With fame comes responsibility but also unnecessary hate. The global superstars BTS have gained immense love and recognition for their music, message, and talents over the past decade. They have become one of the most popular K-pop groups from the industry’s underdogs, but with this fame and honor, they have also repeatedly been targeted by hate.
Recently, one of the groups on Facebook directing hatred towards the septet with xenophobic comments has surfaced online. Although if you search BTS Haters group, dozens of spaces overflowing with hate speech pop up on the screen; this particular group is gaining attention for covering the loathing speech behind a meme page. Read ahead to find out more about the group, its creator, and possible reasons behind his actions.
The face behind the viral BTS Haters Facebook group
Recently, a meme page on Facebook titled This Guy is Literally Me went viral with its posts targeting the South Korean boy group BTS. The page appears as a regular group where people can gather to laugh at silly memes, but the group’s content is driven by xenophobia towards the global superstars.
This group is created and managed by Saad Azam from Pakistan and includes 24.8K members. Azam initially was managing a group named ‘Sigma Zone,’ mainly including snippets and memes about sports rivalry and a plethora of Christian Bale edits from American Psycho, which was later renamed ‘This Guy is Literally Me.’
His recent post featuring an edited poster on a tree reading “Be A Man, Be A Hater” with ‘No BTS’ in red ink has received 3.2K comments, 6.2K shares, and over 52K reactions. Most of the engagements are agreeing and appreciating the image, with some defending the artists.
The previous posts about BTS uploaded by various members of the group mock the Korean language as having incoherent sounds, criticizing Taehyung‘s title of the World’s Most Handsome Man by comparing their own self with a bearded Robert Pattinson, and disregarding their discography.
However, these posts that are cheap and racist aren’t new, either. Many have been posted on other social media pages with few to no changes. While BIGHIT Music is constantly collecting data of hate comments, false reports, and threats towards their artist and suing the haters, the number of such groups and their members continues to grow. This prompts the question of why people are loathful towards BTS.
Why do people hate BTS?
When discussing why people hate BTS, it is necessary to note that disliking their discography, not resonating with their message, or generally being indifferent to them doesn’t permit anyone to write hateful comments or harass them.
Some people spent too much time hating. And responding to hate.
“It may hurt #BTSARMY if you care abt all the negative things… That’s what the haters want…
IGNORING THEM would be better for your health.”
–@BTS_twt Namjoon#BTS #RMpic.twitter.com/QnX7XO2hor— Sari Setiogi Griberg (@setiogi) October 16, 2023
These kinds of behaviors are rooted in xenophobic and racist ideologies and/or are outbursts of other repressed problems. The haters also misdirect their frustrations after having a bad experience with an ARMY onto the group.
Some of the fans of various artists (including BTS) cross lines while discussing their personal music preferences and leave hate comments.
Lastly, the haters misuse the group’s name to gain engagement on their pages. It is necessary to report and block pages similar to ‘This Guy is Literally Me’ rather than engage in any arguments.
