{"id":151382,"date":"2025-10-29T11:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/151382\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:50:08","slug":"btss-rm-urges-no-borders-no-limitations-at-asia-pacific-trade-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/151382\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS\u2019s RM urges \u201cno borders, no limitations\u201d at Asia-Pacific Trade Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> BTS leader RM called for \u201cdiversity without borders\u201d as the driving force behind creativity and global cultural success, during a speech at an Asia-Pacific trade forum held in South Korea. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a business event on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, RM said he wanted to share his views \u201cnot as a business leader, but as a creator and artist,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News.Az<\/a> reports, citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen cultural barriers come down and different voices harmonize together, there\u2019s an explosion of creative energy,\u201d RM said. \u201cThis is why K-Pop is loved everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old rapper highlighted how BTS\u2019s worldwide fan community, ARMY, represents \u201ccultural solidarity that crosses borders and breaks down barriers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BTS recently reunited with all seven members after completing mandatory military service and is now preparing for a new album and world tour set for next year.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/news\/xi-trump-will-meet-in-s-korea-on-thursday-confirms-beijing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Korea<\/a>\u2019s growing soft power, RM compared culture to \u201ca river flowing freely\u201d and described K-Pop as \u201clike bibimbap \u2014 a mix of diverse ingredients that create something unique and beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier at the forum, U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung also addressed delegates before meeting for discussions on tariff issues.<\/p>\n<p>As traditional manufacturing faces rising protectionist barriers, South Korea is banking on its cultural exports to drive economic growth. President Lee has pledged continued support for the K-Pop industry, calling it a key element in turning South Korea into a global cultural powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cK-Pop\u2019s success shows that cultural diversity and creativity are the greatest human potential,\u201d RM said, closing his speech with a message of unity: \u201cNo borders, no limitations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.az\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News.Az<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BTS leader RM called for \u201cdiversity without borders\u201d as the driving force behind creativity and global cultural success,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[88665,5433,88664,18,117,19,17,5403,337,43565],"class_list":{"0":"post-151382","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-asia-pacific-trade-forum","9":"tag-bts","10":"tag-bts-rm","11":"tag-eire","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-k-pop","16":"tag-music","17":"tag-rm"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115457309246606649","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}