K-pop BTS calls for end to rising anti-Asian racism, says it suffered racist abuse

03/30/2021 ENTERTAINMENT Seoul - South Korea`s worldwide famous K-pop music group BTS called on Tuesday (Marc 30) for an end to anti-Asian racism and said it had also suffered racist abuse which had made them feel powerless and hurt their self-esteem. BTS, the first K-pop group to ever receive a Grammy Award nomination, made the appeal in a statement posted on Twitter along with hashtags #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate. In an apparent reference to the shootings in Georgia, Atlanta, on March 16, where six out of eight victims were Asian, the group wrote, "We send our deepest condolences to those who…