More Korean stars speak out and donate during George Floyd and #BlackLivesMatter movement

[juhli.livejournal.com]

More idols and other Korean celebrities have posted to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and Blackout Tuesday.
Past posts: KARD's BM and Jay Park react, Jessi and Amber react, DeVita and Secret Number's Denise react

Crush

https://instagram.com/p/CA1tsvhpcIB

Crush is fully calling the Korean music industry out ⚰️ pic.twitter.com/wmKwCKfmBQ

— hlom ⁷ (@joonjetlag) May 31, 2020

Day6 Jae

https://t.co/cvqYpN7BfF pic.twitter.com/kRjMsOtqXl

— Day6 Jae (@Jae_Day6) May 31, 2020

ph-1

every life will matter once the BLACK LIVES MATTER. may God be with his family. #JusticeForGeorgeFlyodhttps://t.co/i4392I0fSn

— pH-1 (@ph1boyyy) May 30, 2020

my last tweet caused some confusion. no justice no peace is going on, but what i do hope for that violence doesn't become the answer to anything. i will most definitely continue to learn more and speak up about #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd !

— pH-1 (@ph1boyyy) May 31, 2020

i'm doing my best to help and support. pic.twitter.com/M9XJPv5Ru1

— pH-1 (@ph1boyyy) May 31, 2020

Tiger JK

my first prayers this morning to George Floyd, and the movement of the people. one family 🙏🏽🕉 #BlackLiveMatter #solidarity

— 아빠 최고 (@DrunkenTigerJK) May 30, 2020

@DrunkenTigerJK has spoken up in solidarity of the BLM movement being alive in Korea and has tried to inform more people using his platform throughout the movement pic.twitter.com/f25kMP83m9

— kawira✊🏿 (@versacetaehyung) June 1, 2020

GOT7 Mark and Yugyeom

Stay stong, stay safe. https://t.co/LTcHSQ5PhN pic.twitter.com/1hmoj2pxXj

— Mark Tuan (@mtuan93) May 31, 2020

GOT7’s Yugyeom posted on Instagram and showed that he’d donated to the Black Lives Matter Global Network.

https://instagram.com/p/CA9rAJPjRAs

More Jessi

https://instagram.com/p/CA1q6rjAhrG

Jay Park's agency H1GHR MUSIC

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 https://t.co/TLkd2Ze0DY

— JAY BUM PARK (@JAYBUMAOM) June 1, 2020

Red Velvet's Yeri
On her Instagram story, Red Velvet’s Yeri shared a post from her friend Seo Herin, who is a former SM Entertainment trainee and “Idol School” contestant. The post outlines the issue and provides links to petitions for people to sign.


KARD's Jiwoo and Soomin
KARD’s Jiwoo linked two separate posts in her Instagram stories. The first recaps the George Floyd case in Korean and the caption reads, “This is the case of George Floyd’s death that is currently an issue in the United States. In order to spread news of this case as far as possible, I drew this using only the facts and without any personal opinion. Please feel free to spread this.”



Soomin posted the same recaps as Jiwoo and this


VIXX Ravi
VIXX’s Ravi posted a photo of George Floyd and commented “Everyone is everything to someone,” adding the Black Lives Matter hashtag.


Momoland









EXID's LE

🚨 #EXID #LE Insta Story Update!

EXID’s main rapper, LE— shows support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement through her Instagram. pic.twitter.com/as3HcptEwA

— ‎ً (@exidistic) June 1, 2020

AleXa

pic.twitter.com/uVjb7LXZzT

— AleXa (@AleXa_ZB) June 1, 2020

Hoya

pic.twitter.com/UFov4lQnvz

— Lee howon (@hoya1991) June 1, 2020

Lee Hi

soloists Lee Hi (@hello_lee_hi ) and Drag Princess Soju (@shotwithsoju) have both spoken up about BLM; soju specifically called for all Kpop companies (bighit, sm, yg, jyp, cj) to be vocal considering the influence of Black music on their artists pic.twitter.com/aQK9ixOESM

— kawira✊🏿 (@versacetaehyung) June 1, 2020

Dal Shabet's Subin

https://instagram.com/p/CA4xr4KBFyH

Eric Nam

it does not matter what color your skin is, this affects you.
RACISM IS NOT DEAD. George and Ahmaud are just two of the countless number of black men and women who have lost their lives senselessly. sign the petitions, raise your voice, and do what you can. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/nJFYvchv7O

— 에릭남 (Eric Nam) (@ericnamofficial) May 29, 2020

BTOB Eungkwang
BTOB’s Eunkwang posted on Instagram with the #blackouttuesday tag and wrote, “We are all people who breathe the same air under the same sky. I earnestly pray that everyone will feel the same.”

https://instagram.com/p/CA7MytGhdYg

Tiffany
Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany posted with links to organizations people can support, explaining that she plans to donate to them after Black Out Tuesday.


B.A.P's Jongup
B.A.P’s Jongup wrote on Instagram, “I understand that I will never understand. But I will see you, hear you, mourn with you, and I will fight for you. #blacklivesmatter,” and he shared a link to more information about the Black Lives Matter movement in Korean. He also showed a receipt for a donation he made to the Black Lives Matter Global Network.

https://instagram.com/p/CA684TSgt5-

NCT's Johnny
NCT’s Johnny wrote, “Please let everyone be safe. I see you, I care for you. #blacklivesmatter.”

https://instagram.com/p/CA6rzRyF_n9

CLS Sorn

https://instagram.com/p/CA7TuoaHoQX

2Z

No racism
No violence
We want peace
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-#blacklivesmatter #justiceforgeorgefloyd #icantbreathe pic.twitter.com/E8VlRBPrPr

— 2Z (@official2z) June 1, 2020

Heize


Jessica

https://instagram.com/p/CA8Fw5jnJ6m

2NE1 Minzy and CL

2NE1 members Minzy and Cl (former) have tweeted in solidarity with BLM and called out for Koreans enjoying black culture but not speaking up for black lives
their link: https://t.co/da7Irosbjy pic.twitter.com/r6ccJJoU3M

— kawira✊🏿 (@versacetaehyung) June 1, 2020

Dean

krn&b soloist Dean spoke up about how peaceful protests are and hashtagged Black Lives Matter and For George Floyd pic.twitter.com/BVhMEBrBKE

— kawira✊🏿 (@versacetaehyung) June 1, 2020

Kim Samuel and Loco

rapper Loco (@locogocrazy) has donated and advocated on Instagram in support of BLM pic.twitter.com/sSVoqXmCdz

— kawira✊🏿 (@versacetaehyung) June 1, 2020

April's Jinsol

April's Jinsol (@APRIL_DSPmedia) has shared cartoon work explaining to Koreans what happned George Floyd and why we are fighting for BLM pic.twitter.com/ZE0AFnE9aY

— kawira✊🏿 (@versacetaehyung) June 1, 2020

Jamie

안녕하세요 여러분,
지난 며칠 동안 저는 미국에서 일어나고 있는 일들로
많은 생각을 하게 되었습니다. 저는 사람들이 이 일에 대해 반드시 모두가 알아야 하는 일이라고 생각하기에, 더더욱 글을 올리기 전에 신중히 제 생각들을 정리하고 얘기 하고 싶었습니다. #BlackLivesMattter pic.twitter.com/3bR9nZ4QAC

— JIMINxJAMIE (@jiminpark07) June 3, 2020

More Amber
f(x)’s Amber shared an email template for people to use when writing to officials to call for justice following the death of George Floyd. She has also retweeted news about George Floyd’s autopsy results that state his death was due to asphyxia from sustained forced pressure, as well as the news that police officer Derek Chauvin’s charges have been increased from third degree murder to second degree and the other three officers are being charged.
She deleted her tweets, but this is what they said:
- "Sorry everyone, i made a mistake in my last tweet. The prewritten email in this link written to the elected officials to get justice for George Floyd.
Other than your name & where your from please edit “manslaughter” to “FIRST DEGREE MURDER"
- "From my last tweet, its a template and you can edit it. That is just how i chose to use it. It has been brought to my attention a first degree murder charge is ambitious, but that is what i believe. Thank you for your comments & i appreciate the discussion we are able to have."

Weho today #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/gy1FYM84l7

— Amber J. Liu 刘逸云 (@ajol_llama) June 3, 2020

Monsta X

We stand together for equality, justice and dignity. #NoRacism #NoViolence #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/6JGJXtcXdP

— 몬스타엑스_MONSTA X (@OfficialMonstaX) June 4, 2020

BTS

우리는 인종차별에 반대합니다.
우리는 폭력에 반대합니다.
나, 당신, 우리 모두는 존중받을 권리가 있습니다. 함께 하겠습니다.

We stand against racial discrimination.
We condemn violence.
You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together.#BlackLivesMatter

— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) June 4, 2020

Big Hit Entertainment and BTS will make a donation for an undisclosed amount to organizations fighting against racial discriminationhttps://t.co/48o0VC1FlB pic.twitter.com/QS6cZFu65I

— mes #TeamPinky (@OH_mes2) June 4, 2020

ATEEZ
In Korean, the post reads, “We’re all different colors although we get the same light. There’s no responsibility in colors.” These words are from member Hongjoong’s rap in a previous cover of Michael Jackson’s “Black or White.”

같은 빛 받아도 다른 빛깔, 색에는 없지 책임.

We stand in solidarity with those who have given their lives for the right to be heard. #StopRacism #StopTheViolence#BlackLivesMatter

— ATEEZ(에이티즈) (@ATEEZofficial) June 4, 2020

Many more have spoken out, you can check this twitter thread or the soompi sources i listed below.


source: crash9244, joonjetlag, Jae_Day6, ph1boyyy, DrunkenTigerJK, soompi 1 2 3 4 5 6, mtuan93, JAYBUMAOM, H1GHRMUSIC, Jessica_oh, exidistic, AleXa_ZB, hoya1991, dalsooobin, ericnamofficial, btob_silver_light, moonjongyup, johnnyjsuh, sssorn_chonnasorn, official2Z, jessica.syj, versacetaehyung, jiminpark07, yu_gyeom, Official MonstaX, BTS_twt, OH_mes2, naver, ajol_llama, ATEEZofficial

Comments

[juhli.livejournal.com]

Also, Sungyeon posted #blackouttuesday but Pledis made her delete it

if anyone didn’t see it! it was up for a short while before being taken down by the bottom of the barrel company https://t.co/CxrTdFNszI (https://t.co/CxrTdFNszI) pic.twitter.com/SIvGV1jVJb (https://t.co/SIvGV1jVJb)

— sherl (@pristinfilms) June 2, 2020 (https://twitter.com/pristinfilms/status/1267768128756277248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

I'm side-eyeing Yesung for jumping on the blackouttuesday hashtag, when he doesn't have a problem with blackface.
The BTS, Monsta X and Ateez statements sound like pure PR.
In the meanwhile, Pledis stands on the wrong side of this and is not only keeping silent, but making their artist delete their post as well :/

[chikage-chan.livejournal.com]

Even though my usual mood when it comes to Pledis already is "disappointed, but not surprised", it still hurt to see them make Sungyeon delete her post... Like, can you be even more of a douchebag?

I hoped at least Josh would be able to post something, and I'd like to believe him and other members would do so if they still could use their personal instagrams, but at this point I'm just pissed that it's 2020 and they still submit to this kind of muzzling as artists and as people.

[violoncelliste.livejournal.com]

Hoya????? I'm surprised and I hope it comes from an honest place.

BTS sure took their sweet time tbh normally I wouldn't even mind someone only posted today but they should have been the first in line

[a-suitcase.livejournal.com]

Hani also posted a black square on blackouttuesday.

To be honest, given the rampant racism in kpop, I'm quite surprised that so many of the artists are openly supporting the BLM movement.

[smilla-sini.livejournal.com]

Someone's ass got caught on fire set by dispatch I see. Too little too late.

[mntsuklaa.livejournal.com]

I hope not a lot of people jump in on Amber's bandwagon, since 1st degree murder requires planning and those charges would not stick, from what I've read online.

Asian Boss also posted a video about this, everyone's watching US cops (and government) right now and no one likes what they're doing/not doing...

[juhli.livejournal.com]

yeah, people were explaining it to her, seems like that's why she deleted the tweets later. Peniel, who first also reposted it, deleted it as well.

[snowphone.livejournal.com]

i was honestly surprised that so many idols/groups posted.

ten also posted but i can't embed cause i'm at work

[torontok.livejournal.com]

I'm ngl, seeing the EXO members continue to post random shit like nothings happening, even when Baekhyun's tweets had hundreds of responses with BLM links has made to feel really disappointed and disgusted.And the anti-blackness in every fandom has come out this week but exols really had the nerve to claim moral superiority over ARMYs while harassing black fans.
And enough of this bs of "maybe they donated quietly". Now is really not the time to move quietly.Chanyeol is the most followed person in Korea , one post from him alone could do so much but they're all mute.
Sorry if this is derailing but I've just been so disheartened and twitter isn't a place to say all this without being jumped

[ohmylol.livejournal.com]

Considering that other companies spoke up I don't believe SM is going to be as dumb as to remain silent because they want that US money but if they are going to be performative at least I hope they donate and /or post some links, those BTS/MX/Ateez post are so obviously PR generic statements that the fact anyone is praising them for that makes me laugh

And if SM groups do statements like this I hope nobody praises them but I know they will

And sorry if people have jumped you for expressing disappointment as a black fan, I believe EXOls are less culty than armys but they aren't much better overall, how some fans treat the black fans for being rightfully disappointed and sad made me mad

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

Jooyoung also posted about it last week iirc

Has Hoya apologised for his nonsense

[lulufairybubble.livejournal.com]

Amber we still remember when you said Black people should be more respectful to cops. Then you 'apologized' but made a tiktok making a joke about the whole thing.

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

I was wondering why she was trending again and I was like oh no what did this girl do AGAIN.

[jackieee94.livejournal.com]

Nothing from YG artists. Ok.

[violoncelliste.livejournal.com]

i don't know if you mean this post or in general but Taeyang posted on his IG

idk anything about ikon/winner

[adenar.livejournal.com]

Both Ashley and Zuny from Ladies' Code posted black squares for blackouttuesday
I really hope that this has been a moment of reflection and learning for a lot of these stars, particularly those who have said shitty things before, and I hope they know that it'll take more than reposting an image to regain many people's trust.

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

I cannot believe it took this long for BTS UN Peace Ambassador‘s to say something. And fans under the tweet who were quick to take that BLM out of their user name(or if they ever had it) saying “I trusted BTS the entire time!” 🙃 I’m just so disappointed with them and definitely going to be in my feelings for a while but I’m happy they did the bare minimum and posted something with their platform. Same with Monsta X who ALSO took too long to post something.

I still would love an actual apology or livestream explaining how they dropped the fucking ball within a week but I won’t hold my breath

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

Every time I read the words “I trusted BTS the entire time!” “I never doubted our boys!!” my brain goes “Alexa, play STFU! by Rina Sawayama.”

[myungung.livejournal.com]

it's good that many artistes are speaking out and that they are donating and I know that not everybody has to post on social media or show something they've done, but it still feels a bit performative. I was reading online about how people are worried about how this may just be a trend that many are jumping on, and I do feel the same way in that once the international media reduces its coverage, people will be acting like they didn't support this before

[pwrpuffgrl.livejournal.com]

Ofc they're doing it because of the international pressure and once it's done, they'll move on. The whole movement is just showing how everyone just dosen't care and say/do something because the spotlight is on them.

I guess if they're more aware and learn something from all of this, it's a win. I doubt it tho.

[yuwkon.livejournal.com]

zelo posted too! (https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1EJlZDCJ6/) i know this is a movement and not a contest or a trend but i do really admire Crush for telling korean artists/ kpop fans to support the BLM Movement. and damn, CL.

CL said what some of these kpop artists will never admit pic.twitter.com/D7ZoLN1Ypr (https://t.co/D7ZoLN1Ypr)

— ً (@LISANATlON) June 4, 2020 (https://twitter.com/LISANATlON/status/1268481439164661760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[aures.livejournal.com]

i was just going to comment CL's, i know some people have difficulties with CL but i think she had a really great message the way she gave credit

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

BTS statement is laughable

[ohcrepe.livejournal.com]

Nothing against any of these groups but I found it interesting that both mx and ateez posted about it within the same hour after bts posted

[giriboy.livejournal.com]

same :/ mx and ateez are both under the same american label, iirc, so i guess that could be why but i’m still disappointed

[pwrpuffgrl.livejournal.com]

Money and attention are going to the movement. The bare minimum, yes, but it's something big considering kpop is one of the most racist industries out there.

I'm just here laughing at accounts that posted essays about why kpop bands "couldn't" post anything because if they did, Trump would declare war on SK.

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

i was really impressed by crush' statement.

as for bts, good that they are donating to support the cause, but their statement is really 1) the barest minimum and 2) too late and 3) i am hoping that they will address this more elaborately personally and also after the protests die down considering yoongi's scandal, their music being heavily influenced by hiphop and their position as un ambassadors...

[jazzygyu.livejournal.com]

Armys telling black fans they aren’t welcomed for ever doubting the boy’s, I’m really over this fandom. Armys are a mess and I still don’t know how to feel about BTS right now... but I hope to see them doing more than just this statement in the future.

Also I’ve never been a CL fan but mad respect for her to come out and say that. To all I-fans that cry ethnocentrism whenever black kpop fans talk about racism and how much the kpop industry borrows from black people. Y’all look real stupid now with all these korean artist admitting what we’ve always said.

[hellicoptajuuce.livejournal.com]

Mmmj i stan MX but im pissed the members themselves havent said anything directly

[greasetastic-x.livejournal.com]

A lot of it just feels hollow to me because right after this a lot of these people will just to right black to their appropriating ways and make fun of Black people while their fandoms go back to hating Black fans.

If you're going to take this stance the least you can do is hold yourself and your peers accountable for their actions. This is more than just posting a square and using a hashtag and donating. It requires a lot of introspective thinking as to how you could have caused detriment to Black people whether explicitly or implicitly and how you plan to change that going forward. If you're missing that link, this is just words.

[dior-chic.livejournal.com]

I completely agree. Like I saw an article about Sorn posted for BLM and she literally defended her friend who posed with something with Blackface. I hope she fucking learned but the cynic in me isn’t having it

[binderwritings.livejournal.com]

I follow the person who drew the Korean comic explaining George Floyd's death, the protests, and black lives matter and she's dealt with a lot with some people harassing her for her support but she's been ok with her comic being used to educate the Korean media and celebrities even if they don't openly credit her because she says it's for a good cause.

A few artists I follow posted beyond a black box and donated and have just been so supportive about this. Then there's Luna who posted a black box reposted Tiger JK's Korean comment to it and then proceeded to talk down to protesters in English claiming that they were making things worse and then turned off comments when people were trying to correct her. She's changed her tune apparently but she's been unfollowed since that's all she posted and then went immediately back to posting selfies.

Soo Joo this Korean-American model has been so great about this and has been posting nonstop. Even though she's not kpop as well Kiko Mizuhara has been awesome she's been posting nonstop as well and in both English and Japanese.

I wasn't here for bts not posting shit since their brand is "woke" but they did and I'm going to bite my tongue before someone accuses me of moving the goalposts but can army shut up. They can't open their damn mouth about BLM while they're out here being blatantly anti-black to people in their own fandom.

I tried to excuse exo since SM groups tend to be under the company's thumb moreso than others but other groups in the company had a member or two post a least something, even something in their stories would have been nice (not Lay we know he's a cop lover).

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that about Luna.

[ohmylol.livejournal.com]

I like EXO and SHINee a lot and I'm disappointed that neither of them have spoken, 3/4 of SHINee are enlisted but Taemin isn't and he is inspired by black artists, a sincere statement with links to donate is the least he should do , shawols will donate so that will help a lot and it's not much effort

About EXO , all of them work with black producers , their music takes from black artists (as all kpop does) , people have spammed their IG and Twitter accounts and Baekhyun did an R&B album lmao, like come on, they should speak up, one of them saying something and posting the donation links will help a lot , SM artists in general can do better and they should do better and if LSM has money is because black artists so donations and statements should be the minimum .

Regarding MX/Ateez/BTS statements, they are performative af and nothing can convince me of the contrary, but it's good BTS is making a donation, they have a huge US fan base so that was something they should have done sooner , I just can't at people praising them for doing the bare minimum

And if SM groups release an statement I hope that nobody praises them but I know that will happen because that's how Stans work, seriously I've been really annoyed lately with all fandoms , including the ones of the groups I like, for how awful they have been to black fans and about the whole BLM situation in general

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

taemin have said racist shit in the past (dude consider kai "black") before and even as shawol i would side-eye him really hard, i like him but taemin needs to be educated .... key could post about it and seem genuine ,onew since his sexual harassment scandal chose to stay away from sns, minho cant even use sns to save his life lol

from shinee the only one who kinda cared about all those topics was jjong .. (at least he was trying to educate himself: apologized for some past racist controversy, asked fans to call him out when needed because he wanted to learn about those topics, actively addressed those topics on twitter, etc)

[ohlookshiny.livejournal.com]

i honestly think stans are only happy that their faves posted about blm so they can boast about it, not bc they genuinely care. i’m so disgusted by the blatant hypocrisy & racism from armys over the past week. rme at those statements from mx & ateez too.

like i’m an nct stan but i’m not going to praise them for 2 insta posts...

amber also needs to stfu.

[thebloomroom.livejournal.com]

This exactly. r/kpop was full of people mad about the blackout, drowning out any conversations about cultural appropriation or about how kpop is built on the foundation of imitating black artists, but then in the same vein go off praising whatever group they stan so they can brag about their faves being woke. They don't even fucking care about any of this. Fuck all the way off.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

Just a few months ago I remember thinking how we would probably never see idols discussing Black Lives Matter, so this is surreal. But I'm glad for the support.