“SEVENTEEN” deletes teaser due to ignorance of other cultures… “KINGDOM” decides to scrap all albums

The idol's management office is giving feedback on the album's concept, albeit belatedly due to a lack of cultural understanding.
The 11th mini album "SEVENTEEN" will be released on October 23rd.
Ahead of the release of ``HEAVEN'', the group ``SEVENTEEN'' released promotional content on the 23rd.
The teaser for the Beijing version of Totsu's "SVT RIGHT HERE" has been released. The video features chamomile flowers against the background of the Great Wall, a representative cultural heritage symbolizing China.
The film was produced with a content that came to mind, and some Chinese fans who saw this were angry at the film's failure to respect Chinese culture, which is strict about filming and directing against the backdrop of cultural heritage sites such as the Great Wall of China, and wrote a protest.
left. In response, management office Pledis issued an official statement on the 24th through its official channel. The management office said, ``After the video was released, cultural understanding and respect for the Great Wall of China increased.''
Fans pointed out that it wasn't enough. In the future, we will strive to create content that fans from various countries, regions, and cultural backgrounds can enjoy together."
I told you. On October 18th, the 7th mini album “History Of Kingdom: Part 7.
The group ``KINGDOM'', which teased the release of ``JAHAN'', has announced that due to the Islamic blasphemy issue,
I chose to postpone my reservation date. Prior to this, KINGDOM announced the pre-order and released two album covers for their 7th mini album. However, the image in question was published
After that, people began to point out that the album cover imitated the Quran, the Islamic holy book, leading to controversy over the album's blasphemy. It also has a worldview of ``seven kingdoms and seven kings.''
As it is a group with a strong reputation, one member of the group, Jahan, was named after Shah Jahan, who ushered in the golden age of the Mughal Empire, an Islamic dynasty.
was weighted. In response, management office GF Entertainment announced through the official fan cafe on the 21st, ``KINGDOM's 7th mini album, which was scheduled to be pre-ordered at 2pm today.
We would like to inform you that ``History Of Kingdom: Part 7. JAHAN'' has been postponed due to internal circumstances.''
The management office issued an additional official position today (25th). It has been pointed out that the management office is similar to Islamic scriptures.
``This controversy arose due to ignorance and carelessness on the part of our company, which still has many shortcomings.We would like to bow our heads and apologize to the Muslims and everyone we have caused trouble, and we will ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future.''
We will be extremely careful not to let this happen." ``We have decided to destroy all 70,000 copies of the first edition of this album and re-produce it. Pre-orders for KINGDOM's new album are available on 26
The event will reopen at 11 a.m. on Sunday, and the official release will be held as scheduled on October 18th.'' The concept of management office not being able to take into account the culture of other countries is too late.
has conveyed his apology. This is where you need to be careful and have an attitude of understanding other countries' cultures.