group BTS eventually handed over Japan Producers Yasushi Akimoto; collaboration with Yasushi Akimoto, which had been steadily gaining antagonism in Korea, was controversial from the beginning.
BTS agency Big Hit Entertainment said on the 16th, "I will give you a guide on Japan single album. The song from the Japan single, which is scheduled to be released in November, will be changed as follows for production reasons; I am sorry for the inconvenience. "
On the 13th, Big Hit was scheduled to feature the title song "Bird" (Bird) written by Yasushi Akimoto, a famous producer of Japan, on the Japan single album of BTS, which is scheduled to be released on the 11th.
Yasushi Akimoto launched Japan Diary Girl group akb48 as Japan's famous Producers. He also participates in YG Entertainment of cable channel Mnet 'ProDeuce48' and is also influential in Korea.
However, domestic music fans have been criticized steadily for being known as a right-wing person who uses Japanese nationalism and women's sexual commercialization on a daily basis. akb48 not only performed at the Yasukuni Shrine in 2006, but also wore costumes with the ascending flag on the concert stage in 2016. At the time of the 'ProDeuce48' airing, akb48 members were criticized for their right-wing activities.
As soon as it was announced that Yasushi Akimoto and BTS were in contact with each other as they continued to speak on the right wing, the fan club 'Ami' announced a statement demanding immediate suspension of collaboration and predicted a boycott. The accusations headed to Bang Si-Hyuk Producers, who are leading Big Hit Entertainment. If YG Entertainment was not in the first place, it would have led to collaboration that would not have been controversial. Also, Bang Si-Hyuk, who has been active as active Producers for a long time, would not have been ignorant of the controversy of Akimoto Yasushi.
As BTS, which is raising its status not only in Korea but also overseas, is being discussed in the right-wing controversy just by collaborating with Yasushi Akimoto, Ami needed hard-line measures.
As a big hit entertainment, it focused on Japan activities and worked with local famous Producers, but it was pointed out that collaboration that did not consider domestic sentiment was a prickly point. It is noteworthy what big hit will do in the future, which has caused controversy that has not been recognized in domestic sentiments sensitive to right-wing and misogyny.