Filipino ARMY Supports BTS With Anti-Cyberbullying "Purple Walk Of Love" Event

Filipino ARMYs dressed in BTS‘s signature color gathered to show support for the group and combat cyberbullying.

GW8G1lLa8AIBCeC — ARMYs at the event. | *@dSUGA_1993/X*

BTS’s Suga is currently at the center of a drunk driving controversy. On the night of August 6, police escorted the rapper to a nearby police station after he fell from an electric scooter he had driven while intoxicated. The police investigation into Suga’s DUI case has ended, and it has now been forwarded to the prosecution.

f585a3f4-75f8-4f73-89f5-ecd164dc — BTS’s Suga | *BigHit Music/Facebook*

“The Purple Walk of Love: You Never Walk Alone” event, organized by over fifty Filipino BTS ARMY fanbases, took place on September 8 across multiple locations in the Philippines.

GW8EIbiaYAAIo-g — ARMYs at the event. | *@dSUGA_1993/X*

According to a document created for the event, this “community healing walk” was organized to support BTS, fight disinformation, raise awareness on the importance of media literacy to prevent cyberbullying, and raise money for Kaibigan Chat Line (a provider of accessible mental health and psychosocial support for youth).

GW8G1lMaoAAj5wb — ARMYs at the event. | *@dSUGA_1993/X*

The event also gave ARMYs the opportunity to connect with each other in person and educate themselves about cyberbullying via a short program provided by the event organizers.

GW8G1lPa8AMu19u — ARMYs at the event. | *@dSUGA_1993/X*

Thousands of Filipino ARMYs across the country gathered for the community healing walk, "The Purple Walk of Love: You Never Walk Alone," to show their unwavering support for #SUGA!

Thank you, 🇵🇭 Pearl ARMYs! 💜

WE LOVE YOU YOONGI#PurpleWalkOfLove #WeStandWithSuga #BTS pic.twitter.com/vF2IIrMV7F

— 𝐒𝐔𝐆𝐀 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭 📝 ⁷ 🥢 SLOW (@dSUGA_1993) September 8, 2024