Actor Park Bo-gum left for Japan with a Comfort Women badge.
According to the entertainment industry on the 4th, Park Bo-gum left for Japan Nagoya the day before to attend the 2019 mama (Mnet Asian Music Awards) held at Japan Nagoya Dome.
Park Bo-gum attracted attention by appearing in a coat with a Comfort Women badge at an airport leaving the country. Amid the strained relationship between Korea and Japan, the 2019 mama has confirmed the hosting of Japan, sparking controversy.
Park Bo-gum has appeared several times before in a Comfort Women T-shirt. Since the time of KBS2 Music Bank MC in 2015, he has been steadily wearing marimmond products that sponsor Comfort Women victims. In addition, he also wore a Comfort Women badge at the Ice Bucket Challenge and encouraged him to purchase the badge. In 2017, he also wore a Comfort Women sponsored 'Peace Girl Award' badge at the VIP premiere of the movie 'Gunship Island'.
Park Bo-gum is set to host at 2019 mama Park Bo-gum first attended mama in 2017 and confirmed his appearance for the third consecutive year until last year. Park Bo-gum was previously acclaimed for his proficient progression at two awards ceremonies.
2019 mama will be held at 6pm on Monday and will be broadcast live on Mnet and Mnet K-pop YouTube.