Korean pop group BTS’s management organization has issued a formal apology for a scandal surrounding group members who wore Nazi paraphernalia. The Simon Wiesenthal Center…
Korean pop group BTS’s management organization has issued a formal apology for a scandal surrounding group members who wore Nazi paraphernalia.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) announced in a press release that it welcomed the apology from Big Hit Entertainment after BTS artists were shown wearing a hat with a Nazi SS emblem, performing in Nazi-style uniforms, and wearing a t-shirt with pictures of atomic bombs.
The SWC called the paraphernalia “offensive to both Jewish victims of the Holocaust and Japanese victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”
In its statement, Big Hit Entertainment said, “We sincerely apologize to anyone who took offense in regards” to the incidents.
“Big Hit Entertainment is deeply conscious of our responsibility, as it is no excuse that we failed to screen the matter and regret that it happened,” the statement continued.
