1.
BlockB members got criticized for making joke about tsunami in Thailand
In early 2012, BlockB had a trip to Thailand and was invited to an interview by a Thai
TV station.
This is an opportunity to promote the group's name abroad, but BlockB has ruined their own
luck by having rude behaviors, gestures and words that make fans extremely upset.
Things started when Zico refused to explain the meaning of the group's name.
When being asked, "What distinguishes you from other Korean hiphop artists?", Zico said,
"If you look at us Korean hiphop artists, you'll find us ugly.
But we are confident in our abilities and techniques”, and the other members burst
into laughter.
Not stopping there, P.O was seen casually leaning back in the chair and raising his
legs high.
Zico looked at P.O and explained: "Sometimes we're as crazy as clowns, he’s an example".
Then U-Know suddenly stood up and imitated the actions of a monkey.
The impolite actions of P.O, U-know and Zico were said to be "excessively pompous" and
"lack of modesty".
Things started to get really bad from the 12:32 as BlockB was asked about the flood
problem in Thailand, and Zico said: "I know that many people here are suffering from floods.
With financial help, I hope they will feel better."
Then another member jokingly asked Zico how much money he spent to help, and the leader
gave an answer with an attitude that could not be more ungainly: "About 7,000 won (approximately
$6)”, making other members burst out laughing again.
The interview clip has attracted more than 100 thousand views after a short time posted
on Youtube, with 95% of the viewers clicked dislike.
Netizens claim that BlockB has gone too far with their extremely offensive and rude actions.
"You guys are so coward, please go back to your country.
You act as if you weren't taught properly", an angry fan said.
The thoughtless behaviors of BlockB also made Nichkhun extremely angry, he wrote on his
Twitter: "As a Thai, I am offended by people joking about floods in Thailand.
If you come to Thailand, please respect this country and behave properly."
After that incident, BlockB's career went downhill.
2.
Mino got criticized for his rap lyrics that insults women
The talented rapper of WINNER was once caught in a very serious scandal when he had bold
rapping sentences when participating in the "Show Me The Money 4" contest.
The male singer extremely recklessly performed the raplines, “Mino’s coming for your
daughters, everybody spreads legs like at the OB/GYN.”
Just a short time later, every Korean social media site were flooded with comments criticizing
the male rapper for his offensive rap lyrics.
Netizens even assumed that all male rappers have gender discrimination and a "problem"
with women.
They angrily said: “Honestly, doesn't he deserve to be kicked out of the agency?”,
“Let’s stop him from participating in the next show.”
With his rap lyrics, Mino immediately received a fine of 50 million won (equivalent to over
$43,000) given by the Media Standards Committee and the Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
The male rapper was also asked to make an official apology on his Instagram page for
his somewhat thoughtless action.
This incident is like a joke of "Show Me The Money 4" that left a stain on Mino's career
path.
3.
C.A.P got criticized for being sexist
Sometimes, fans can find ways to defend an idol's words but in CAP's case, it's hard
to make excuses.
Specifically, on Mnet Wide’s “Open Studio,” TeenTop’s CAP was asked how he would raise
his children, and the male idol shared that if he had a son, he would support him in everything
that he wanted to do.
However, CAP then jokingly added that if he had a daughter, he would beat her and lock
her up at home.
When the MC asked why CAP would do such things to his daughter, his answer was: “Because
it is dangerous out there, just saying.”
C.A.P’s statement was so shocking that even his group members gave him an utterly 35-second
look of that says: “What just came out of your mouth?”
Despite the fact that the statement was made years ago, netizens who rediscovered the incident
have criticized CAP for his statement because it is thought to be extremely sexist.
A used-to-be fan of C.A.P said on a forum that she thought he was a decent guy but she
was all wrong.
She found C.A.P’s comment was extremely abhorrent and downright misogynistic, and
her respect for him just flung itself out the window.
Many other people also soon reacted to C.A.P’s controversial remarks, saying: “Would you
marry someone like C.A.P?”, “Seems like your home is even more dangerous,”
Later, C.A.P released an official apology, “What was meant to be a joke got expressed
in the wrong way and I apologize for that.
My heart hurts to see our whole group get criticized for what I said.
I’ll do my best to be a better and smarter person in the future”
4.
Baekhyun got criticized for his statement about depression
In December 2017, Baekhyun (EXO) was harshly "condemned" by netizens for his allegedly
thoughtless statement.
In particular, on the day of EXO's fansign on December 30, a fan shared that he was suffering
from depression, and after hearing so, Baekhyun had a controversial speech as follows:
"A lot of people say they're depressed…
Honestly, I don't understand why people become desperate or depressed.
I know people can't always think about good things, but there are always a lot of good
people around you.
You still have friends, me and the EXO members.”
This statement immediately exploded into controversy.
Many people think that Baekhyun has belittled and put aside the danger of this disease.
Especially when his senior Jonghyun just lost his life to depression a few days before.
Some also said that if Baekhyun doesn't understand this disease well, he shouldn't say anything
and judge others like that.
Facing such criticism, Baekhyun quickly posted an apology letter on his Instagram account.
In the letter, Baekhyun repeatedly apologized for what he had said.
He affirmed that he just wanted to encourage fans and hoped that no one would be hurt by
his words.
On the other hand, many fans stood up to justify him.
According to EXO-Ls, part of this conversation between Baekhyun and that fan was cut before
being posted online, causing his statement to be misunderstood.
The fan in the conversation also defended Baekhyun, saying "Baekhyun didn't say anything
stupid, he just showed his concern about depression, he encouraged me a lot."
5.
Minah got criticized for her ‘heartless’ statement about plane crash
As many Kpop fans know, Girl's Day had a bloom in early 2014 thanks to the No.1 series on
various music shows with Something.
However, it is not the first time the girls have won trophies.
Previously, Girl's Day had won on the weekend stage with Female President, but not many
people knew about this because the show was canceled that day due to a plane crash.
Interview with MBC, Mina shared, "On the day we got our first win on a music show, there
was a plane crash.
The music program was canceled that day, few people knew about our No.1.
That's why we are working harder than ever to be able to win No.1 next time."
The accident Minah mentioned was related to Asiana Airlines Flight 214, South Korea.
The flight had problems while landing at San Francisco airport, USA on July 6, 2013.
The accident left serious consequences, 3 people were killed and 181 people were injured.
Upon that, South Korean television stations stopped broadcasting other programs to cover
the accident.
Because of that statement, Minah received unprecedented criticism.
Netizens were extremely indignant and expressed their discontent:
"Someone died in that plane crash and she is sad because her No.1 was buried by that?
I don't expect anything else from these selfish idols, they are all stupid"
“How could she say that?
Her No.1 is not well-known and she blames the plane crash?
It's clear that she doesn't respect the families of the deceased”
6.
Taeyeon got criticized for allegedly being racist
For some reason, Taeyeon has always been the focus of scrutiny since debut until now.
And one of the biggest controveries related to her speech is when she commented on the
appearance of a famous black singer.
Specifically, Taeyeon once innocently answered when being asked about Alicia Keys on a radio
program: "Compared to black people, she is beautiful".
Right after that, Taeyeon received a huge backlash from netizens, especially international
ones.
Her statement is considered racist because it misleads a lot of people that Taeyeon is
saying that black people are ugly, and Alicia Keys is prettier than the common ground.
A week later, Taeyeon appeared on the show to apologize for her words, and it was reported
that her comment was mistranslated, causing misunderstanding.
However, many people doubted that if she was really innocent, why did she have to wait
a week to speak up?
In Contrast to Korean fans who defended Taeyeon saying that the female idol simply wanted
to praise Alicia Keys' beauty without malice, many international fans could only be “speechless”
after hearing her statement.
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