Japan Nikkan Sports reported on the 13th that akb48 producer Yasushi Akimoto participated in the song BTS single title song Bird, which will be released on November 7th.
In the news, BTS fan club Amy expressed concern about collaboration with BTS, saying that Yasushi Akimoto has a deep right-wing tendency and a wrong mindset for women.
Yasushi Akimoto is a famous producer of Japan, but he is a right-wing controversial figure, including active participation in the cultural policy of the Abe regime.
His popular girl group akb48 performed at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which combined the Pacific War A class war criminal in December 2006.
At the akb48 solo concert organized by Yasushi Akimoto, the members also came to the stage wearing costumes with a diary. akb48 has produced various controversies such as visits to Yasukuni Shrine, beautification of war, suggestion of Kimi Song, self-defense magazine model, warship visit, and right-wing musical appearance.
The lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto also covered the sensational contents such as female demeanor, aid fellowship, and sexual objectification of minors.
BTS fans have said that they can not tolerate collaboration with BTS, which is working to eradicate violence among children and adolescents around the world, and producers who are right-wing, misogyny and Lolita.
“We immediately stop collaborating with right-wing lyricists and demand the disposal of related materials,” the fans said. “If we proceed with the album, we will do the album Vitali Klitschko. “The damage caused by the loss of the artist’s image is definitely greater than the boycott,” he said.
Meanwhile, the collaboration between BTS and Yasushi Akimoto was made by the proposal of Bang Si-Hyuk, head of BTS's agency Big Hit Entertainment. Japan's majority media reported that Bang Si-Hyuk asked for the song because he liked Akimoto's world view.
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