t/n: i don’t have a tv… photo cr. pls see watermark

CCTV, the Chinese state-run channel, is mostly seen as propaganda mouthpiece in the West but isn’t that what all news is. To regular Chinese people, it’s the most official representation of the govt’s opinion

Hearing the Chinese govt compliment your bias is kind of…surreal

Translation of what CCTV said (pardon for weird grammar)

CCTV13 world news report about BTS: Bangan Sonyeondan is an idol boy group, currently popular in South Korea. They were invited to speak at UNICEF’s “Generation Unlimited” event at the headquarters of the UN. This event has the goal of calling all nations to invest more in the youth and create more opportunities for them.

UN Secretary António Guterres, World Bank Kim Yong, and First Lady of Korea, Kim Jeongsuk all attended this event.

Leader Kim Namjoon’s six-and-a-half-minute speech in fluent English described his thoughts and experiences while chasing his dream. He called for the youth to love themselves and listen to their own voices. The positive message moved many audience members.

Schoolyard bullying and pressure of school are all themes in Bangtan Sonyeondan’s songs. These are all works created by their personal experiences and frustrations, thus attracting more and more people of their generation. In 2017, Bangtan Sonyeondan surpassed many international stars and was ranked number one in Billboard’s Top Social Artist, displaying their high popularity. They were also the most retweeted pop group on Twitter last year, breaking the Guinness record.

(t/n: they showed clips of BTS at the UN, on some American shows, and Idol mv!!)

Comments:

happy, finally don’t need translations

these days, fangirling takes us to the govt news

omg, hearing CCTV pronounce “bangtan sonyeondan” with clear, standard mandarin chinese gave me goosebumps

t/n: there are many dialects and accents in china (to the point of people from neighboring towns in some places not being able to understand each other) and CCTV requires perfect pronunciation

when I heard the name Bangtan Sonyeondan get said in that perfect broadcasting pronunciation, I flew out of my room to the living room. I knew I’d see them on CCTV! After the news, I introduced them to my family. Such a nice group of positive youths

i only have one expression right now

by the look of things, their mainland concert won’t be far~~!

a historical post cryinggg

honestly, you’re all detective soldiers of our corps~ found the news so fast~ we’re probably the only fandom who guards the govt news instead of sleeping

t/n: the news used 团长 instead of 队长 for “leader.” they both mean the same thing but 团长 makes BTS seem more like a military corps and since we’re army, there were a lot of army jokes in the comments

always been hearing japan and america praise bts. first time hearing the praises in our language. so not used to it

so…consider holding a concert here, alright?

shouldn’t be long. the hallyu ban is much more relaxed and even from the start, it wasn’t an official law. let’s just wait for news. don’t forget that fangfang (t/n: nickname for bang pd) said before that they want to develop the chinese market…but had bad timing

happy Chinese national day!