So Nyeo Shi Dae 2nd minialbum cover controversial?

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

Ahead of their comeback, So Nyeo Shi Dae has been drawn into criticisms by bloggeres for their new minialbum cover.

Revealed on the 22nd, the album cover was said to have the image of a Japanese fighter plane associated with a bad reputation. The image of the airplane was planted near the waist of members YoonA and Yuri in the album cover.

 

Bloggers said that this type of Japanese airplanes were used during the Japanese occupation by the Japanese soldiers for suicide attacks in the air. The name of this type of Japanese fighter aircraft is ‘Type Zero War Machines’. The photos of the aircraft highlighted out of the original album cover have been uploaded online by many bloggers.
They also compared the photo with pictures of the real Type Zero-Sen aircraft and came to the conclusion that the 2 looked the same.



Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen




With this Zer0-sen aircrafts, during the World War 2 it had contributed to the Japanese’s victory over the Americans. The Americans then developed the F6F which was more superior to the Zero-Sen which helped them end the war with their kamakaze suicidal attack on the Japanese.
Many netizens have also commented about this, “As the country’s representative idol girl group, they have damaged much of the sentiments of us countrypeople. Not just the fighter planes, they even wore what seems like the uniform of the imperialism period.”
While fans said, “This is the problem with the person who designed the poster not the girls’ mistake at all.”
One also said, “The plane in the picture is the same as the Japanese fighter planes. This is neither the American planes nor the UN’s confirmed.”
Meanwhile, SM Entertainment explained, “This is just for the military marine look concept, it has no other intended meaning to it.”
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what do you think, Omona?

source: sookyeong

Comments

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

While I personally don't think this is a big deal, I think the people who designed the covers should have known better.

[xiao-baka.livejournal.com]

>_> Seriously, do they have nothing else to pick on? It's just an airplane model. The plane on the covers reads "S♥NE", it's not like it's carrying the Japanese flag like the Zero-Sen aircrafts in the war. :/

Also, it will be horribly unfair to the girls if their image is affected by a graphics designer who should have know better. ):

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

oh now I think this should have been caught. It's a fine line really.
Meanwhile, SM Entertainment explained, “This is just for the military marine look concept, it has no other intended meaning to it.”
OK but should still be sensitive period.

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

That was some fail wording.

I don't understand the extreme nationalism, but I understand why it might occur because Korea's history is just one war and invasion after another.

[bwukbwukbwuk.livejournal.com]

IKR.

[thereisdiscord.livejournal.com]

They clearly wore white short shorts in the imperialism period.

[liu-zhoucheng.livejournal.com]

Wow Netizens wow. Go get a LIFE.

[dream-raine.livejournal.com]

aiyah...

[pretzel-knot.livejournal.com]

erm okaaayyy. i really think if they're looking for someone to blame, they should blame the designers. (though i don't think its a big deal) i don't think the girls even realise anything?

[shuyanland.livejournal.com]

zzzzz. its amazing how observant these ppl can be.

[ari-meh.livejournal.com]

whut?
oh, please...
when there's nothing to complain about, trust knetizens to find something.

[thenylonkid.livejournal.com]

Just what we need.

[thenylonkid.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, a lot of Korean people will disagree with you on that one.

[telrunyaaa.livejournal.com]

whatever, it IS weird though, I expected a boat or something and not a plane
If you look at the clothes,
I dunno, that concept with lollipops.. I'll wait for the mv I guess

[j0yjoong.livejournal.com]

lol, me too.

[violentiak.livejournal.com]

Seeeeriously. I bet that if it was any other plane type, netizen would have still found somehing bad about it.

I personally don't think that the plane on the cover even fits in, it looks so out of place. The cover would be better without it.

[anticss.livejournal.com]

MTE

Don't care about the netizens and all this fuss, but the plane is kinda awkward on the cover.

[kittykitt129.livejournal.com]

Lawl, really?
More controversy?
Someone fails at noticing things that could raise a fuss, lol.
But seriously, the uniform? The uniform is cute, and just an outfit for this single, so that's not a huge deal.

Like BoA said, it is what they want.

[miduhyo.livejournal.com]

wow, priorities. why are we looking at a plane when there is yoona ass to look at, really.

[xiao-baka.livejournal.com]

xDDDb trufax

[apricotvodka.livejournal.com]

I agree with them, personally I wouldn't want any american artist to have a album cover with the airplane that was used to attack Pearl Harbor (It was the same one: Japanese Zero).

[milkshake.livejournal.com]

hmmm for once I can actually agree a bit with the netizens.
I mean, no it's not the girls' fault but if it's true and that's the type of plane on the picture then it's in poor taste and a bit insulting.

[ficcy.livejournal.com]

Well, I hope it hasn't been printed yet or some fierce nationalists might boycott the album just because of it.

[misuslovett.livejournal.com]

LMFAO WHO CARES? ugh, people have nothing better to worry about???

[discs.livejournal.com]

geez, it's not like snsd will attack them or something :|

[pumadragon.livejournal.com]

lol this

[twomin.livejournal.com]

Oh netizens.

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

... wow @_@ i really hope that people aren't going to be judging the girls or their song based on something like this.