Anandabazar Patrika — Lodging complaint against disrespectful article written.

This is to inform that the article written about K-pop and their fans on the 14th of December, 2020, page 12, is highly racist and disrespectful. It’s disheartening to see how awfully all the achievements and messages of self-love that the idols give their fans is reduced to the ashes of "trend" and "obsession". The reporter has referred to the K-pop genre, especially BTS as a mere source of time wastage for "teenagers". Firstly, like Indian music, Korean pop is also a genre of music which not only kids, but even people aged 40-50, do listen and enjoy. If you had done a little bit of research, you should have known that K-pop music inspire us to love ourselves and strive for a better tomorrow. Did you listen to the speeches that BTS gave at UN twice? In 2018 and 2020 respectively. Well, I never knew that The United Nations call "people who destroy others’ lives" to give speeches on how we should move on with our lives even though the darkest clouds may overcast us. Sorry to say, standing in the 21st century, even now people use "gay", "lesbian" as an insult, treat "depression" and "anxiety" as social evils. It’s sad to say that loving and getting inspired from people who are actually promoting various solutions through their songs is termed as "obsession". Also, it was said that the girl prayed for Suga to get alright from the shoulder injury. I want to ask, is it wrong to pray for someone who has been your shelter in your hard times. But that, according to some people is obsession. The article published is extremely mean and racist towards the North Indians as to only they can promote Korean culture as they are Mongolians, but not us, Bengalis. To be reminded, Korean pop culture is far beyond sitting with the mobiles and jamming to the songs. We understand their language because we are interested. Those songs act as our refreshment button from the neck break competition that we face every day in academics, in day to day lives, everywhere. K-pop songs make us happy. Lastly to add on, the people who were interviewed are students studying in class 7 who are interested about nothing but to show off as an ARMY. These people are only because of the hype that is in the air now. But I am sure if the true K-pop stans are interviewed, they will tell how K-pop songs helps them strive for a better future and also encourage them to donate for the cause of the less privileged.
Thank you.
Regards.