K-pop fans are a force to be reckoned with – which is why all across the world they’ve come together to help drown out online opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement.

How have they achieved such a feat?

By flooding the #WhiteLivesMatter hashtag with videos and images of their favourite musicians to take attention away from racist or offensive posts.

Hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackoutTuesday have been trending as protests spread, demanding justice for George Floyd.

The 46-year-old African-American died in Minneapolis on 25 May.

In the US, people are continuing to demand an end to systemic racism and to unnecessary police brutality,

after footage capturing a white police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he pleaded, “I can’t breathe,” went viral.

All four police officers involved have now been charged with murder.

K-pop stans – slang for obsessive fans – combative actions meant that earlier this week the hashtag,as well as #WhiteOutWednesday and #BlueLivesMatter were trending on Twitter in the US.