a whole 4 mins apology mind u😭 istg if anyone says this isn't enough when he even explained why the shirt was bad n offensive, checked the time in Kazakhstan n adjusted it to theirs bc he wanted his apology to reach them, SPECIFICALLY mentioned the community that got hurt-
This is exactly how we, as fans, should act. We spoke up, Jungwon educated himself on the issue, & he chose to address it directly with the ppl who were affected. He waited for the right time to go live, acknowledged his mistake, & admitted that he was ignorant about the context.
🐈 so… the reason i actually went live today is…the t-shirt i wore yesterday seemed to make some people uncomfortable, and i genuinely didn’t know. i thought it was just a regular t-shirt, but apparently it’s related to a movie that many people in Kazakhstan find very offensive. i heard it’s a black comedy that portrays them in a bad way. yes, the t-shirt shirt with holes in it. i didn’t know about it yesterday, but after seeing that some people were uncomfortable because of it, i’d like to apologize first. i threw the shirt away immediately. even if i didn’t know, if it made people uncomfortable, it’s still my mistake, so i’m sorry. i got rid of the shirt right away.
🐈 actually, i wanted to apologize first thing this morning, before the concert. but when i checked the time in Kazakhstan, it was still the middle of the night. so i thought it’d be better to go live when people there would actually be awake to see it. i think it’s around 8 or 9 a.m. there now. so as soon as i got back, i started this live. i’m sorry. i’m sincerely sorry, and i’ll reflect on this.
🐈 i’ll delete the TikTok too. also… i found out that the person who created the dance is also from Kazakhstan. the choreographer. i truly had no idea. i’m sorry. i really didn’t know. i’ll be more careful from now on.
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jungwon apologized and said that he threw away the tshirt as soon as he learnt the meaning behind it he even checked the time in kazakhstan before opening the live
🐈 First of all, I want to apologize. I threw that t-shirt away right away. Even though I didn't know, if there were people who felt uncomfortable because of it, it is still my fault, so I am very sorry. I disposed of the shirt immediately. I actually wanted to come on and apologize first thing this morning before the concert, but when I checked the time in Kazakhstan, it was early in the morning there. So even though it is still morning now around 8:00 or 9:00 AM as far as I know I thought it would be better to do a live broadcast at a time when more of you would actually be able to watch it, which is why I started this live as soon as I arrived. I am truly sorry, and I will deeply reflect on this.
this is the kazakh girl whose choreo jungwon danced to. she didn’t even know who borat (the fictional character from a satirical film) was so DON’T USE HER to push hate toward jungwon. his fans r already trying to reach him thru weverse dm to let him know the context of the shirt