@iHeartRadio Disrespecting the very people who showed up and packed your festival from day one, then calling them “losers” simply because they complained about sound issues — issues that were also pointed out by people outside the fandom — is completely unacceptable. Instead of acknowledging the criticism, explaining what happened, or simply apologizing, you chose to attack the people who attended and supported your event.
But dragging Jungkook into this and mocking his name crosses another line entirely. He traveled nearly 12 hours specifically to perform at your festival, went on stage for barely 15 minutes, and still gave it everything he had as the professional he is. Using his name as a joke when he had absolutely nothing to do with those complaints is incredibly disrespectful. Deliberately mocking a Korean name can also play into racist and xenophobic stereotypes that a media outlet should know better than to normalize.
This is also disrespectful to BTS as a whole. For years, they have always shown nothing but professionalism, kindness, and willingness to participate in iHeartRadio shows and events. Whenever they have been invited, they have given their time and treated everyone with respect. The very least they deserve in return is that same respect.
We demand a public apology from @TheWoodyShow to BTS, and especially to Jungkook, for mocking his name. We also expect iHeartRadio to address what happened and take it seriously. Criticism about problems at an event can be addressed and explained. Insulting your own audience and turning one of the artists who showed up for your festival into the punchline is not an acceptable response.
except for tablo from epik high, no peer of bts in k-pop supported bts today. an industry critic said that only bts could show this backbone and that k-pop has to bow down to the grammys. while bts wanted to protect the industry's pride, we learned that the industry has no pride.
the funniest part is HYBE rushing to clarify this isnt a company boycott like WE KNOW BTS made a decision about their music and your first instinct was to distance yourself from it. imagine artists taking a stand while their own company scrambles to wash its hands of it. PATHETIC
SERIOUS FALSE ACCUSATIONS‼️
ARMYs please take a moment and go file a report at https://t.co/bm1qjryGp3 against this tiktok user thp_869. He has falsely fabricated and made up accusations about the boys causing ch!ld s@xu@l abuse. This is NOT a joke‼️
PLEASE REPOST🚨
#armytwt
BTS Jungkook’s verified Instagram account (@/mnijungkook) appears to have been wrongly disabled or hidden due to a technical error.
Please look into this matter and help recover the account. Thank you.
@instagram@Meta