Living a normal life as a K-pop idol is truly hard. If an ordinary netizen can use the "freedom of speech" card whenever they are saying something negative or against another person, an idol cannot. Every word and move is being eyed by netizens, the reason they should act as role models and filter their words and thoughts before expressing themselves.
As K-pop idols are being deemed as "perfect" and "ideal," these K-pop idols who made inappropriate remarks ended up being cancelled by people.
1. Former Lovelyz Mijoo
On an episode of the female idol's show, MIJOOPIKCHU, Mijoo went to Seoul forest and had conversation with a college student participant. When the idol found out that he's dating someone, Mijoo jokingly asked how far they had gone since dating and claimed that they surely did "it" already.
The male participant then denied it and shared that they only kissed despite dating for 200 days already. However, Mijoo teased him more and said, "Aren't you a man?" looking downwards. The production team made it worse by adding the caption, "Where are you looking? Mijoo's staring at..."
Mijoo and the production crew faced immense backlash. Mijoo then posted her apology letter.
2. Jaejoong
In April 2020, Jaejoong got cancelled, even by his own fans, for making a huge inappropriate joke.
During the "April Fools' Day," Jaejoong announced that he was positive with COVID-19. People prayed and hoped for his fast recovery.
However, just a few hours later, the male icon confessed it was just a prank and apologized to everyone who got worried.
But it was not easy to accept his apologies since people were dying of the virus, and it was insensitive to prank people involving the silent but fatal enemy.
3. Kangnam
During an interview, Kangnam and Kyungri were seen teasing each other; but some Koreans were uncomfortable and cancelled Kangnam for suggesting violence.
There, Kyungri teased him for his accent, and in response, Kangnam jokingly expressed his annoyance and asked, "Can I hit her?" He also added that he can beat her if the staff will let him do it, after questioning if they were in a romantic relationship.
4. Berry Good Johyun
On an episode of the show "Video Star," Johyun described Mijoo's body as chopsticks. Her intentions were harmless, but netizens thought it was disrespectful to her senior.
Shortly after, Joohyun apologized to Mijoo, and clarified that she only did it to be funny.
5. Red Velvet Wendy
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Wendy was not joking but was impersonating black and white women on a show, and this led her to receive a huge backlash.
Viewers and the black community were deeply offended for her impersonation, where she did the rolling of the neck and waving/snapping a finger.
She was called out for being "racist" and "ignorant." Others also said that Wendy was being rude despite growing up in the US.
6. MOMOLAND Nancy
Nancy was doing pretty well not until she was caught in a controversy for her remarks about bulimia. She jokingly said that she eats a lot so she may be a bulimic person. People censured her as making fun of people with eating disorders shouldn't be normalized.
7. BTS Suga
In 2020, BTS rapper Suga met with his fans through a live broadcast. There, he talked about his solo mixtape "D-2" under his moniker Agust D.
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Unfortunately, viewers were disappointed to hear the artist allegedly say the Coronavirus was a "blessing" because it allowed him to release new music.
Soon enough, more ARMYs came forward to claim it was a mistranslation. Some nevertheless remained displeased, knowing that people are dying of the virus.
Do you know other K-pop idols who were cancelled due to inappropriate jokes? Tell us in the comments!
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Eunce Dawson wrote this.
