In a Monday webcast, fully vaccinated South Korean band BTS danced its way through the United Nations, supporting global aims to combat poverty, inequality, injustice, and climate change before the annual United Nations summit of world leaders.

Over the weekend, the seven-member ensemble danced through the General Assembly hall and out into the gardens of the world body's New York headquarters, filming a music video for their song "Permission to Dance." It was shown during a discussion about the Sustainable Development Goals.

BTS, whose members announced they were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, also appeared in person at the General Assembly event, where South Korean President Moon Jae-in presented them. They are the Special Presidential Envoys for Future Generations and Culture for the United Nations.

They expressed their frustration throughout the pandemic by sharing their ideas and those of young people worldwide about the last two years and the future.

"I was saddened to hear that entrance and graduation ceremonies had to be canceled," said Jeon Jung-Kook, better known by his stage name Jungkook. "These are the kinds of moments you want to remember, and missing out on them must have been a disappointment. When our long-awaited concert tours were canceled, we were devastated."

They commended youth's fortitude, claiming that they were not "COVID's lost generation."

"I think it's a stretch to say they're lost just because paths they tread can't be seen by grown-up eyes," BTS group leader Kim Nam-Joon, also known as RM, said.

"Instead of the 'lost generation' a more appropriate name would be the 'welcome generation' because instead of fearing change, this generation says 'welcome' and keeps forging ahead." said Kim Seok-Jin, also known as Jin.