K-Pop band ENHYPEN바카라s member Ni-ki is facing backlash for his remarks about South Korea바카라s Independence Movement Day. This day is a national holiday, marking the March 1, 1919 declaration of independence from the Japanese occupation of Korea.
On February 29, Ni-ki interacted with fans on Weverse, which is a fan community platform. During a (now-deleted) conversation with a fan who mentioned that Korea would have a day off the next day (March 1), Ni-ki asked, 바카라Is tomorrow a holiday?바카라 The fan then explained that it was a national holiday, and everyone gets the day off.
Translation: Fan commented, 바카라Yeah, tomorrow is independence Movement Day, so we바카라re resting.바카라 To this, Ni-ki responded, 바카라I바카라m jealous heh.바카라
The reason why this situation escalated is because Ni-ki is of Japanese descent. In South Korea, there are many people out there who believe that the Japanese should reflect and express remorse for their actions and treatment of the country, even though it happened generations ago. While fans may be more understanding because of their biases, the general public has not responded favourably.
Many Korean netizens expressed their disappointment with Ni-ki바카라s comment. One wrote, 바카라It makes me angry that a Japanese person is 바카라envious바카라 about having the day off on the March 1st Independence Movement Day.바카라 Another stated, 바카라If you want to promote in Korea, I think he needs to take some history lessons.바카라 One even called out their agency and stated, 바카라HYBE, you should educate your foreign idols on Korean history.바카라 One more chimed in and stated, "Wow if you바카라re that envious, do you want to be forcibly annexed by another country like us?바카라
However, the same day, soon after, Ni-ki posted an apology message which reads, 바카라Hello. This is Ni-ki. I apologize for my careless expression regarding the March 1st Independence Movement Day, an important day of national commemoration. I have realized my mistake and immediately deleted the said post. I will be more careful in the future.바카라
Some individuals expressed their support for him. One stated, 바카라He바카라s a foreigner so it바카라s natural he doesn바카라t know.바카라 Another backed him and said, 바카라He might not understand the significance since he바카라s not Korean.바카라
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