ok so its kind of a trending topic among kpop fans and especially chinese kpop fans. Let me explain whats going on in case you didnt know abt it: A lot of chinese netizens have been trying to boycott IVE since the heya MV dropped. Because the music video apparently contains chinese culture. And i have watched the mv myself and i couldnt help but notice the differences. Still, i think the mv was really amazing and i wouldnt stop listening to IVE only because of this mv. But a lot of chinese netizens have been complaining and its a hot topic on chinese media (e.g. 微博，抖音, etc.) it only got worse after starship entertainment claimed that it was korean culture (in the mv) which was OBVIOUSLY chinese culture. Im not h4ting on any of these girls but i just think that starship's response is so disrespectful. BUT a lot of western netizens have been saying ridiculous things about chinese netizens and how ridiculous they are and that they shouldnt overreact. Did they also say that when some kpop idols had boxer braids and they claimed it as cultural appropriation? No. So why would they h4t3 on chinese netizens got bring upset bc starship used their culture. Some of the western kpop fans are only upset if kpop idols steal black culture. What about the chinese culture? I think its also a bit r@c!st towards the chinese people to tell them to calm down. Anways. Heres another negative point: A lot of fashion items get imported to china and since china has a large population, of course there'll be more buyers to buy the products. Wonyoung has been modeling for miu miu as we all know. BUt c-netizens have been commenting under every wonyoung-related post from miu miu's official inst@ page. I also think that its a bit too much although i understand their frustration. They've been commenting stuff like 小偷which translates to thief. So some of the c-netizens also boycott miu miu since wonyoung models for it and she is a member of IVE (i cant defend c-netizens on this one) Which means: chinese people boycott miu miu -> less people buy from them -> sales+income drops. thats it, have a great weekend and byee
