"I Will Bring BTS"... Mexican Presidential Candidate Pledges in Campaign Promise

Indicated Possibility of Inviting BTS to a Festival
Also Attended BLACKPINK Concert Last April

A preliminary candidate for the Mexican presidential election scheduled for June next year promised to invite BTS as part of his campaign pledges.

Former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, who has announced his candidacy for the Mexican presidential election, pledged in front of K-pop fans that he would "bring BTS."
[Photo by TikTok]

On the 8th (local time), Marcelo Ebrard, former Foreign Minister and member of the ruling party Movimiento Regeneraci?n Nacional (MORENA), attended an animation festival held in Actopan, Hidalgo in central Mexico, targeting the youth vote. He posted a video of his attendance at the event on his social media (SNS) TikTok account.

At the event, when asked by a festival participant who appeared to be a K-pop fan about the possibility of inviting BTS, he replied, "2025? That's right after the members complete their military service. Or maybe they could visit in 2024."

He added with a smile, "I hope we can bring them here, or that they invite me."

At the end of the video, a photo of former Minister Ebrard was edited to include a BTS fan club 'ARMY' logo shirt and hat, with the letters BTS also displayed at the bottom.

He wrote on TikTok, "What do you think? Shouldn't we definitely get BTS to come?" and added hashtags such as 'bts' and 'btsarmy'.

The video garnered over 770,000 views in less than a day after being posted. Local netizens responded with comments like, "I feel uneasy about BTS being used politically, but I hope this pledge is fulfilled," "I would trade my voting rights for BTS concert tickets," and "They must bring the full group," showing supportive reactions.

Local media outlets such as Milenio, Telediario, and El Financiero also focused on the positive comments on Ebrard’s video and reported on them consecutively.

Meanwhile, Ebrard, who served as Foreign Minister since the inauguration of President Andr?s Manuel L?pez Obrador in December 2018 and resigned last month according to the ruling party’s presidential candidate selection rules, is one of Mexico’s few 'pro-Korea' figures and a K-pop fan. He personally attended the BLACKPINK concert held in Mexico City last April.

He visited Korea last year to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations and recently praised Korea’s competitiveness in his autobiography.

However, currently, Ebrard is reported to be somewhat trailing in approval ratings compared to his rival Claudia Sheinbaum, former mayor of Mexico City.

The Mexican presidential election will be held on June 2 next year. The term begins on December 1 of the same year.

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