Korean boy band BTS to address UN

Boy Band BTS attends the 2018 Billboard Music Awards 2018 at the MGM Grand Resort International on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. / AFP PHOTO

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — K-Pop sensation BTS will address the United Nations on Monday for the launch of a campaign by the UN children’s agency UNICEF as world leaders prepare to open their annual General Assembly debate.

BTS will be speaking at the launch of “Generation Unlimited,” a new partnership to promote education, training and employment for the world’s youth, said a UNICEF spokesperson.

Among South Korea’s best known and most lucrative musical exports, BTS made music history this year by becoming the first K-Pop group to top the Billboard 200 music charts.

The septet will bring its “Love Yourself” tour to New York for a series of concerts next week including its first-ever stadium performance.

World leaders on Tuesday will begin six days of high-level debate at the General Assembly during which the new thaw in relations on the Korean peninsula will be a top agenda item.

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