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iHeartRadio Mocked BTS Fans—Then Sponsors Buried Them Alive

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The BTS and iHeartRadio controversy just took another turn. After BTS closed night one of the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival, some ARMY members criticized the length of BTS’s set and raised concerns about the broadcast and sound. Days later, iHeart-distributed The Woody Show addressed the backlash in an episode promoted around “angry BTS fans,” where members of the show mocked the fandom and repeatedly referred to ARMY as “losers.”

The backlash grew beyond complaints about the festival itself, with fans also criticizing how Jungkook’s name was handled during the segment. Petitions subsequently called for a public apology and accountability from The Woody Show and iHeartRadio. Woody later publicly apologized to BTS, Jungkook and ARMY, acknowledging that he became defensive and got Jungkook’s name wrong.

In this reaction, I’m breaking down the controversy, the fan response, the apology, and the discussion surrounding iHeartRadio’s sponsors. Important distinction: iHeartMedia publicly lists Capital One, Hyundai and numerous other companies as partners of the 2026 festival, but I have not found reliable confirmation that the sponsors collectively dropped iHeartRadio because of this BTS controversy.

TRETV gang, let me know what YOU think: Did the apology go far enough?

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20 Comments

@jacque1in 6 days ago

BTS might forgive but ARMY will never forget.

@josie4afg 4 days ago

He didn't "accidentally mispronounce" Jungkook's name. He loudly and exaggeratedly said, "JANG JUKE or whatever the f his name is."
Total disrespect. 👿

@rickyd7986 5 days ago

I’m a 60 year-old married straight man. Even I know they fucked up by disrespecting BTS and ARMY.

@PeggyStults 6 days ago

They flew 22 hours round-trip to perform this short set. To call a fandom with millions of members “losers” is just ignorant. Also, this is an iHeartRadio station and the first night of this festival had the ratings it did and the audience in person that it did because of BTS and army. Talk about biting the hand that helps feed you!

@itsmemel1837 4 days ago

I'm a handicapped adult 58 been with BTS since before they debuted seen them live 14 times live and every single time was like the first time. And I would spend that money again 100 times over BTS Truly brings people together they love us we love them. They saved my life!!! I have been there through all the hate all the bullshit. I will never stop fighting for these 7 men who saved my life and honestly just care so much about humanity and have faced this hatred and racism for years!!!! 💜💜💜💜

@maryoaks3228 3 days ago

They will learn the hard way. Just ask the Grammys. This is just the beginning.

@Daydream_Singularity 6 days ago (edited)

For me, the worst part was his contemptuos attitide to Jungkook's name. It wasn't that he mispronounced it, because it can be a difficult name for many English speakers and even Armies sometimes mispronounce it, It was the way he seemingly deliberately mangled it and then just dismissed it with 'whatever his name is' while everyone laughed. There's a big difference between getting an unfamiliar name wrong and treating a Korean name as something ridiculous and not worth the effort. That felt dismissive - both culturally and personally.

@LorraineSmith-wc2rz 6 days ago

I’m one of those losers and I will never listen to IHeart again. And the DJ all of them need to lose their jobs.

@lydiamorales7859 6 days ago

BTS struggled. Worked hard. Donate to many organizations. They performed with injuries. They don't complain. They respect others. Their music was created about their struggles. They make fans laugh.

@SharonRoyce 6 days ago

I only heard of iHeart radio because of BTS. Those nutcase employees who denigrated BTS & ARMY need to be sacked not just for being disrespectful but for their racist and xenophobic banter. This is 2026 I can't believe they still have programs/commentators like this on air.
Thanks for your reaction.

@robertlabine6654 3 days ago

Bts has fans of all ages; I am 70 years old, and my grandchildren love them too.

@AnitaHerbert-u6d 6 days ago

Whatever they did to mute the audience so it would not show the difference in cheers and audience reaction to BTS. WHATEVER they did to achieve that muted a nd sometimes even killed the backing track on the transmission to radio. Unbalanced the members mikes and earpieces. RM was shouting to be heard over whatever he was hearing in his earpiece. It was so unproffessional.

@susanacantarero535 6 days ago

Hey, just to help you clarify you probably haven’t seen the updates but BTS did sign a contract with them for only 15 minutes. So they weren’t really robbed of their time. The problem here is not their time. They work perfectly with the time that they had, but the quality was wrong. The lighting was wrong. Microphones did not work as they should and the radio station “that Woody show” with their xenophobic comments.

@socorrosantiago5051 6 days ago

you guys rock thanks for your support of BTS💜💜💜

@Treeb-t8s 6 days ago

"I want to be one of those losers" 💜

@klb85206 6 days ago

as far as i know IHeart themselves havent apologized for "their" employee yet, or the bad sound. because the bad sound wasnt just on BTS. all the sound was bad.

@itsmemel1837 4 days ago

We BTS ARMY are full grown adults with jobs bank accounts and internet knowledge!!! Fire these absolute racists!!!!!!! Don't come at BTS or ARMY'S We do not back down we do not forgive or forget. If you disrespect BTS we fight if you disrespect ARMY BTS will quietly and stealthily also defend us!!! 💜💜💜

@seoulinlove613 6 days ago

I love, LOVE, LOVE, love seeing all the “I’m an ARMY loser” videos showcasing just how wide, beautiful, talented, successful and productive ARMY’s are to our various communities. From A-list artists, actors, singers, producers, doctors, lawyers, pilots, nurses, teachers, technicians, mothers, fathers, college student to the babies - you name it, ARMY is everyone and anyone.

I’m so proud of our fandom.

Vote on the ARIA platform. Good luck for the guys to get some recognition tonight at the MTV awards.

#unfollowiheartradio

@susanlee4864 5 days ago

Army will never accept such a simple and insincere apology from Woody... it was such an easy thing for him to comment so badly about BTS, calling JK's name incorrectly and calling Army "loser"... Army will never forgive him and what he said.