Jay of K-Pop Boy Band ENHYPEN Apologizes for Comments About Korea
ENHYPEN’s Jay is apologizing.
The 20-year-old boy band superstar has issued an apology regarding comments he made about Korean history, which got attention and negative backlash.
During a live broadcast with fellow member Sunghoon, the two were discussing subjects of interest.
“I find Korean history to be fun these days,” Sunghoon noted, to which Jay replied, “I [prefer] world history. I learned a good amount of Korean history in school. I don’t think there’s that much information. If you just study for a couple weeks or skim over it, it’s over really quickly. It feels like a short story.”
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Jay calling Korea’s history “short” garnered some anger and criticism from fans, to which he apologized on the group’s official Weverse fan community.
“Hello. This is ENHYPEN’s Jay. After I concluded the Weverse Live today, I was very surprised to see fans’ reactions. Regardless of the reason, I sincerely apologize to ENGENE [ENHYPEN‘s fandom name] for any discomfort and inconveniences that I have caused,” he wrote, via Soompi.
“I spoke too negatively about the important topic of Korean history based only on my own personal impression. It is not a topic I should have rashly talked about with lack of knowledge. Today has become an opportunity for me to realize once again that I still have much to learn,” he continued.
“I had absolutely no intention of disregarding our proud history, but I recognize that my words may have caused others to feel that way, and that is my fault. I apologize. Going forward, I will be more careful and study more so that I can become an artist ENGENE are not ashamed of. I always learn so much from you all. Thank you.”
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