My anxiety and paranoia are bad enough as it is but they shoot up every time I post on here, leaving me feeling sick when I cant check my inbox (or when I have lots of messages) and paranoid that everybody hates me/this blog. While Mamamoo being popular with the public is widely known, many are unaware of just how many actors, idols, and senior producers they have won over with their authentic shows and cheery personalities. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { ga('ads.send', { The show is about celebrities living their daily life alone. Im still slightly dubious because I dont have the whole video and Im a cynical person but I would like to sincerely apologise for any misinformation I have spread, as it is honestly not what I intend to do with this blog. Im aware people hold stuff against suju quite a lot, especially in comparison to other problematic groups like BigBang and 2NE1, who I rarely see get criticised, but that doesnt counteract the fact that suju have messed up before (because theyre human beings). In order to do that, I must describe the actions Mamamoo has done in the past that received the most vocal and widespread backlash, and then explain what happened as a result. okay so people seemed to find my exo masterpost pretty helpful and I'm very aware that suju aren't exactly the least offensive group around, so (since the YFIP one isn't very up-to-date) I thought I'd make a super junior masterpost since I'm a suju fan and I want to provide helpful resources for other fans . Because of mistakes that they've made out of ignorance, mistakes that they've apologized for. okay so people seemed to find my exo masterpost pretty helpful and Im very aware that suju arent exactly the least offensive group around, so (since the YFIP one isnt very up-to-date) I thought Id make a super junior masterpost since Im a suju fan and I want to provide helpful resources for other fans. On top of that, they bash the fans saying we overlook everything and that Mamamoo should have been cancelled by now. I promise you it wasnt a group thing. During their concert on Friday in Seoul, Mamamoo released a. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. 21 Feb 2023, 07:29 PM. For the segment, the three followed outfits . Personally, I come from a Chinese household with really racist, sexist, misogynistic, and homophobic beliefs. Coming in at last place is the debut single of NMIXX, O.O.This song now also holds the distinction of having the lowest average in the history of KSOTY. So girls have to be skinny and boys can be Taken aback by their remarks, Shindong quickly explained, Im just saying. it is also very likely the kangin/n thing was scripted, considering n hung out with suju members shortly after and neither n nor kangin nor their companies were asked about it EVEN ONCE and calling someonetrash in a magazine or bts video is a big deal. Thats not fair to them at all and makes absolutely no sense. From my own judgement, the members seem like good, genuine people. ", The link includes the statements released on the group's behalf, most notably, their own apologies for their use of blackface which was released within four hours of the video going out. mamamoo has been giving neck to neck competition to redvelvet but kpop fans always considered redvelvet above them because redvelvet is a sm group but now its time to accept the truth.. Mamamoo is easily gonna out live redvelvet, mamamoo members have resigned and will continue for long meanwhile redvelvet is pretty much done after irene scandal and no news of members re-signing because they . I made an exo masterpost and since then Ive had a lot of messages from people telling me that they no longer feel that they can bias Chanyeol or Baekhyun, which is their own personal decision, and something that they chose based on information I provided. We are one of the worlds fastest growing She gets loads of comments drenched in colourism and misogyny about her genitals and looks its truly vomit worth. They're also one of the very few idol groups where everyone has expressed that they're supportive of the LGBT+ community, which is huge especially in such a conservative country like South Korea. True, the haters just don't know them so they judge easily. Others, despite agreeing that Hwasa was at fault, thought the questions were taking it too far. It then grew and grew until every day Mamamoo was receiving complaints about their dancing, calling their vocals fake, and most of all, attacking their looks and hygiene. The song itself did not originally contain the word, but the lyrics Hwasa was using were taken off the Melon website, which did. RBW then said they would work to educate themselves more on cultural sensitivity and the struggles that the black community and various other POC communities have undergone and continue to go through. This page was loaded Sep 23rd 2021, 9:34 pm GMT. Ill probably look for another video of the same segment at some point but I dont have time right now. I like most of the members included in that post, please dont try to make it out like I dont, because it perpetuates the idea that fans cant criticise the things they love. i just dont love all the stuff they say/do. Yes, I should have included more info and specified where I wasnt knowledgable. They're also one of the very few idol groups where everyone has expressed that they're supportive of the LGBT+ community, which is huge especially in such a conservative country like South Korea. please read this first, honestly i will not respond to anyone who has not read this first. ), but I think if you look at all other successful idol groups too, there is always something similar with controversies and hate there as well. One tweet under the #AskHwasa hashtag read, "Where did you get ur African auntie outfit from?? And that isnt even getting into the worst of it. In response to the criticisms of how I was presenting my information, they are valid criticisms. There are many areas where I am still ignorant and I think I have a bit of an issue with talking over people, a bad habit I really need to break. Korean girl group Mamamoo apologized Saturday after a video clip aired at their concert that featured the quartet in blackface. Also I see hate being normalised and even being defended its not hard if u don't want to forgive them then just ignore or block all mentions of them. It's really difficult to see the hate towards these girls when I see how hard they had to struggle to climb up the ladder when they came from such a small company but I do believe they'll prevail and work hard to improve themselves as they've always been doing since 2014 . Yes I should have looked into the Siwon stuff more, because when you watch the video, you can tell he said afterwards that he was joking. Some of the stuff I included turned out to be something I misunderstood (for example, the gifset of Siwon) and with other things, I didnt include enough information or included misinformation. Her wig: Now I can understand how it can be seen as cultural appropriation. Everyone is welcome, fans and non-fans. It has become commonplace to trash Mamamoo and Hwasa in particular, just another meme or joke to let slide. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. That crosses every sort of line. Of course I was disappointed in some of the things they've done and said, but we all make mistakes and they've acknowledged them and apologized. And yes I did make an exo masterpost, heres a link. This resulted in people calling her out as dressing like a black stereotype, and complaining that she was even wearing blackface again, despite the fact that she had no heavily darker makeup on, and was simply rocking her naturally darker skin. I'm gonna keep following them and follow my own judgement. Im glad that people find this blog useful and Im glad some of the posts have helped raise awareness and educate people about the offensive things idols do, but this blog requires a lot of time and energy and knowledge that I just dont have. Threads: 0. And it manifested almost solely around Hwasa who since the very beginning has received the bulk of the hate. So I decided to forgive them cause myself personally thinks that they tried to show love to Bruno Mars which is apparently one of their fav artist by doing a vcr of their songs but stupidity and very ignorantly decided to dark their skin to match his and his dancers. Solar | Moonbyul | Wheein | Hwasa (Purple Backs) Solar | Moonbyul | Wheein | Hwasa (Mint Backs) CD version comes with 3 photocards. Most of the controveries are from a while back (solar imitating her senior, the strawberry jam song). Because of MISTAKES. its good(, When asked who their ideal types would be if the other members were girls, Chen chose Luhan and Chanyeol chose D.O and Lay then took the microphone to clarify that they were not gay by saying, A similar incident occurred at a concert(?) New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. there is nothing wrong with heechul thinking kris leaving exo was disrespectful - its his opinion, its not problematic. They apologized. There are multiple reasons but a large one being Im just not educated enough. She embraces her skin and body, even though it doesn't fit neatly within traditional notions of what is considered 'ladylike' or 'beautiful' according to South Korean standards and prefers to pen songs about empowerment. I don't think anything they have done has been malicious, however it was a product of maybe not being knowledgeable of what may be considered offensive to others. You need to Register or Login to view the content. Thanks for the reply! Non fans for all the questions, suggestions, reviews, anything. hitType: 'event', During their concert on Friday in Seoul, Mamamoo released a. They expect idols to be the wokest people out there because theyre celebrities when in reality theyre just the product of their colorist society. The world doesnt revolve around America and our issues, not everyone has their eyes on America 24/7. if you want to complain about me making this or ask me why i did, please read this first, honestly i will not respond to anyone who has not read this first. Mamamoo's Hwasa has come under fire more than once after accusations of racism and cultural appropriation. Im not sure anyone will read this post, Im not sure if any of the people upset by my actions will read it (because I doubt they are following this blog) but I felt like I owed everybody an apology. hitType: 'event', The company even took it down same day and cut it out so to make sure that it was offending people. And this links back to other instances of Hwasa being called out for cultural appropriation, the most recent being her wearing what appeared to be a traditional Nigerian outfit on the MBC show 'I Live Alone'. eventAction: 'load' In fact, I really like them. Whew, Im sorry for the long post haha. Yes. 2. Personally, from the time that I've been a fan, Mamamoo has usually apologized/acted contrite for any controversies that they've caused. While it is common for artists to tease their comebacks for up to a month, the time they spend on promoting the new music in conventional ways such as music shows and variety show appearances has decreased by . People always said they do so much CA and I tried to find some examples but the only one that again seemed to be twisted was them appropriating Indian culture during AZE GAG but that was misconstrued as it was about Buddhism not Hindu culture even the line is the song is about Buddhism and one of the members is Buddhist so I don't have a massive issue with it. In the boy groups section, there are fans defending them for everything and even saying things like, "Come back when ___(male idols)__ abuse people, then we'll talk about them being 'problematic'." I cant undo posting it, but I regret it and Im really, genuinely sorry for spreading incorrect information and for any of the fans I upset. "Hey remember dressing up in blackface with the rest of Mamamoo," read one tweet. I recently fell in love with these girls again after I took a break from kpop. Yes theres a chance it was scripted (something I didnt include originally but will add) but since we arent sure, I included it anyway. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ }); Please feel free to contact me if you think Im missing anything! In terms of overlooking, I'm not sure what is expected since they've apologized for their actions and speech and the apologies have been pretty prompt. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { A lot of my followers have been a huge help and Ive learned a lot myself. You dont owe them anything in the lines of forgiveness, especially if you were one of the people they personally hurt with their past actions. I dont properly feel as though I can talk about in depth because I have limited knowledge (which I probably should have specified in the post) but I didnt just pull it out of my ass, I included it because Id seen people get offended by it (though predominantly by Gain). Have they done offensive and hurtful things in the past? Each controversy mamamoo has had is different from the next, yet people will hold a grudge and use any excuse to keep hating them. But i was told online that even after apologised that they did it again but I couldn't find anything that showed that the only thing I found was Solar doing a beggar impersonation SNL in 2016 but that's not blackface or colourism as I have seen people try to argue, as homeless do get dark or tanner as they are unable to clean themselves properly and are outside all the time. #1,972. But this often means the backlash is swift and severe anytime she puts out new content. The post isnt supposed to be the be-all-and-end-all of offensive super junior. It took years to unlearn what was taught to me, become more informed, and develop my own beliefs. Some people are a bit skeptic of whether or not I actually like Super Junior, which I can understand, but I would like to clarify that I do. 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