6,000 people hold an anti-Hallyu protest against Fuji TV

[jaejunggim.livejournal.com]

On August 21st, 6,000 people gathered at Oumi-Kita Futou Park in Odaiba for a protest against broadcast network Fuji TV. There was a big round of applause when the organizer shouted through the microphone, “I am thankful that many people gathered together.”

The media, including reporters from the Korean TV station SBS also visited the scene. Reporters from SBS showed anxiety as they said, “We are concerned about this movement.”

A little after 1:30 PM, the protesters started walking towards Fuji TV headquarters. They called out simple messages saying, “Fuji TV shouldn’t force Hallyu on us!” and “We don’t want to watch Korean dramas!“. This protest began after actor Takaoka Sosuke made remarks criticizing the growing Korean boom in entertainment. These citizens first took action on August 7th, when 2,500 people gathered in Odaiba and raised their voices saying, “Stop the Hallyu“. For that time, it was considered a ‘walk’ because it wasn’t an authorized protest. Later, the organizers uploaded a permit from the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission onto the internet, and emphasized the validity of the protest, encouraging other people to join.

The demo had multiple live streamings on Ustream, which drew tens of thousands of viewers just before the event. On Twitter, people wrote, “I honestly didn’t think it would become this big,” while others tweeted information about the ‘demo supporters’.

The crowd heated up once they reached Fuji TV. They tried to appeal to the passer-byers, saying, “We are against biased reports.” When the head of the group reached their destination at around 2:15 PM, there was still a long line behind them, and they continued to march without interruptions for over an hour.

J-CAST News interviewed one of the representatives of the protest, who showed their astonishment at the large turnout. “We thought it would be a success if 1,000 people got together. We didn’t think we would gain so much sympathy from others.” They continued to explain, “The demo is a protest against Fuji’s biased reports, and how they’re pushing Hallyu onto us. It is not a claim of anti-Korea sentiments or hate towards Korea.”

Before the demo, the organizers tried to send a written protest to Fuji TV regarding these bias reports. However, once they got in contact with Fuji TV, the network rejected the written statement, saying, “There are no reasons for a protest.” The representative of the organizers said, “We will put this on the internet as an open letter in the upcoming days.“

There are no plans for a next protest, as the committee will be disbanded. The representative hopes that “With this, Fuji TV will change.”

Source: J-CAST News ; tokyohive

Comments

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

was that really necessary

TO BAD THEY DON'T TRANSLATE INTO RATINGS.

[dorkiilove.livejournal.com]

http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/2639267.html#comments


that is all.

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

lol this. it's just one station that is airing korean dramas, not every channel is I believe.

[markovnikov.livejournal.com]

they sound racist imo

[seobyo.livejournal.com]

no kidding

[beatification.livejournal.com]

well change the damn channel

and get that out of your asses

[black-silver.livejournal.com]

is the redundancy of 'hallyu wave' bothering anyone else or is that considered acceptable and i'm just ~uneducated~

[pumpkinskin.livejournal.com]

it makes me giggle
~Wave Wave~

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

really now? protests like these are so silly to me.

[sparklop.livejournal.com]

I read somewhere that they're the Japanese equivalent to the tea party so I doubt their views are extremely commonplace

[dorkiilove.livejournal.com]

here, have a gif of akb48 trying to dance mr.taxi

[xfactorglory.livejournal.com]

Laughing at the butthurt in this post.

If they want to protest let them protest. More power to them. I don't particularly care, I have other things to worry about tbqh.

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

i'm sorry, who's butthurt?

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

[jaejunggim.livejournal.com]

imgur doesn't work on here D:

[wooso.livejournal.com]

omg can they be more butthurt
don't like it don't watch it's simple as that

[shikinluv.livejournal.com]

and the circle of hate goes round

and round

and round

and round

[love-keiko.livejournal.com]

it's sad. =(

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

So sad to know they don't really like it.
It is just one channel, maybe ya'll can change it. >.

[grapewhine.livejournal.com]

I love you, Japan, but of all the things to protest about.

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

6000 people who got too much time on their hands. How jolly? -____-

[aleexnews.livejournal.com]

these people...idek

[831panda831.livejournal.com]

Have you guys noticed how almost most or all the people in that protest picture are men?
jw.

[bumie.livejournal.com]

first thing I noticed

[tippani.livejournal.com]

Lol racism

[mad-nux.livejournal.com]

hmm i should go protest about the western wave and whine on how they're pushing western shit on us.

change the channel, fucktards

[groovydawg.livejournal.com]

Come on now.

[glittermeout.livejournal.com]

Protesting against....the hallyu wave.....I never thought I'd see that happen lol.
Shit is going to go down

[glittermeout.livejournal.com]

oh and since they don't appreciate something good when they have it, we'd like shinee back please

[raviolikenshin.livejournal.com]

So with all the problems in the world, they choose tv to protest? More 1st world at 10, lol

[raviolikenshin.livejournal.com]

*1st world problems lol my first world problem is that I always forget words when I post on my iPhone...I better protest apple asap, why are try pushing touch screens on me?

[hikarinoniji.livejournal.com]

Did you really have to post this is Omona? This just asks for wank and even more stupid fights between J- and K-Pop fandom.

[shikinluv.livejournal.com]

i believe there are still some on both communities who are capable of having a completely civilized discussion about issues, like this, that should be talked about.

[devilstay.livejournal.com]

lol!Is this still happening? What exactly is the Hallyu even threatening tho? They sing in Japanese or crappy Japanese, and the Korean dramas tell you less about Korea, then Japanese idol dramas, tell you about Japan.

I have to say, that I honestly don't understand how Hallyu wave is promoting Korean culture, other then the fact, that it's being done by people of Korean nationality. I mean, most people seem to think, that Korean popular culture, is ALL of Korean culture, traditional including.

Regardless, now that KPOP/Kdrama is in Japan, it isn't going to go away.