The day K-Pop sneaked into the UN with a message of hope

Frustration, tiredness, boredom, uncertainty, loneliness, fear of the future ... These are just some of the sensations that millions of people have felt since the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, six months ago, to turn the life of everybody.

And children and young people have been no exception.

“Covid-19 was beyond my imagination.

Our world tour was canceled, all of our plans went awry, and I was left alone.

I looked up but couldn't see the stars at night. "The speaker is RM, leader of the famous South Korean K-Pop band BTS, who this Wednesday supported with an emotional speech a virtual event titled 

, organized by Unicef ​​in parallel with the celebration of the 75th Annual Assembly of the United Nations. 

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From lonely to desperate, the K-Pop band shared details of their own personal challenges since the pandemic began, in a video that lasts more than seven minutes (see above).

"I was frustrated and depressed, but I took notes, wrote songs and thought about who I was. I said to myself, 'If I give up here, then I'm not the star of my life.' This is what a wonderful person would do," reflects V, another of the members.

For Jimin it was not easy either: "I was desperate. Everything fell apart. I could only look outside my window. Yesterday I was singing and dancing with fans from all over the world. Now my world had been reduced to one room." 

Public health experts agree that the fight against this pandemic will not end anytime soon.

The longer this health crisis persists, they say, the greater its impact will be on future generations, especially those in the most vulnerable situations.

One of the many risks that are looming is the increase in violence.

"It is a problem that we already suffered before, but that has been exacerbated by the confinement. We know that there has been an increase of between 20% and 30% and we fear that children and adolescents are suffering," he lamented Åsa Regnér, Undersecretary General of UN Women in this virtual chat, in which leaders and ministers from Canada, Denmark, South Korea, Qatar and Sierra Leone, among others, participated. 

From lonely to desperate, the K-Pop band shared details of their own personal challenges since the pandemic began, in a video that lasts more than seven minutes.

To all these leaders, and to the speech of BTS, the executive director of UNICEF, Henrietta Fore, has also joined, who shared a message of solidarity and hope with young people.

"What seemed normal and familiar now is strange and new. Things may not feel like now, but we can use this time to think about how we can reimagine and build a better world. You are not alone."

Since last May, Unicef ​​has been working through its #Reimagining campaign for the reconstruction of the world and a better future after the outbreak of covid-19, in an attempt to mitigate its consequences. 

In this attempt to go further, both Unicef ​​and other international organizations surround themselves with celebrities or media figures at their events and thus amplify their message.

This same week the documentary

was presented

where the UN reviews its 75 years of life and

featuring Beyoncé and Andrea Bocelli on the soundtrack, and activist Malala Yousafzai, singer Burna Boy and actor Forest Whitaker as guests and lead narrators.

In the case of the K-Pop band, it is not the first time that they participate in an event like this.

BTS has returned to the UN General Assembly two years after giving a speech in support of their Love Myself campaign, an initiative that fights to end violence against children and adolescents in the world and which has raised more than two million dollars. dollars for UNICEF's #ENDViolence campaign. 

Remember this historic moment at the @UN General Assembly two years ago? @BTS_twt are back at #UNGA to deliver a message of hope and solidarity to young people whose lives have been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tune in today at 9am EDT / 10pm KST. # BTSLoveMyself pic.twitter.com/QLaQhu4rrr

- UNICEF (@UNICEF) September 23, 2020

"Our tomorrow can be dark, painful, difficult. We could stumble or fall. But the stars shine brightest when the night is dark. And if the stars are hidden, we will let the moonlight guide us. Even if the moon is out. dark, may our faces be the light that helps us find our way ", recites the leader RM near the end of the speech.

And they conclude with this phrase, the seven of them in chorus, as if they were singing one of their famous songs: "Life goes on. Let's live it."

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