The 2019 Billboard Music Awards were one of the biggest events for BTS and ARMY.
The boys ended up taking home two awards that night, Top Duo/Group and Top Social Artist.
During the red carpet portion of the event, BTS were posing for reporters when suddenly American Singer-Actress Sofia Carson showed up and asked,
“I’m gonna join in with you guys if that’s cool?”
It’s @bts_bighit #btsofficial #btsfans #bbmas #bbmas2019 pic.twitter.com/u1hhPvEk49
— Eric Ita (@ericitaphoto) May 1, 2019
The boys welcomed her and she put her hands on J-Hope’s shoulder, they took some photos together.
However, some fans were not happy with her actions, some criticized her for her actions and the way she invaded the boys’ privacy and touched J-Hope’s shoulder which made him uncomfortable, others called her out for seeking attention using BTS, there were also others who took the chance to make fun of the entire situation.
Check out some of ARMY tweets:
bts when sofia carson inserted herself to their group photo pic.twitter.com/lQV7WzCPS7
— ؘ (@virtuallyprfct) May 1, 2019
sofia carson whoever you are… please respect bts’s personal space pic.twitter.com/GZC0X2TEp4
— faith (@jikookfaith) May 1, 2019
Sofia Carson: being a clout chaser
James Charles: I’m excited to see btsMe to BTS:
pic.twitter.com/5Hw8qLTBHQ— erin is seeing bts tomorrow (@myglilstar) May 1, 2019
sofia carson: oop let me jump in real quick
bts: pic.twitter.com/v8f0uof09H
— Aaliyah✈️BTSSoldierField (@serendicke) May 1, 2019
sofia carson: *poses with bts and grabs hobi’s arm*
hoseok: pic.twitter.com/dA2dkPIlid
— michelle with luv (@triviajeon_) May 1, 2019
hobi looking at sofia carson insert herself in bts group photo pic.twitter.com/TdtOYdwMXl
— roo (@ilsanjoy) May 1, 2019
sofia carson or whatever tf her name is was so rude to just jump on someone else’s picture. It wouldve been funny if she was friends with bts but they looked at her like who tf are u miss
— 정국의 maid is seeing BTS (@jeonjkoo) May 1, 2019
sofia carson did asked for a photo but didnt wait until bts says their answers & just jumped there & okay it was not that big deal BUT TOUCHING HOSEOK without permission, its invading his privacy. he is uncomfortable asf and its surely is wrong. yall can see it
— aηgєℓ (@hiplikejibooty) May 1, 2019
love that bts is getting the attention they deserve but some ppl are really riding on their fame w/out any genuine appreciation for what they do.
bts didn’t build an empire for low-class, privacy-invading ppl out for clout.
sofia carson, end ur career. pic.twitter.com/bXDpKzAnqb
— cheesecake (@anpanmonie) May 2, 2019
Sofia Carson photobombing BTS’s picture like shes known them for years..THATS NOT IT pic.twitter.com/InPH60IeKl
— .|PERSONA (@JLoveies) May 1, 2019