BTS's Jimin dealt with the issues surrounding the South Korean boy band's wardrobes and styles, which their agency, Big Hit Entertainment, also addressed. At the end of Bangtan Boys' concert at Tokyo Dome as part of their "Love Yourself" World Tour, they opened up about their experience and got a little emotional as they made it in Japan.
"We're finally at Tokyo Dome," Jimin told the 50,000 concert-goers who watched BTS in Japan, per Koreaboo. The 23-year-old star recalled the group's first venue at a small event hall in Tokyo and admitted that they had a long journey to make it to Tokyo Dome. They were even surprised that the concert got sold out and thousands of fans came.
With all the controversies BTS is facing, Jimin promised that he would often remember how happy he was when he performed in front of their Japanese fans at the Tokyo Dome. He even hoped that fans felt the same way, too.
At the end of his speech, Jimin addressed the issues involving BTS's clothing and styles. He revealed that it broke his heart knowing that they had hurt others' feelings.
To recall, BTS was about to perform "Fake Love" and "Idol" on TV Asahi's "Music Station" on November 9. However, on November 8, the network announced the show's cancellation because of a t-shirt Jimin wore that depicted the time when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Billboard noted. It also had a text that pertained to the celebration of Korean liberation from colonial Imperial Japan in 1945.
The shirt's designer explained, via Soompi, that its design never meant to mock Japan. It only showed a couple of historical events. He then issued an apology to BTS.
Jewish human rights group, Simon Wiesenthal Center, also raised an issue on a BTS photo shoot, where RM donned a hat with Nazi Party symbol. It also complained about their performance at Seo Taiji's 2017 anniversary concert, where they used flags with symbols similar to the swastika.
The photo shoot stylist, on the other hand, defended BTS and said no one from the group or even the media outlet, which conducted the shoot, owned the hat. Big Hit Entertainment recently released its official statement addressing the issues its talent faces.
The agency fully accepted the responsibility for what happened and said that they had no ill intent to anyone. Big Hit Entertainment also cleared that BTS is not a Nazism or any political groups supporter. It also issued an apology to Simon Wiesenthal Center and both Japanese and Korean atomic bomb victim associations.
