The feud between SEA and Korean netizens has reached far.
Koreaboo
1 hour ago
BTS’s upcoming concerts in Indonesia have become a controversial topic amid the ongoing clashes between Korean and Southeast Asian netizens.
| GQ Magazine
The popular boy group is set to hold concerts in Jakarta on December 26 and 27 as part of their ARIRANG world tour.
| BigHit Music
As tensions grew, some BTS fans began calling for the group to skip Indonesia entirely. Viral posts claim the members have been unfairly targeted online and argue that the group should not perform in a country where they feel hostility has been shown.
I hope joon skips Indonesia during tour locals in that country are fucking racist and violent atp they might physically harm him 🥴
— yun_7 🥢 20/03 (@polar_nighttt) February 15, 2026
RM in particular became a victim of extreme hate as a result of the clashes.
BTS’s RM Becomes Victim Of Malicious Racism Amid Feud Between Korean And SEA Netizens
Some fans even expressed concern about the members’ safety and criticized what they see as attempts to use BTS’s popularity for political or promotional gain.
free bts from indonesians
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— ñ (@floverwork) February 16, 2026
I really hope bts cancels their concert in indonesia cuz its getting ridiculous from jobless locals/kpop stans harassing and targeting them unprovoked to their shitty gov wanting to use them? free them tf https://t.co/jdjlCVGCz2
— mari (@mikrocosmosis) February 16, 2026
Indonesians have been waging a racist war against Namjoon for MONTHS not the Korean vs SEA Twitter war, but months ago They literally dragged him just for his looks??? Then they moved on to Tae, calling him every name in the book over a brand deal then they targeted jungkook + https://t.co/IUHhDNQCn2
— jn (@idwhojo) February 16, 2026
However, these demands quickly drew strong reactions from Indonesian ARMYs. Many said local fans are not responsible for the online harassment and pointed out that BTS have faced racism in other countries without calls to cancel tour stops there.
Don’t say something like this.
This hurts Indonesian armys too. 😭😭😭😭😭
You don’t know how tired we are with these people.
We’ve tried to report and block these people but they keep coming back. 😭😭😭😭
— piw⁷ 🌼 (@piwbora) February 15, 2026
I don’t thibk indonesian armys are at fault for that??? The US media has been racist towards them for years and i don’t see people asking them to no tour there https://t.co/gR9fl0RwrV
— nina (@tomgreencarney) February 16, 2026
As of now, there has been no official statement from HYBE or BigHit Music regarding any changes to the Jakarta dates.
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