Korean netizens are furious.
Recently, a Japanese netizen brought back an old video featuring BTS members, which has ignited some severe rift in the K-Pop fandom.
The video in question features BTS leader RM playfully singing a popular Korean song, “Dokdo Is Our Land.” Notably, the Dokdo Islands are a disputed territory between Korea and Japan, with both countries laying claims of sovereignty on the land.
The video was first posted by a right-wing Japanese netizen, who paired it with a derogatory caption, even designating the hanbok RM was wearing as “comfort women’s clothes.”
Shortly after, the video was reposted by a media outlet with almost the same caption, garnering huge attention.
International ARMYs took to social media to voice their objection against this blatant attack against BTS.
Meanwhile, Korean fans were deeply offended by the actions of some international fanbases of other K-Pop groups that seemed to deliberately spread the video with misleading captions.