support. Not a few diverse parties support this BTS fans' action. ARMY is considered capable of proving themselves as not just K-POP fans who are only teenagers.

Moreover, with the inspiration obtained directly from their idol, ARMY proves that their unity in their fandom can equal what BTS does to do something positive, especially in supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

For information, Black Lives Matter is an action against systemic racial injustice that has caused massive demonstrations in the US. This movement occurred after a black man named George Floyd died from being restrained with a knee on his neck, preventing him from breathing by the police in Minnesota.

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