He has no right to downplay anyone's survival story, first of all.
No right whatsoever.
Everyone is doing their best to get by and if some videos on the Internet of hard working Korean entertainers is the thing that helps you when nothing else does then so be it.
Or a book, or a game, or a show, or any other type of art.
Does he realise that we don't NEED them to know we exist as individuals to enjoy their work?
And they don't need us to know every detail about their lives either?
Our existence doesn't need to be acknowledged by them more than it is already as a collective.
If someone writes a philosophy book that changes the way I think about myself and makes me want to live my life differently then I don't need anything else to validate that experience. Don't need to be buddies with them, don't need to ever meet.
This "just go to therapy" comment is the worst because it doesn't take into consideration the fact that not everyone has access to it. Therapy is expensive and free therapy, at least in places I know, is offered with limitations.
Some people may even be prevented from seeking help by their families.
There are BTS fans and kpop fans that have therapy OR are therapists themselves and they still being impacted in a significant way by BTS.
Even therapy cannot make you value yourself, it is a tool like any other. It is not a replacement for things that bring you joy.
We all "save" ourselves in the end even if it's by using someone else.
How on earth does this make him uncomfortable?
Sasaengs, sure.
Toxic fandom culture and online harassment, most certainly.
BTS being the reason someone copes with a long term health condition with a smile on their face, weathers through a turbulent period of their life, picks up an old hobby, picks up a book, learns a new skill, finds a good friend, finds the courage to pursue their passion, treats themselves gentler...this is what bothers people? Really?
BTS fans being saved, figuratively or literally, is the hill he chooses to die on?
