Mic Drop. Vote Drop: This Chuseok, Show Up for Your Community
This Chuseok, BTSARMY4Earth is celebrating connection, community and one simple way to show up for both: vote.
Chuseok is a time for gathering, gratitude and connection. It asks us to remember where we come from, spend time with the people we care about and recognize the communities that hold us together.
For ARMY, connection is something we know well. BTS has brought people together across languages, borders and generations. Around that music, ARMY has built friendships and communities, organized projects, supported causes and found countless ways to care for one another.
So, this Chuseok, we’re asking a simple question:
How can we bring that same spirit of connection into our communities?
One answer is to show up and vote.
From Mic Drop to Vote Drop
We know how to show up for BTS. We travel. We organize. We share information. We bring friends. We make plans months in advance. We help each other figure things out.
Voting can be a community act, too.
It can start with three simple questions:
1. Are you registered to vote?
Even if you have registered before, check your status and make sure your name and address are current.
2. Can you vote early?
Voting options and deadlines vary by state. Find out what options are available where you live and make a plan that works for you.
3. Do you know how to check that your vote was counted?
If you vote by mail or absentee ballot, check the ballot-tracking options available through your state or local election office.
You can start at Vote.gov for official voter registration and state-specific voting information.
Caring Is a Form of Climate Action
At ClimateHope.us and BTSARMY4Earth, we talk often about connection because the climate crisis is ultimately about people and the places we share: the air we breathe, the water we depend on, the neighborhoods where we live, the communities we want to protect, the future younger generations will inherit.
Voting is one way people can participate in decisions affecting those communities. It is not the only form of civic engagement, and it does not replace organizing, volunteering, mutual aid, advocacy or the everyday work of caring for one another.
But it is one way to show up. And showing up is something ARMY understands.
Happy Chuseok, ARMY!
This Chuseok, celebrate the people who make your world feel like home.
Call someone you love. Share a meal. Check on a friend.
And while you’re at it, check your voter registration.
Ask someone you care about if they have a voting plan.
Help each other find the information you need.
Because community is something we build together.
Mic Drop. 🎤Vote Drop. 🗳️ Your vote matters.
Visit Vote.gov to check your registration and find official voting information for your state.
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