BTS Looks to Sustainable Fashion for Appearance at U.N. Headquarters

BTS is back at the United Nations. Three years since the most popular K-pop boy band in the world made a splash at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City, BTS returned to accompany President Moon Jae-in of South Korea on Monday ahead of the opening of the 76th annual General Assembly. The president tapped the seven-member group, which consists of RM, Jungkook, Jimin, Jin, Suga, J-Hope and V, to be the U.N.’s Special Presidential Envoys for Future Generations and Culture for the Republic of Korea and help encourage people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Each member of BTS wore custom suits made by RE;CODE, a sustainable label based in Korea. “This suit design aims to support sustainable fashion and it is particularly designed for BTS’ speech at [the] United Nations,” the brand said on its official Instagram account. Additionally, they all wore rainbow crystal Swarovski pins representing the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. In their seven-minute speech, the group, who stated they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, highlighted the importance of getting the vaccine and praised young people all over the world for their resiliency during the pandemic, stating that they are not a “lost generation” because of this. Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS, from

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