James Corden’s monologue about BTS’ presence at the UN angered ARMY. Fans of the Korean boyband demand that it be rectified. James Corden comments about BTS and the UN that he made on his show did not sit well with the boyband fan base. On September 22, ARMY’s appreciation for his good treatment of the group in their interviews turned to disappointment.
On September 21, The Late Late Show Twitter account posted a snippet of the show’s opening monologue. In the clip, the presenter talked about BTS‘ participation in the UN event that caused a sensation on Monday the 20th. In his show monologue, James Corden called BTS’ presence at the event “unusual” and highlighted the great attention the boyband attracted to the UN YouTube channel.
He made a play on words with the term ARMY, but also referred to the fanbase by noting that “for the first time, 15-year-old girls wished for the place of the UN Secretary General” who was photographed with BTS and received them at the event.
1. It wasn't "unusual" for BTS to be there. They've been 3 times. 2. They weren't "visiting". They were Presidental Envoys who were invited to speak. 3. Teen girls are valid, innovative, smart, & set a lot of trends although we aren't all teens or girls. #JamesCorden pic.twitter.com/5SZLqS3Z7l
— Ashley⁷∞💜 아포방포 🪷 (@wanderingpages) September 22, 2021
“The UN General Assembly started this morning in New York and with some quite unusual visitors: BTS. It must have been strange for the person who uploads the general assembly meetings to YouTube.
15 million views in an instant.
Although many may have said ‘why is BTS there?’ World leaders have no choice but to take BTS seriously. At the end of the day, BTS has one of the biggest (ARMY) fanbases on the planet. A historical moment. For the first time, 15-year-old girls from all over the world found themselves wanting to be Secretary General António Guterres”.
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Currently, the original clip was deleted from the show Twitter account due to the negative response it received on social networks.
An ARMY group found it problematic that James Corden said that BTS’s involvement was unusual. They argue that the adjective should not be applied because it is the third time that the boyband has given a message at a UN General Assembly event.
The last part of the monologue has been considered a “generalization” that follows the stereotype that only teenagers make up the BTS fanbase. They highlighted that the group of fans has a diversity of ages, from the youngest to adult people. When the video went viral, the phrase #PapaMochiIsOverParty became trending to criticize the presenter.
