Chinese College Controversy Over “Don’t Mention BTS At A K-pop Conference” … “Doing Self-censorship”

SCMP reports K-pop has become a ‘hot potato’ for Chinese authorities

[아시아경제 임주형 기자] It was argued that a Chinese university ordered to remove BTS content from a K-pop conference. Some are concerned that China’s retaliation will continue for mentioning the 70th anniversary of the Korean War last month by BTS at an awards ceremony in the United States.

On the 16th (local time), the Hong Kong media ‘South China Morning Post’ (SCMP), assistant professor of Korea at the University of Sichuan-Pittsburgh Institute co-founded by Sichuan University in China and the University of Pittsburgh in the US was scheduled to lecture on pop, but reported that it received a notification from Chinese authorities to remove content related to BST.

According to the media, Jung later refused to lecture. Mr. Jung explained to the media why he rejected the lecture, saying, “I will not self-censor,” saying, “I am angry that the school authorities are trying to censor the content of the lecture, also because of the ridiculous claims of nationalists ( Chinese) “.

The aftermath after BTS mentioned last month at America’s ‘Van Flint’ awards ceremony, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Korean War and saying, “We must forever remember the history of hardships that both of us countries (Korea and the United States) suffered and the sacrifices of many men and women, it is argued that it does not continue.

After BTS’s comments at the award ceremony, some Chinese netizens strongly criticized BTS, saying, “We ignored the sacrifices of the Chinese army during the Korean War,” and then Korean companies such as Samsung downloaded BTS-advertised products from them. chinese shopping malls online.

SCMP reported on the situation: “K-pop has become a politically ‘hot potato’ for the Chinese authorities.”

A Korean student living in China told SCMP, “I have been living in China for more than 10 years, but the CCP is still a threat.” “It is not a good idea to express political opinions in China even when Korean students speak about Korean issues. It is,” he said.

Reporter Lim Joo-hyung [email protected]