BTS RM's Keynote Speech at the APEC CEO Summit (2025)

Uh, it's a huge honor.

Uh, es un enorme honor.

When we said we are artists from Korea, they didn't ask us about our music.

Cuando dijimos que somos artistas de Corea, no nos preguntaron sobre nuestra música.

They asked, "Are you from North Korea or South Korea?"

Preguntaron: "¿Son de Corea del Norte o de Corea del Sur?"

Where on earth is Korea?

¿Dónde diablos está Corea?

So, we had to explain where Korea was before we could even talk about our music.

Así que tuvimos que explicar dónde estaba Corea antes de poder hablar siquiera de nuestra música.

And that was the reality.

Y esa era la realidad.

But we overcame those barriers, and now I'm here today sharing this precious moment with you.

Pero superamos esas barreras y ahora estoy aquí hoy compartiendo este momento precioso con ustedes.

ARMY was the force that broke down those barriers.

ARMY fue la fuerza que derribó esas barreras.

They used our music as the medium to carry out conversations that cross borders and languages.

Usaron nuestra música como medio para llevar a cabo conversaciones que cruzan fronteras e idiomas.

They were inspired by the message in the music of BTS to give to charity, to run social campaigns, and, finally, the world was amazed.

Se inspiraron en el mensaje de la música de BTS para donar a caridad, realizar campañas sociales y, finalmente, el mundo se asombró.