The aftermath of the group BTS's unsavory refusal to appear on the Japan broadcast has not faded.
Japan Extreme right-leaning civic group Reunion (Citizens' Meetings that do not tolerate the privilege of Japan) has been criticizing BTS since last month for the fact that Jimin wore a T-shirt with a picture of Hiroshima atomic bombs several years ago. He even warned of an attack, saying he would hold a demonstration in front of the Tokyo Dome performance hall of BTS.
NHK 'Hongbaek Gapjeon' and Fuji TV 'FNS Song Festival', which were not only here but also reviewing BTS' appearances, are also pending the appearance.
There is a reaction that it is doubtful within Japan. In the meantime, in the case of overseas entertainers who have mentioned or even used Hiroshima atomic bombardment, the reaction of Japan to Jimin's T-shirt is greatly exaggerated.
Before Jimin wore the Liberation Day T-shirt from fans, actor Rupert Grint of the movie "Harry Potter" series around 2010 also wore a T-shirt with a picture of Hiroshima atomic bombs during his visit to Japan. Grint found Japan in a T-shirt with a picture of a bomb on the front of his upper body, but he could hardly find a voice pointing out it at the time.
In addition, Hiroshima atomic bombing was mentioned in the song "Remember Me" (Remember Me?) released by United States of America rapper Eminem in 2000. At that time, this song became a World popular, and was also loved by Japan. Eminem wrote the expression of Hiroshima atomic bombs in the song at the time with the lyrics "I drop bombs, like Hiroshima", but my voice was not big. Eminem continued to perform in Japan after that.
Black Eyed Peace also mentioned Hiroshima's atomic bombardment in the song "Like That" released in 2006. At the time, they said, "My lyrics get out of a split atom like Hiroshima and Nagasaki." My lyrics burst like Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs. "I called it a song. This was not controversial at the time, of course.
Eminem or Black Eyed Peace may be a problem in that it cited the incident of massive casualties as a song lyrics. But Jimin's wearing a Liberation Day T-shirt is not the same as the two. Jimin's T-shirt is said to have been an act with the intention and meaning to not forget the history of liberation in Korea.
Therefore, the attack on BTS is likely to be a hate. BTS won the top spot in the daily single ranking of the Japan Oricon chart on the 11th, and Japan activities smoothly. As the influence and popularity of the Korean Wave increases in ITZY and Japan, attacks on Korean Wave entertainers are more concentrated. There is a concern that Japan's anti-Japanese movement is concentrated toward BTS, which is becoming popular in the World recently.
Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women's University predicted that the cancellation of BTS's Japan broadcast was a self-help of Japan Extreme right. On his SNS on the 10th, he said, "As this situation was reported to the World media such as CNN and BBC, it was a chance to make sure that 'Japan is a war criminal country' to young fans of all Worlds. "