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#BTS Falls Prey to Chinese Netizens' Attack
BTS, a Korean boy band representing the success of K-pop around the world, was named the winner of the James A. Van Fleet Award 2020 by The Korea Society in the United States on October 7, 2020. The band was credited as one of the reasons for the closer relationships between South Korea and the U.S.
In their acceptance speech, BTS mentioned that 2020 marks 70 years after the Korean War: "We will always remember this painful history shared by our two countries and the countless men and women who sacrificed their lives".
However, this speech by BTS provoked many Chinese netizens, who condemned BTS for "humiliating China". Posts attacking BTS surged in China. A comment posted on a social media platform that read, "Get lost, BTS is dead" garnered over 1.66 million 'likes' and over 36,000 comments in China.
Watch BTS' Speech at the 2020 Van Fleet Award:
https://youtu.be/gv09j97njnY
Source: Stand News #Oct11
#KoreanWar #VantheFleetAward #FreeSpeech
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#BTS Falls Prey to Chinese Netizens' Attack
BTS, a Korean boy band representing the success of K-pop around the world, was named the winner of the James A. Van Fleet Award 2020 by The Korea Society in the United States on October 7, 2020. The band was credited as one of the reasons for the closer relationships between South Korea and the U.S.
In their acceptance speech, BTS mentioned that 2020 marks 70 years after the Korean War: "We will always remember this painful history shared by our two countries and the countless men and women who sacrificed their lives".
However, this speech by BTS provoked many Chinese netizens, who condemned BTS for "humiliating China". Posts attacking BTS surged in China. A comment posted on a social media platform that read, "Get lost, BTS is dead" garnered over 1.66 million 'likes' and over 36,000 comments in China.
Watch BTS' Speech at the 2020 Van Fleet Award:
https://youtu.be/gv09j97njnY
Source: Stand News #Oct11
#KoreanWar #VantheFleetAward #FreeSpeech
#LittlePink
BTS Accused of Insulting China in a Speech that Mentioned the 70th Anniversary of the Korean War
South Korean boy band BTS made remarks on the Korean War recently, resulting in the accusation of insulting China by some Chinese netizens. Some business brands immediately removed products endorsed by BTS from Chinese websites, according to reports.
BTS was recently granted the General James A. Van Fleet Award for their contribution in promoting Korea-US relations through their musical works. Their acceptance speech kicked off the controversy.
RM, the leader of BTS, said that this year was the 70th anniversary of the Korean War and “we will always remember the history of pain that our two nations shared together, and the sacrifices of the countless men and women”. Chinese netizens accused this remark as insulting to China, claiming that BTS did not respect the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army who died heroically in the Korean War. Some people even initiated a BTS boycott.
#Korea #US #China #ChineseNetizens #BTS #RM #KoreanUSrelation #VanFleetAward #KoreanWar
Source: Now News #Oct12
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South Korean boy band BTS made remarks on the Korean War recently, resulting in the accusation of insulting China by some Chinese netizens. Some business brands immediately removed products endorsed by BTS from Chinese websites, according to reports.
BTS was recently granted the General James A. Van Fleet Award for their contribution in promoting Korea-US relations through their musical works. Their acceptance speech kicked off the controversy.
RM, the leader of BTS, said that this year was the 70th anniversary of the Korean War and “we will always remember the history of pain that our two nations shared together, and the sacrifices of the countless men and women”. Chinese netizens accused this remark as insulting to China, claiming that BTS did not respect the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army who died heroically in the Korean War. Some people even initiated a BTS boycott.
#Korea #US #China #ChineseNetizens #BTS #RM #KoreanUSrelation #VanFleetAward #KoreanWar
Source: Now News #Oct12
https://news.now.com/home/international/player?newsId=408791&refer=Share
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BTS發表有關韓戰70周年言論 被指辱華
【Now新聞台】南韓男子偶像團體防彈少年團BTS早前發表有關韓戰的言論,被部分內地網民批評為辱華。據報,有商業品牌隨即將BTS代言的商品下架。
Reports allege Chinese express companies has banned the import of BTS products. Korea JTBC reportly contacted the Chinese department to confirm the allegations.
Disputes between BTS and Chinese netizens last week, which aroused from Korean War remarks, was not settled by the clarification of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
There have been recent reports on Chinese social media platform, Weibo, that Chinese express companies have refused to transport BTS products to China. As statements emerged from the Weibo account of Chinese Yunda Express Company. On Monday afternoon the company posted that “packages related to BTS will not be mailed temporarily”, and the reason for the refusal was that “it is something everyone understands”.
Later, there were rumours on the internet that two other Chinese express companies, YTO and Zhongtong, also imposed similar new regulations to not ship BTS products to China. However, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency yesterday, the relevant news was untrue.
But on the same day, later in a JTBC evening news broadcast, a report suggested that reporters from the press department were talking directly with personnel from relevant departments of China Communications Corporation. It was confirmed that the company was not shipping BTS products to China.
Source: Standnews #Oct21
#China #BTS #Korea #JTBC #CCP #KoreanWar #YTO #YonhapNews
Disputes between BTS and Chinese netizens last week, which aroused from Korean War remarks, was not settled by the clarification of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
There have been recent reports on Chinese social media platform, Weibo, that Chinese express companies have refused to transport BTS products to China. As statements emerged from the Weibo account of Chinese Yunda Express Company. On Monday afternoon the company posted that “packages related to BTS will not be mailed temporarily”, and the reason for the refusal was that “it is something everyone understands”.
Later, there were rumours on the internet that two other Chinese express companies, YTO and Zhongtong, also imposed similar new regulations to not ship BTS products to China. However, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency yesterday, the relevant news was untrue.
But on the same day, later in a JTBC evening news broadcast, a report suggested that reporters from the press department were talking directly with personnel from relevant departments of China Communications Corporation. It was confirmed that the company was not shipping BTS products to China.
Source: Standnews #Oct21
#China #BTS #Korea #JTBC #CCP #KoreanWar #YTO #YonhapNews
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