Korean singer Jang Nara's comment angers Chinese netizens

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

Jang Nara is a very popular Korean singer and actress. She also sings in Chinese and is known there by her Chinese transliteration name (张娜拉 Zhang Nala).

[East Daily] Recently Jang Nara said in a television program “Every time when I am short of money I will always go to China to make more!” This remark was immediately bombarded by the netizens. They threatened to blacklist her. Today evening (12th), Jang Nara posted an announcement in her blog, apologizing for such remarks.

This blog post was written by Beijing Nara Culture communication Co. Ltd. for her. The article reads “Actually Jang Nara’s speech in the program that day was purely based on the nature of entertainment, as entertainment meant to express, and did not mean any disrespect to the Chinese people.” “We sincerely apologize to those fans and Chinese people who were hurt by this.” Then, the paper describes the whole story of this incident in detail, says “‘every time when short of production budget, will always go perform in China” was added during the translation of the program production process, and Jang Nara did not say that.” Also “solemnly declared” that “Jang Nara definitely does not only come to China for milking money.”

Incident

Recent years, Korean stars often performed in China, calling it developing Chinese market, but in fact making serious money is the main reason. Recently, Korean star Jang Nara revealed in a well-known Korean talk show that whenever her production budge is tight, she will go perform in China.

This remark caused an immediate uproar. Netizens think such remark was clearly discriminating against Chinese market. “An insult of Chinese people, she thinks people in China can only see her fake smile!? Gone too far, never seen any Korean performer say things like that.”

Yesterday evening Jang Nara found out that things became more serious and quickly said that she was joking, and was blown out of context by the media. She said she is going to mainland for exchanges, and public services while performing.

So how did netizens react to her apology blog? There are already over 1,700 comments.

Selected comments:

Really! I hope you can do some good soul-searching! Please watch your words and deeds! I used to like you. Go!

We don’t welcome you, hope you won’t come to China anymore!!!!

Do you think Chinese are stupid? idiot

You can choose not to donate money, not to do charity, you can make money every where in China, but if you say things like this then it’s wrong. Hurt Chinese people’s self-esteem. Many Chinese people are very fond of you. So no matter if you were doing on purpose or not, you should use a sincerity to take care of this matter, restore your loss. Don’t blame Chinese people being heartless, blame yourself don’t understand China, you are not a very good Korean ambassador.

One word get lost! two words hurry get lost! Shameless person! including that Han Geng group! Damn shameless! Chinese people in China helping Koreans to make money, brothers and sister of the country are fools! wake up! all damn traitors! (D:!!)

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Later Sina released a video of Jang Nara apologizing both in Chinese and Korean:

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In Chinese: Hi everyone I am Jang Nara. Thank you for everyone’s caring for me. About recently what I said in Korea, many negative reports appeared afterwards . I feel very sorry, I am really sorry to very one.

In Korean: Hi everyone I am Jang Nara, about the things that happened recently, I want to explain. That TV program called “Strong Heart” is an entertainment centric talk show. Before I went on the show I was talking to the producer of the show, he said they could not directly promote my new film. He asked me during the shooting of the film, was there anything interesting. I said there were some… He thought they were interesting after hearing them so he decided to call the show “please help my family!” In order to increase the entertainment value of the show he asked me to be more exaggerated. At the set it was indeed entertaining. But maybe later the translation caption was written too direct, made everyone think my father used me to go to china to make money. Therefore I feel really sorry! I wanted to promote my new movie. But I made a fool of myself trying to be clever and caused everyone’s misunderstanding. For this I feel very sorry! During these years developing in China I had many help and support form the Chinese people’s. I always see China as my second home. Right now I like to thank all of my Chinese friends. I also want to say sorry to those Chinese friends who are disappointed at me. I will work harder in the future to make better songs and movies for everyone.

In Chinese: Maybe, for that I caused harm to the Chinese audiences. I deeply apologize.

Source: China Hush

.__. ...oof. Happy Friday the 13th everyone.

Comments

[suhbangshinki.livejournal.com]

including that Han Geng group!

Oh damn >< SuJu got dragged into this ._.

[cityincolors.livejournal.com]

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[cityincolors.livejournal.com]

wow jaw dropped at Han Geng comment...
that was uncalled for wtheck?!
Hangeng is my fav so excuse bias but wow he's like their own T_T

and obviously Korean entertainment is way different from Chinese.
people see this slip-up stuff everyday in K-pop and no one cares (well of course not everyone ....... ) but this is like all out war in one day o.O

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

wow jaw dropped at Han Geng comment...
that was uncalled for wtheck?!

my reaction exactly
followed by ;_____;

[shancq.livejournal.com]

well.. that's ... controversial..

[booksandsarcasm.livejournal.com]

x.x I didn't see anything wrong with what she said. If someone said: If I need to make money I go to America.' It wouldn't bother me. xDD But I guess since nationalism is such a big deal... e___e

[booksandsarcasm.livejournal.com]

*over there

[super-genin.livejournal.com]

I wonder what it is with East Asian netizens that makes them so easy to tick off...

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

i have been wondering this so often
i'm just like...in a perpetual state of "why are they like this??!?"

[myiuchan.livejournal.com]

hm.

[ricey11.livejournal.com]

I'm not gonna lie...I laughed a little when I read what she said cause it's kinda funny.
But in a "damn that was wrong" kinda way.

You can choose not to donate money, not to do charity, you can make money every where in China, but if you say things like this then it’s wrong.
This made me go "wut" a little bit more throughout the whole article.
And really, gonna drag SuJu into this for no reason?

[kittycurious.livejournal.com]

I don't get how this is disrespecting at all to China. So she goes to China when she needs more money. That's what most entertainers do, right?
I mean travel to other countries to make money, not necessarily go to China. Though China tends to always be on the list.

[daytime-milk.livejournal.com]

but... but..

doesn't everyone go to china to make money? (even my mum does try) even china's reaching out for africa's consumer base, so now china's going to africa to get some moolah..

okay out of point.

not again *facepalm*

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

i'd be pissed off too, but no need to drag suju into this.

however, i do wonder.
since china is the most populated country, shouldn't they have enough cool people to make their own idols instead of importing them?

[callherblondie.livejournal.com]

since china is the most populated country, shouldn't they have enough cool people to make their own idols instead of importing them?
They have plenty of idols of their own, it's South Korea that sends their idols to China to exploit that huge market and make money in the name of Hallyu. It's not that China is crying 'oh, we have no idols, please bring over some of your Korean ones,' it's more like Korean entertainment companies wanting to make some extra bucks so they send their idols to China for promotion and have them do commercials and make Cantopop and Mandopop albums.

[rainysakura.livejournal.com]

hmm... actually i can understand how the Chinese netizens feelings. oh well, human makes mistakes ( especially by saying insensitive things). and hopefully the chinese will forgive her eventually.

why was suju dragged into this?

[sequinstilettos.livejournal.com]

leave hangeng and sj-m alone!!

(http://tinypic.com)

Re: why was suju dragged into this?

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

do want

[a-small-star.livejournal.com]

I understand the concept of nationalism in East Asia; what I have a problem with here is that it insinuates (correctly, as far as I know) that China's economy is better for her revenue than Korea is, and nobody seems to have gotten that yet.

[valmorbia.livejournal.com]

this is interesting. could you tell me more?

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

i think maybe the butthurt is arising from the implication that she only goes to stir up revenue as opposed to ~because she loves her dear, dear fans~

/obvious lost his captaincy?

[angel-fied.livejournal.com]

[treasurewindow.livejournal.com]

Goddamn, why the fuck did they have to drag Super Junior into this? I hate it when people pull in innocent victims who had nothing to do with the issue in the first place.

[pinkiyoojin.livejournal.com]

will she get kicked out of China now? /brickd

[ruginthesky.livejournal.com]

Just saying it like it is hahaha nothing pleasant but it is what it is.

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

lol i enjoyed this comment hahahahehe

[booksandsarcasm.livejournal.com]

In some cases extremely so.

[jaechibi-41.livejournal.com]

Why drag suju on this? O_O

[cinis.livejournal.com]

ot but her face cracks me up

[liliabloom.livejournal.com]

My guess is that it probably would have had the same or worse reaction in Korea.

[cherjae.livejournal.com]

nationalism at its worst.

sigh

[valmorbia.livejournal.com]

no. it's called national and individual pride. you don't shop at a shop where the storekeeper calls you a sucker and looks down her nose at you.

[filmsession.livejournal.com]

lol same shit would happen if it happened in korea. not surprised D:

[valmorbia.livejournal.com]

she deserves it.

did she really think she could get away with such a comment? there's such a sense of entitlement and exploitation there.