Huffingtonpost: Pop Star's Apology Video goes Viral and becomes the Center Of The China-Taiwan Controversy

[dillah]

The 16-year-old's apology video for apparently promoting Taiwanese independence has gone viral.

 

When Taiwan's first-ever female president took the podium for her victory speech after Saturday's election, she made a surprising callout: a teenage pop star who is at the center of a fierce political controversy. 

 

Last November, Chou Tzuyu, the only Taiwanese singer and dancer in the popular Korean girl group TWICE, appeared on a TV show holding the Taiwanese flag. A Chinese celebrity of Taiwanese origin, Huang An, interpreted the scene as a political statement and accused Chou of being a pro-Taiwanese independence activist on his microblog. The accusations quickly led to Chou's agency, JYP Entertainment, canceling her appearances in China.

 

On the eve of Taiwan's election, JYPE posted a

of Chou apologizing. Reading softly from notes with her head bowed, the 16-year-old expressed remorse and said she would suspend her activities in China.

 

"There is only one China. The mainland of China and Taiwan are one body. I am always proud to be Chinese," she said. "Being Chinese, I realize the previous behaviors that I had overseas have posed damage to my company and hurt the feelings of the people on both sides of the Strait. I am deeply sorry and ashamed about this."

 

By Monday morning the video had amassed more than 5.8 million views and more than 100,000 comments. Some commenters suggested Chou was coerced into apologizing by JYPE and said the video was an embarrassment to Taiwan. Others argued

 become the victim of Taiwan and Beijing's political conflict.

 

Following her victory, Tsai said the backlash Chou faced had "shaken Taiwanese society," and added it will "serve as a constant reminder... about the importance of our country's strength and unity to those outside our borders."

 

Tsai later accused China of bullying Chou. "This has hurt the feelings of all Taiwan's people," she said. "A show of patriotism should never be opposed."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pop-star-china-taiwan-controversy_us_569d0c9de4b0778f46fa0eeb

[adda]

can we stop with this case? thanks

Tzuyu has no future with Twice if the T and C media continue to use her.

[kimchi]

can we stop with this case? thanks

Not while stanning

Like it's not hard not to click on threads that don't apply to your interest with obvious titles.

[Senpie]

stupid bloggers interpreting shit.

 

They need to realise she

1. Wasn't making a political statement, probably just asked/told to hold a flag predetermined by the broadcaster
2. Is 16 ffs. China stop getting your panties up in a tizzy and making a mountain out of a molehill.
3. This issue is exacerbated by the stupid media trying to stir some shit to write about and create a media spectacle. Like bai

[BingeulBingeul]

The girl on fire!!

[namperve]

All I care about is that Tzuyu begins to move on, as well as the rest of TWICE and JYP artists who have been affected and I'm hoping they've all been nothing but supportive, especially the ones from China, Taiwan, Japan, etc. As far as fans, citizens, and whoever else, I don't care what they do. People will do what they gonna do.

[MusicL]

can we stop with this case? thanks

Tzuyu has no future with Twice if the T and C media continue to use her.

But this is American media. But I agree ppl should stop posting this old news.

[A random user]

stupid bloggers interpreting shit.

 

They need to realise she

• Wasn't making a political statement, probably just asked/told to hold a flag predetermined by the broadcaster
• Is 16 ffs. China stop getting your panties up in a tizzy and making a mountain out of a molehill.
• This issue is exacerbated by the stupid media trying to stir some shit to write about and create a media spectacle. Like bai

 

But it seems this "coverage" has just started.

 

 

 

Sigh...this definetily went out of hand.