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

Uh, it's a huge honor.

嗯，这真是巨大的荣幸。

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

当我们说自己是韩国艺术家时，他们并没有询问我们的音乐。

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

他们问：‘你们来自朝鲜还是韩国？’

Where on earth is Korea?

到底韩国在哪里？

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

因此，在谈论音乐之前，我们不得不先解释韩国在哪里。

And that was the reality.

那就是现实情况。

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

但我们克服了这些障碍，如今我站在这里与大家分享这珍贵的时刻。

ARMY was the force that broke down those barriers.

ARMY（防弹少年团的粉丝名）是打破这些壁垒的力量。

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

他们利用音乐作为媒介，开展跨越国界和语言的对话。

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.

受BTS音乐中信息的启发，他们投身慈善、发起社会活动，最终令世界为之惊叹。