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In k-pop we've seen even minor references to the Japanese emperor or Taiwan result in severe backlash. Mainland china also banned the genre for a year in respon
by 0cVlTeIATBs 4y ago
In k-pop we've seen even minor references to the Japanese emperor or Taiwan result in severe backlash. Mainland china also banned the genre for a year in response to THAAD.
[0] https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3008531/japanese-k-pop-star-sana-slammed-comments-imperial-handover https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3008531...
[1] https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1902195/teen-pop-star-chou-tzu-yus-apology-waving-taiwan-flag https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/19...
[2] https://www.vox.com/latest-news/2017/3/3/14795636/china-south-korea-pop-culture-kpop-attacks-thaad https://www.vox.com/latest-news/2017/3/3/14795636/china-sout...
- bee_rider 4y agoI thought for a second you meant that a boy band decided to be named THAAD, which would be a bit ballsy, haha.