The Fallout over BTS's comments part 1 (1 Viewer)

[VillageIdiot]

Sharp-eyed netizens discover that Samsung China has removed all BTS related products from their online store after backlash over the group's speech.




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1. They're finished. [T/N: a pun; BTS' Chinese name is "Fangdan Shaonian Tuan." "Wandan" means it's over, the "dan" part took the character from Fangdan rather than the usual character used.] [+12003]
Response: Things have turned chaotic. [+3776]
2. Not bad. Beautiful job. This is what happens when you do business here in China.

[+7122]
3. This means that Samsung still cares about the Chinese market. Meanwhile BTS' fans, when they're Chinese people themselves...

[+5850]
4. I really hope that fans understand these words were not something someone else forced your idol to say. He can have his own viewpoint, but as someone from China, you should be looking at this from the perspective of a Chinese person. [+5726]
Response: He can say those words to commemorate the US military. But in your country, hundreds of thousands of the people who came before you died on the battlefield. There's really no need to whitewash. [+2288]
5. Even Samsung, a Korean brand, has more brains than some fans. [+3938]
6. In front of the country, there is no idol.

Some bottom lines must be adhered to!! [+1219]

BTS and their Chinese fans receive backlash from netizens on Weibo for speech about the Korean War.


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1. China sacrificed 360,000 soldiers. [+91047]
2. Get out of China [T/N: I think this is talking about them + their Chinese fans] [+80876]
3. Idols publicly revealing their political positions...[+65562]
4. When their fans are hating on other people, don't they act very f*cking awesome? Turns out the people you're a fan of are anti-China

[+61471]
5. Some hot knowledge: last time when they made a comeback, their Chinese fans bought 800,000 albums [+50861]
6. My heart hurts when I see this recommended post. Don't end the Hallyu Ban. 🙏 [+43488]
7. I recommend that before whitewashing this, fans first spend 250 to renounce their nationality. When chasing a celebrity, don't forget from which country you came [+37411]
8. The fandom has collapsed. They can get out of the Chinese market now. [+28622]

Chinese fans continue to face backlash from netizens after bringing up other idols from companies like YG and SM to deflect attention away from BTS.



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1. SM's political position is correct. Don't think that if you go down, everyone has to sink together. [+36480]
Response: In the group NCT from SM, when the Chinese members are introducing themselves on Korean variety shows, they will say, "I am Lucas from Hong Kong, China." "I am Hendery from Macau, China." "I am Yangyang from Taiwan, China." There are some fans from anti-China companies who dare to smear SM artists? Are they crazy dogs??? [+18352]
2. The fans who are washing this, in my perspective, are indeed people who do not love their country. [+19977]
3. BTS insults China. Before whitewashing this, BTS' fans should first pay 250 [T/N: amount it costs to renounce Chinese citizenship, I think] [+15546]
4. F*ck, I still remember that phrase: The bones of loyal warriors are buried everywhere under the green mountains; what is the use for horse leathers to wrap up new corpses? Before loving their idols, fans should first be upright Chinese people. The history of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea cannot be forgotten! The Hallyu Ban should not end! F*ck

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5. SM has so many people from China, but the fans can even spread rumors about them being anti-China?

According to what BTS fans say then, is everyone who comes out of SM questionable? These fanatical fans who are crazy dogs should be put on a public screen [+10279]
6. Bringing up SM is a joke. At least when they release albums, they'll guarantee that each has a Chinese version

[+7303]

 

[Suzy]

When it comes to war, all countries think they're the right side no matter what has happened so I can't even say anything about their views.
It's ridiculous that the boys are getting so much hate over something they didn't even say but the moment they got involved in politics, it was bound that they they would offend at least one party. Considering their C-fans are defending them though, I doubt this would really mean much to their fandom, but their reputation outside the fandom will take a hit. But in my opinion that doesn't even matter since it's not the public that's buying the albums.

 

[Jimimis]