"K-pop Influence Grows, Criticism Increasing Day by Day"
Recently, Japanese right-wing groups have been causing controversy by making baseless claims about Dokdo using BTS through social networking services (SNS).
On the 22nd, Professor Seokyungdeok from Sungshin Women's University stated, "'Share News Japan's' X (formerly Twitter) account posted a scene of BTS leader RM wearing hanbok and singing 'Dokdo is our land.' This is an act of mockery," adding, "We learned about this through reports from many BTS fans, and upon checking, it was found that the Japanese right-wing groups were stirring controversy with about 20 million views."
The problematic account also mocked Japanese military comfort women along with the description, "BTS leader wears comfort women clothes and sings that Takeshima (the name Japan claims for Dokdo) is Korean land." This appears to be a scene from the SBS M variety show 'Rookie King BTS' aired in 2013. In other words, they are mocking a scene broadcast 11 years ago.
Previously, BTS member Jimin had his appearances on Japanese broadcasts canceled because he wore a Liberation Day commemorative T-shirt in 2018. Also, when RM wrote on SNS, "A nation that forgets its history has no future. Thank you to the independence fighters. Long live Korean independence," Japanese right-wing groups criticized the post.
Professor Seokyungdeok emphasized, "As the influence of K-pop grows worldwide, it seems that Japanese right-wing groups are increasingly nitpicking," and added, "We must continuously point out their incorrect historical perceptions and actions both domestically and internationally to ensure such incidents never happen again."
Netizens who came across this news responded with comments such as, "No matter how much Japan foolishly claims Dokdo is Japanese land, our people won't even care," "Dokdo is our land," and "They must be jealous because K-pop is becoming famous."
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