This conference brings together scholars, fans, and music industry professionals in a supportive and inclusive space to talk, debate and share ideas about BTS. Subjects will include music, fandom, education, dance performance art, culture, social movements, fashion and more.  

Complimentary giveaway ticket with every ticket purchased!

BTS Conference Organizers Statement on Racist Violence 

and the Atlanta Shootings 

Soon Chung Park, age 74

Hyun Jung Kim Grant, age 51

Suncha Kim, age 69

Yong Yue, age 63

Delaina Ashley Yaun, age 33

Paul Andre Michels, age 54

Xiaojie Tan, age 49

Daoyou Feng, age 44

We are heartbroken by the murder of eight people in Atlanta, six of them Asian and Asian American women. We mourn their deaths and grieve with their families. The violence targeting Asian and Asian American women is not new, and for so many of us experiences of sexism and racism are painfully familiar. We are a group of scholars, artists, and activists drawn to the transformative potentials of BTS, including the ways that communities of fans have organized against racism and gender-based violence of all forms. The Atlanta attacks illuminate transpacific legacies of militarized violence that BTS scholarship urges us to reflect on more deeply. As we move forward with this conference we remain firm in our resolve to promote education, activism, and arts that share our commitment to social justice and radical politics of care. Please read the statements and consult the resources below for more context regarding the legacies of hate and anti-Asian violence at the root of the Atlanta and so many other attacks. Please read the statements and consult the resources here for more context regarding the legacies of hate and anti-Asian violence at the root of the Atlanta and so many other attacks. We encourage you to use these resources and pass them on. 

Blogpost link: 

https://csunbtsconference.blogspot.com/2021/03/resources-httpsstopaapihate.html

In solidarity,

Frances Gateward, Jinah Kim, Nam Lee, Charles Hatfield, Michael Johnson, Candace Epps-Robertson, Jade Larios-Juarez, Amanda Harrison