omonatheydid | 2016-08-15

Tiffany Under Fire For Controversial SNS Posts On National Liberation Day In Korea

Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany has come under fire from Korean netizens for her August 15 SNS posts following “SMTOWN Live Tour V In Japan,” one with the caption “Babes (Japanese flag emoticon)(heart emoticon),” and the other with a “Tokyo, Japan” sticker with the rising sun design on a Snapchat image. The posts are pictured below.

August 15 is National Liberation Day in Korea, celebrating the country’s freedom from Imperial Japanese colonial rule, and Tiffany’s posts have sparked heavy criticism from Korean netizens, who are calling for a response, not only for posting the Japanese flag, but the rising sun, which is controversial due to its association with Imperial Japanese rule.

Some netizens have even brought the issue to the “Sister’s Slam Dunk” show, calling for Tiffany’s withdrawal from the show on the show’s community forum.

In response to the criticism, Tiffany posted a handwritten apology on her Instagram.

Tiffany says,

“Hello, This is Tiffany.

“I apologize for upsetting so many with my mistake on this important day. I’m ashamed for disappointing everyone with this kind of mistake, and I deeply regret my actions.

“In the future, I’ll make sure to keep in mind that my actions and my words have a wide audience. I’ll work toward becoming someone who thinks carefully about my actions, and make sure something like this doesn’t happen again.

“Again, I sincerely apologize for disappointing everyone as a result of my shortcomings.”

YTN:
1. [+3,320, -56] It's not only the Japanese flag that's the issue, she also uploaded the Japanese confederate flag

2. [+1,518, -26] She just posted a Japanese confederate flag and then deleted it. It's game over for her.

3. [+1,440, -37] Farewell, Tiffany~~~ uploading a Japanese confederate flag on Korea's Liberation day.. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+1,110, -23] Not something I wanted to read on a day like today... aigoo

5. [+1,128, -98] Farewell SNSD ㅋㅋ you've made enough money to last you anyway, haven't you?

6. [+512, -9] Wow, she's been working for 10 years in Korea, "not knowing" is simply not an excuse anymore

7. [+517, -12] She also uploaded the confederate flag earlier... this isn't just simply not knowing, she's taking us for fools;;;

8. [+468, -11] She had the confederate flag on her snapchat too..

9. [+416, -10] She's worked in Korea for over 10 years and she didn't know it was the national liberation day? How does that make any sense?

10. [+398, -12] She's been scandal free for 10 years and then blows up with the confederate flag...

11. [+390, -13] Well, this is retirement for her ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ way to make it obvious that you're American ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

12. [+372, -12] Does she have a brain in that head? A confederate flag on national lilberation day? No way you could do that as a Korean

13. [+318, -4] The Japanese flag isn't even the issue right now ㅋㅋㅋ she had the confederate flag too

14. [+329, -10] Of all days, on national liberation day... I was just getting into her too with Unnis, had no idea she was this hopeless of a person. Please go promote in Japan or America.. I don't want to see you in Korea anymore.

15. [+325, -13] No matter if she's American or if she's in Japan right now, she's a singer working in Korea, how thoughtless of her

16. [+295, -7] She deleted the confederate flag too~

17. [+239, -6] She's screwed, 10 years just down the drain

Naver:
1. [+1,151, -35] Thoughtless ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

2. [+1,099, -31] On the night of the 14th, she posted a Japanese flag with a heart emoticon ----> her followers informed her it's national liberation day tomorrow and told her to delete it ---> she then uploaded another picture of the confederate flag ----> fire erupts

3. [+892, -47] Crazy b*tch, how can you be this thoughtless, she deserves more hate than Seolhyun

4. [+776, -32] How can she be like this after seeing what happened to Seolhyun?!! Idols need history lessons in the time they're working on their looks

5. [+597, -30] Why did she do that, now all of SNSD is getting hate

6. [+279, -15] I won't see you out far, farewell ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

7. [+240, -6] She can stay in Japan forever then

8. [+234, -13] She should be kicked out of the country, how dare she upload the confederate flag like that in Korea? Is she some foreigner without a brain? On the day of our national liberation day too?

9. [+255, -3] She has to be insane...

10. [+207, -3] ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So hopeless ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ just sigh

11. [+180, -3] Rocks for brains

12. [+182, -5] Bye bye Tiffany ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Nate:
1. [+256, -11] Even if she's a foreigner, she's been working in our country for 10 years and she should know that today is national liberation day, it's marked red on the calendar. How can you put up the Japanese and confederate flag on that day?

2. [+224, -9] The worst possible thing you can do... the confederate flag on national liberation day, what in the world

3. [+200, -10] It's such a foolish thing to do that I have to wonder if she did it on purpose ㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+41, -5] She deserves more hate than Seolhyun and Jimin, is she serious right now?

5. [+34, -4] If she wasn't even going to upload the Korean flag, at least don't make it obvious that you have rocks for brains.. tsk tsk

6. [+29, -3] Shouldn't she be exiled to AOA level?

7. [+27, -1] Rocks, rocks, rocks for brains

8. [+26, -1] Her brain has been sold to andromeda ㅡㅡ

9. [+23, -3] I feel bad for how dumb she is

10. [+22, -0] This had to have been on purpose. Anyone with a smartphone would've been informed that it was national liberation day today. How can you do something so stupid?

Nate [2]:
1. [+222, -5] Getting goosebumps at the fans shielding her saying she didn't know because she lived abroad ㅋㅋ she's been living in Korea for how many years and I'm sure she's done special performances for national liberation day in the past... even blonde haired foreigners are uploading pictures of the Taegukgi on SNS, how does it make sense that Tiffany didn't know?

2. [+183, -5] You have to be insane to think it's okay to upload the confederate flag on national liberation day..

3. [+41, -22] This is actually worse than AOA.. she uploaded the confederate flag with her very own hands... talk about insane

4. [+31, -11] Tiffany fans need to stop downvoting comments. They're so obsessed with her that they're trying anything they can to bury this when she herself uploaded the confederate flag.

5. [+28, -15] Jay Park was kicked out for writing crap about Korea before he debuted when he didn't even know anything. Seolhyun and Jimin got hate for their lack of knowledge... and Tiffany is a worse situation than all of them. Tiffany is a Korean who's worked in Korea for so long in a popular girl group, she should be kicked out for uploading the confederate flag blatantly on the day of liberation!

Sources: Soompi via FNNews and Naver
NetizenBuzz via Naver, Naver, Nate and Nate

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