I remember that when "Produce48" was not yet broadcast, many netizens in South Korea boycotted the show, saying that Japanese trainees have right-wing tendencies and that sooner or later something will happen.
Who knew that the hidden time bomb of "political position" finally exploded yesterday. Because of the series of events involving Miya Shirama, "Produce48" and Japanese trainees are now facing the biggest crisis since the show began.
What the hell is going on?
Today is August 15, a day of special significance for both China and South Korea, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. This day not only announced China's victory in the eight-year arduous War of Resistance Against Japan, but also the day when South Korea was liberated from the Japanese colonies and gained independence. Therefore, many Korean artists today have posted articles to commemorate "Guangfu Festival".
Yesterday was the anniversary of south Korea's comfort women victims. Many artists, including Quan Huangxing, have issued SNS promotions.
In yesterday's push, I told you that Shirley was attacked by Japanese netizens because of the promotion of the comfort women's anniversary, and many Japanese fans have taken off their meals to take care of the customs. Among those who took the test was Miya Shirama, a Japanese trainee who is now participating in Produce48.
Some netizens found that until the day before yesterday (13th), the number of SNS followers of Baijian Miya was 159 people, including many Korean love beans and fashion bloggers.
Yesterday afternoon, the number of followers suddenly became 158 people, and after the inspection, the less was Shirley. (At present, because of her new attention to Hyun-ya, the number of followers has changed back to 159)
This incident caused a great impact in South Korea, and Koreans felt that Miya Shirama had put a "right-wing" hat on herself.
After the Incident of Miya Shirama broke out online, South Korean netizens pulled out more political positions of the Japanese trainees of "Produce48".
One of the most mentioned is The Lower Tail Miha.
Miyu Shimoo, 17, was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and is a fellow villager with Hirobumi Ito. Ito Hirobumi was a modern Japanese politician who launched the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War and invaded Korea during his tenure as prime minister, and was later assassinated by the Korean righteous Ahn Jung-geun in Harbin, China. And Shimoo Miha has starred in a show suspected of glorifying Ito Hirobumi
Although this program is introduced to the celebrities of Yamaguchi Prefecture by visiting the Ito Hirobumi Museum. From the Japanese standpoint, Shimoo Miyu is just promoting the history and culture of her hometown. But for Koreans, it is still emotionally difficult to accept.
On the other hand, Miyazato miyazawa also caused discomfort among Koreans because of celebrities in his hometown. Miyagi once introduced Saigo Takamori, a historical figure from Kagoshima. He was one of the three masters of the Meiji Restoration and was a great man who was greatly respected and loved in Japan.
But it was also he who proposed the "Conquest of Korea" (せいかんろん), advocating the conquest of Korea by force. For Miyagi, Saigo Takamori may have been just a great man seen in the history books, but from The standpoint of South Korea, he is the object of national hatred
Also pulled out were Miyu Takeuchi and Juri Takahashi who participated in the Imperial Spirit Festival (みたままつり). Originally a traditional festival in Japan to mourn ancestors, the Imperial Spirit Festival began on July 13, 2014, when it was used by the Yasukuni Shrine to mourn war criminals.
However, it has been pointed out that Miyu Takeuchi and Juri Takahashi participated in the 2013 Imperial Spirit Festival.
In addition, Miya Shirama's group, NMB48, participated in a program promoting "Strengthening the Strength of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces" The Japan Self-Defense Forces were a defensive armed force established after Japan's defeat in World War II and the forced disarmament of the Allies, which was initially used for earthquake resistance and disaster prevention. However, Japan's defense spending has been increasing in recent years, and in 2017, military expenditure has ranked fifth in the world. Despite international opposition, Abe even amended the Peace Constitution to reorganize the Self-Defense Forces into the Wehrmacht.
Miyazaki's AKB48 also sang the song "River", which promotes the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. South Koreans interpret this as a restoration of Japanese militarism.
The "Japanese trainee right-wing controversy" summarized by the Korean network is the above. And the above-mentioned trainees, many of them are quite high, and some are still in the debut circle.
For now, Mnet said it has confirmed the online controversy. Because it is impossible to confirm everything that the cast members said before participating in the show, this problem has occurred, and the next solution is being discussed.
But now, South Korean netizens' resistance to Japanese trainees and even "Produce48" is increasing.
In fact, many of the problems are due to The educational and growing environment in Japan, which conflicts with South Korea's position. Maybe in the beginning, two countries with such an unpleasant past should not cooperate in this draft.
Because of this incident, many passers-by who were originally optimistic about Japanese trainees have turned to Korean trainees. It just so happens that some Korean trainees have aroused a lot of good feelings because of their "patriotism".
For example, trainee Kim Na-young uses a mobile phone case sold by the Comfort Women Assistance Foundation, and the proceeds of the sale will be donated to comfort women.
The Students also wear sweatshirts from the same Foundation.
Surely this "right-wing controversy" will lead to a big reversal in the rankings later? How will Mnet handle the controversial trainees? How many Japanese people will be in the final debut group?
From the standpoint of Chinese, what do you think of these Japanese trainees?