On section TV Entertainment Communication, which aired on the 12th, BTS, which is active, broadcast about the fact that Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi suddenly canceled his appearance.
BTS was due to appear on the 32-year-old Japan representative Music Program Music Station on the 9th; however, it was abruptly notified of its cancellation two hours before departure.
The agency also posted its official position on the evening of the sudden cancellation. Music Station said, The T-shirt design worn by BTS members is calling for a stir, and asked about the intention of wearing the T-shirt, and discussed with the agency, but when we judged it comprehensively, we decided to postpone the appearance. The controversial T-shirt is a T-shirt worn by Jimin in a YouTube documentary on BTS, which contains pictures of patriotism, Wagaya no Rekishi, liberation, Korean, English and Japanese atomic bombs, and photos of people who are surrounded by liberation. The world media also reported this news in front of The tour and analyzed it as a political and historical background of Korea and Japan. Despite this controversy, BTS has not changed its popularity, such as the 9th single released by Japan topped the Oricon chart and started the Japan Dome tour on the 13th.
Viewers who watched this responded such as 'I really want to stop it like that', 'BTS is popular, so foreign media respond to this kind of thing!' And 'I will be more interested in BTS popularity if I do so!'
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