BTS: The leadership of the K-pop group apologizes for his Nazi-inspired hat

The management of the stars of the K-pop BTS apologized after the photo of a member of the group wearing a hat with a badge resembling a Nazi badge.

This comes immediately after the fury of a different group member wearing a t-shirt with an image of an atomic bomb.

Bit Hit Entertainment stated that the two incidents were "by no means intentional" and not the fault of the group members.

BTS has a huge success online and many fans consider them as role models.

"We would like to apologize sincerely for inadvertently inflicting pain and distress to anyone who has been affected by totalitarian regimes in the past … [and] people affected by the use of atomic weapons, "said Big Hit Entertainment, the agency representing the group.

BTS is probably the most popular K-pop band in the world. Thousands of people had criticized them for their fashionable faux pas, although many more fans had defended the group's actions.

"Denigrate the memory of the past"

In October, social media users began sharing a photo of the group member, Jimin, wearing a jersey illustrating the atomic bombing of Japan by the United States and a Korean liberation slogan.

It is unclear when the photo was taken, but that did not prevent it from becoming massively viral – the Japanese TV channel Asahi canceled an appearance of the group.

At that time, BTS issued a statement in which he was sorry to miss the performance, but not addressing the t-shirt.

Social media then found old photos of RM, a member of the group, wearing a hat wearing what looked like a Nazi symbol.

The photos began to go viral, prompting criticism from the Jewish human rights group, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, who said the symbol on the hats was the Nazi SS Death Head logo.

"It is clear that those who conceive and promote the career of this group are too comfortable to denigrate the memory of the past (…), the leadership should publicly apologize," said the rabbi Abraham Cooper, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Big Hit told the center that the hairdresser who had offended the hat had been entrusted to the singer by a stylist during a photo shoot with a magazine in 2014.

In his long apology on Facebook, Big Hit Entertainment pointed out that he "does not support any organization or group dedicated to political extremism and totalitarian beliefs, including Nazism" and that the group does not support any of them. was "in no way responsible for the problems described".

The agency said it contacted associations representing victims of atomic bombs in Japan and Korea, and sent a letter to the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

The center said it "welcomed the excuses" from the group, adding that they "were addressing the BTS to inspire them to exploit their international fame to celebrate the good and not not serve the forces of evil ".