BTS will give 'message of hope' speech at UN General Assembly

The seven-piece band has been invited to speak by the Group of Friends of Solidarity for Global Health Security

BTS will speak at the 2020 UN General Assembly. EPA 

K-pop superstars BTS are returning to the United Nations General Assembly.

It's been announced that the seven-member group will deliver a message of hope on Wednesday at 9am (5pm GST) after being invited to be speak by the Group of Friends of Solidarity for Global Health Security to talk about the difficulties future generations will face due to pandemic.

The initiative’s aim is to find ways to effectively respond to Covid-19 and other challenges to global health security, and involves 40 UN member states with South Korea, Denmark, Sierra Leone, Canada and Qatar as co-chairs.

This will be the second time that BTS have spoken at the UN General Assembly as they previously gave an address at the launch ceremony of Unicef's Generation Unlimited in 2018. The speech went viral as the boy band made an impassioned plea for young people to find their voices to help shape the future.

"I want to hear your voice, I want to hear your conviction. No matter where you're from, skin colour, gender identity, just speak yourself. Find your name [and] find your voice," said member, RM.

BTS were set to embark on a world tour prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Since then, they’ve found other ways to stay connected to fans through online concerts and by releasing new music. The band most recently performed on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concert series.

Last month, the group made history as the first K-pop group to top the Billboard Hot 100 with their first English-language single, Dynamite. They've also announced plans to release a new album by the end of 2020.

“We are preparing an album for the second half of this year, but decided to first release a single because we wanted to reach our fans as soon as possible,” the group said on South Korean broadcasting app V Live. “Due to Covid-19, people around the world have been going through tough times and we wanted to share some positive energy with our fans.”

Scroll through below to see a gallery of BTS throughout the years: