[enter-talk] BIGHIT RELEASED THEIR OFFICIAL STATEMENT

“Hello, this is Big Hit Entertainment. Recently, there are many different issues surrounding our artists BTS. Our statement is as follows:

“These are the issues that Big Hit has reviewed: first, that our artist has worn a shirt with imagery of the atomic bomb. Second, that our artist has worn a hat with Nazi symbolism in an old photo shoot for a Korean media outlet. Third, that our artists are said to have used flags with Nazi imagery during a performance at a concert in which they participated.

“This is our statement in response to each of those issues: in BTS’s promotions as well as the promotions of all our artists, Big Hit does not support war or the atomic bomb. We oppose these things and did not mean to cause harm to the victims of the atomic bomb, and this will not change

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“In BTS’s promotions as well as the promotions of all our artists, Big Hit does not support any form of totalitarianism, including Nazism, or any groups with radical political tendencies. We oppose these things and had no intention of causing harm to the historical victims of these groups, and this will not change.

“This is our apology for the issues mentioned above. About the item of clothing with atomic bomb imagery, as we stated above, it was not done with any intent, and we have confirmed that the shirt itself was not produced with the intention of causing harm to the victims of the atomic bomb. However, it is obvious that harm may have been caused unintentionally to the victims when the shirt was worn due to our lack of foresight and preparation. We sincerely apologize for potentially causing discomfort through the appearance of our artists being connected with atomic bomb imagery.

“About the hat with Nazi symbolism being used in an old photo shoot, as we have stated above, it was not done with any intent. The clothes and accessories used in the photo shoot were given to us by the media outlet. Our artists ended up wearing them due to our inability to sufficiently check beforehand and harm may have been caused unintentionally to the victims of Nazism. We sincerely apologize for causing discomfort through the appearance of our artists being connected with Nazi imagery.

“However, we would like to clearly state that the responsibility for these issues lies with Big Hit, who was not able to fully support our artists. Our artists have to deal with many schedules and site conditions and the responsibility for the above issues does not lie with them.

“This is our statement on the issue of the concert performance: the concert in question was the 2017 anniversary concert of the legendary Korean artist Seo Taiji. The performance in question was built around the social message of criticizing the reality of standardized education. The imagery on the flags was artwork without any connection to Nazism. The message of the performance was to criticize a standardized, totalitarian education system. The performance became an issue because it was said that it was related to Nazism. This is not true at all, and in fact the performance was meant to criticize that kind of totalitarian reality.”

“Big Hit will do our best to reform these problems that have been raised. Our motto is to give comfort and emotion to the world through our music and our artists. It is a challenge for us to consider the many elements that arise from living in an era of diversity and tolerance, but we are doing our best to fulfill that duty. In the future, on the basis of our understanding of not only these issues but various social/historical/cultural backgrounds, Big Hit and our artists will more carefully consider the details of our promotions so that we do not cause harm to people. Once again, we apologize to the people who were hurt by our lack in dealing with these issues.”

“Big Hit will take the following steps in order to resolve these issues: first, we are contacting the atomic bomb victim associations in Japan and Korea to explain and apologize for the problems that have been raised. We have also sent a letter explaining and apologizing for the situation to the Simon Wiesenthal Center [a Jewish human rights group].”

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ㅇㅇ |2018.11.13 21:32 신고하기

'The victims of the atomic bomb', this was written as an apology to the victims only, not to Japan. Those right wings are making a fuss again just because of that line, seems like they are even ready to kill people

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ㅇㅇ |2018.11.13 21:23 신고하기

Well written. They are not apologizing to Japan but to the victims of the atomic bomb.  They also only wrote facts about the Nazi, the apology is very well-written

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ㅇㅇ |2018.11.13 21:24 신고하기

The thing they did very well with this feedback is that if they apologize for being thoughtless about the Nazi scandal, it could've resulted in a bigger issue. But if they don't acknowledge that they were being thoughtless, more people would have bashed them. It was the best for them to apologize to the people who were hurt and the victims

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ㅇㅇ |2018.11.13 21:26 신고하기

Reading this line really shows their concerns for their artists....

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However, we would like to clearly state that the responsibility for these issues lies with Big Hit, who was not able to fully support our artists. Our artists have to deal with many schedules and site conditions and the responsibility for the above issues does not lie with them."

ㅇㅇ |2018.11.13 21:25 신고하기

Start suing people now, especially that plastic surgeon Japanese, start with that person

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ㅇㅇ |2018.11.13 22:53 신고하기

If you think about it, Bangtan is really living the harsh life. They are idols who just want to sign and make music but they got all sort of swears because of Bang Shihyuk's right-wing affiliations and now, they are even involved in politics and patriotic affairs. Are those even Bangtan's responsibilities? I just wish for them to walk a better path in the future and be healthy

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ㅇㅇ |2018.11.13 22:47 신고하기

So who's gonna apologize to Bangtan?

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