fans to back off, what he calls, a “dangerous, toxic internet screaming match between ‘fandoms.'”
The singer and songwriter Puth was responding to fans of the BTS ARMY, as the K-pop group’s legions of followers are known, who seemingly spammed several of his TikTok posts with comments teasing the singer. “Remember when you used Jungkook for clout?,” wrote one referencing the 22-year-old BTS member. Other posts claimed Puth used BTS for “fame.”
I don’t usually pay any mind to things like this, but something has to be said. This dangerous, toxic, internet screaming match between ‘fandoms’ has to stop.
Wrote Puth: “I don’t usually pay any mind to things like this, but something has to be said. … I’m 28 years old, so it doesn’t really mean anything to me when some person I don’t know writes a nasty message to me saying things like ‘I used BTS for clout.’ I don’t know what that means — I love those guys and they are super talented.“ His message was retweeted 10,000 times within three hours.
…saying things like “I used BTS for clout”. I don’t know what that means- I love those guys and they are super talented.Noting how such comments could affect those struggling with mental health and bullying, Puth added: “What I do know is that 10 years ago, language like this directed towards me would’ve affected me deeply in a very negative way. And I’m thinking about all the other younger kids on twitter seeing stuff like this on a daily basis.
And what did us 136.4M fans even do?! I'm sorry, but I just don't understand! Why are we blamed for something HE did?! Why are all the large accounts speaking about this instead of THE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BTS?!
Seriously THIS is what you are going to talk about? An IMPASSIONED plea and what not When you could just talk about the records being broken by BTS and other artists...why are you trying to bring people down?
Why not talk about their musical achievements? They just broke a record previously held by Adele. Also BTSARMY are one of the most positive fandom. Don't call out such a diverse, huge fandom just cause of few people. Just look at all good work they're doing
Literally it happened because 1 girl made a dumb ass video on TikTok and it spurred other immature TikTok ARMYs to spam his comments with same comment. I get why he'd be annoyed. But we don't claim them. What they did was wrong and they need to apologise for being like that+
Please do better journalism
Variety’s criteria for newsworthiness: White celebrity offended by a few bots/BTS antis on TikTok that do NOT represent what BTS and ARMY stand for at all. But, when BTS breaks major iTunes record, radio silence. Western media bias in a nutshell. smh
Its toxic internet culture, period. Its not a specific fandom that's 100% guilty while everyone else is innocent, but why say that when you know that if you mention said group or fandom you can get so much more attention.
? now make an article on how they beat Adeles record with 1 on itunes in 104 countries instead, he took a few immature comments from tiktok to call armys toxic - i hope no one in the kpop industry ever collaborates with this man
it's so unfair to attribute some people's comments to him to an entire fandom
Embarassing that you are reporting on tiktok drama instead of bts’s recent achievements
Wtf We don't care what he does or says, we are so busy with the charts to pay attention to him.Tell him to stop mentioning them and us and mind his own business. I don't hate him, but it's so annoying that he mention us and them only for this shitt.. Stream ON/BS/SG 👑BTS_twt
Could you please write an article about BTS breaking Adele's 5 year old iTunes record? BTS has surpassed Adele's record and now has 104 no 1s on Itunes for their track Black Swan. It is an impressive feat and deserves to not be overshadowed. Thank you.
Can't believe easy people👀👀
If that’s what you call toxic then sign me up , Army’s being called toxic for wanting to protect BTS from attention seeking people ,who only want to promote their new song by using BTS, army’s for clicks ... ok 👍
BTS broke Adele’s record yesterday with the most 1 iTunes worldwide. Just letting you know since it seems you forgot how to do your job!!
How unprofessional and racist of you Variety. Write about the amazing record BTS just smashed and not a white man fighting with a handful of Tik-Tok trolls who don’t represent a fandom or a group.
Take a note: Learn from professionals 🤦🤡🤡🤡
....anyways
He literally told a fan to go die
Nobody cares abt that white man 🤡
BTS_twt beat a 5 year record which was previously held by ADELE and you write abt this clout chaser who got ate up on his own song by jungkook? ARE YOU DUMB?
Report on this instead... brstream
Fvck off
We are busy breaking records, leave us alone
bts broke adele’s record, write about that instead
Tweet about bts breaking the itunes record or stfu
look at this before saying anything:
Damn is he releasing new content?
you're quick to post about this foolery but but no article about BTS breaking Adele's 'Hello' record for most number 1s on itunes with their single Black Swan
He does this whenever he drops a new song so just ignore him and let's celebrate our new record DidOurThing BTSiTunesRecord BlackSwan103
Bro it’s not just army so let’s get our facts straight shall we 🤦🏻♀️
.BTS_twt 👀👀
legend we stan!
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
BTS just broke Adele' record where's the article juseyo
Armys do not engage. Literally I don't even know what this is about. But do not engage.
We love him and we're proud of him💚 WeLoveYouCharlie
Fk this article 🥴.
This man rocks. PERIODT
He did the right thing He did the right thing
What kind of news it is! Quarantine makes you guys really running out of topics. Since you can’t do defamation to artists, you want to do it to the fans. Anyway, stream Daechwita. The song suits you.
What kind of news it is! Quarantine makes you guys really running out of topics. Anyway, stream Daechwita.
.this is why I hate media the way you are posting that shit instead of black swan record ..
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BTS will be sad cause they have the most toxic fandom🙁
Please know he’s not talking about all BTS fans, only the ones who are harassing him and spreading hate & rumors. If you look at his tik tok most all his recent videos are comments from Bts fans harassing him.
Charlie just k!lled his chances to smile with bts ever again. When you meet jungkook next time look at this hand you'll see whats written on
y’all literally came up here, on twt, when the issue was taking place on tiktok? we didn’t even know about this until he tweeted about it. like seriously, fix the problem on tiktok, not here.
We stand with Charlie puth
To variety: We are busy, stop using bts name for something they didn’t do. Using BTS FANS as attention wouldn’t not help you.
I find it very ironic how bts just broke a four year record and became the first and only artist to pass 100 1 on iTunes, and Charlie Puth has creepily been stalking women on Instagram but THIS is what you choose to report.
But like no one ever talked about Charlie pffff
Why don’t you report this instead
No
MTSWWWW WASTE OF TIME
Really don't you have anything better to do, BTS heck The Beatles had it then, Women& girls screaming over them. Geeze get a Life. I'm 54 & I like BTS.
charlieputh look
Billboard showing their true colours again by focusing on this, rather than writing about bts' achievements
Twitter ARMY literally don't know what's even going on. You'll wanna speak with Tik Tok to find out what happened.
i'm not listening to his song do whatever you want we don't care
Euwww variety sh!t
Aaah apaga
🚨DON'T CLICK, NOT SAFE🚨 Focus on the charts!
ARMY do not click the link.
shh... bts is about to break another record
Just he make himself famous Don't care about him
He doesn’t have fans. And literally every Collab he’s ever done has been for clout
Ow shit here we go again
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