On November 16 at approximately 1 PM KST, a representative from Big Hit Entertainment visited Hapcheon county, an area commonly known as "the Korean Hiroshima" and the residence of over 70% of South Korea's atomic bomb victims.
A chief director of Big Hit Entertainment, director Lee Jin Hyung, held a private meeting with approximately 10 individuals from the Korea Atomic Bombs Victim Association on this day, stating, "We felt that it was necessary to apologize in person to atomic bomb victims who may have been inflicted emotional pain. While we did not intend for any harm, if there is anyone whom we caused emotional pain as a result of the shirt which contained an image of the bombing, we sincerely apologize."
To the media present, Lee Jin Hyung relayed, "This is a place where we wanted to offer our personal apologies to the association and to the bombing victims, not a place meant for the media," and refrained from any further comments.
After the meeting, representatives from the association remarked, "The victims of the bombing understand and empathize with the ongoing series of events."
As many of you know, the issue above began recently when Japanese media outlets denounced BTS member Jimin for wearing a shirt which depicted themes related to Korea's liberation from Japan, including an image of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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As an artist there are certain protocols which they are supposed to follow. In few incidents artists address the issue directly whereas in certain cases their representatives do the needful. And the above controversy definitely needed their Reps to address. There are many people saying Big Hit is not Jimin's Mom.....well to them, it does not work that way. Such situations is handled after having various meetings with the firm's top honchos, artists, legal team etc.,
Its not like one wakes up one morning and goes on apologizing spree.
The world would be perfect if things were that easy and transparent. Moreover those who may have felt uncomfortable with this act have wholeheartedly accepted the apology and I dont understand why few people are still having an issue.
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