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10 Unfortunate Incidents of Blackface in Korea

Posted by AllK_Maknae21 pts Friday, July 7, 2017
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1. A Pink Bomi
Recently, A Pink's Bomi was under fire for imitating a Korean cartoon character named Michol from a Korean children's television program named 'Dooly.'
2. Big Bang G-Dragon
G-Dragon turned heads with his alleged tribute post on Instagram to victim Trayvon Martin.
3. MAMAMOO
MAMAMOO made the unfortunate mistake of parodying Bruno Mar's "Uptown Funk You Up" in blackface for one of their concert performances.
4. Big Bang Taeyang
Fans were not happy when Big Bang's Taeyang celebrated the year of the monkey using a popular Snapchat filter with American rapper Kanye West's face.
5. Super Junior Yesung
Yesung couldn't be any more wrong for using blackface for his cosplay of Nick Fury.
6. miss A Min
miss A Min didn't technically use black face, but she reposted an image a fan made of her with rapper Rick Ross' face over hers reaching for fried chicken.
7. MBC Three Wheels
MBC took a real hit when they showcased black face on their Lunar New Year 'Family Karaoke' special.
8. Bubble Sisters
This unheard of girl group (nugu) debuted with blackface and released a few albums with the same image until it sparked huge controversy.
9. SNL Korea
SNL was in deep water for imitating the 'Dream Girls' for with of their skits while wearing blackface and having tans.
10. Hong Hyun Hee
The once famous comedian is now making headlines for all the wrong reasons after donning blackface on SBS' 'Legend Match.' Now other comedians and international fans have shamed her for doing such a performance in today's modern age.

SEE ALSO: K-netizens hail SBS Gayo Daejeon 2024 for its all-time best artist lineup

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