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BTS members arrive at The Fact Music Awards in Incheon, South Korea, in 2019. AP
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Members of the K-pop supergroup BTS join White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the daily briefing at the White House. AP
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BTS members speak during the daily briefing at the White House. AP
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Ms Jean-Pierre gestures to group members during the daily briefing. AP
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Ms Jean-Pierre joins BTS members (from left) V, Jungkook, Jimin, RM, Jin, J-Hope and Suga. AP
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RM speaks, accompanied by other BTS members, during the daily briefing at the White House. AP
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A fan of BTS holds up a poster of the band outside the White House. AFP
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A fan of BTS holds a doll in the likeness of BTS member Jungkook outside the White House in Washington. AFP
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The Jungkook doll sits at the gates of the White House. AFP
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Fans hold a BTS poster outside the White House. AFP
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BTS members appear at the UN meeting on Sustainable Development Goals during the 76th session of the General Assembly in New York in September. Pool / AP
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BTS perform at a concert at Jamsil Olympic Park in southern Seoul, South Korea, in Match. EPA / Yonhap Handout South Korea
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BTS members arrive at The Fact Music Awards in Incheon, South Korea, in 2019. AP
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Members of the K-pop supergroup BTS join White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the daily briefing at the White House. AP
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BTS members speak during the daily briefing at the White House. AP
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Ms Jean-Pierre gestures to group members during the daily briefing. AP
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Ms Jean-Pierre joins BTS members (from left) V, Jungkook, Jimin, RM, Jin, J-Hope and Suga. AP
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RM speaks, accompanied by other BTS members, during the daily briefing at the White House. AP
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A fan of BTS holds up a poster of the band outside the White House. AFP
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A fan of BTS holds a doll in the likeness of BTS member Jungkook outside the White House in Washington. AFP
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The Jungkook doll sits at the gates of the White House. AFP
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Fans hold a BTS poster outside the White House. AFP
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BTS members appear at the UN meeting on Sustainable Development Goals during the 76th session of the General Assembly in New York in September. Pool / AP
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BTS perform at a concert at Jamsil Olympic Park in southern Seoul, South Korea, in Match. EPA / Yonhap Handout South Korea
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BTS members arrive at The Fact Music Awards in Incheon, South Korea, in 2019. AP
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