sensitive content German radio station's racist comments towards BTS

[satoori]

BTS made history as the first Korean act to headline 'MTV Unplugged'. One of the highlights of the show was their cover of Coldplay's Fix You. Coldplay themselves praised them too.

Due to BTS’s cover, “Fix You” becomes Coldplay’s best selling song in the digital platforms currently.

However, a German radio host Matthias Matuschik is being criticized for an on-air tirade against the group BTS.

Spoiler

The radio station is Bayern 3 (@bayern3)  and the radio host is Matthias Matuschik (@MMatuschik). They are part of the "Bayrischer Rundfunk" which is a state funded News Organization.

Kmedia has now reported about it and there's a German article too.

https://www.ansoko.info/bayern-3-moderator-matthias-matuschik-laestert-ueber-bts-ab/
https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000720228
https://www.huffingtonpost.kr/entry/bts_kr_60385276c5b60d98bec8fcd5
https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210226131831057

Sony, Columbia Records and others are now posting messages condemning racism

#Bayern3Apologize
#Bayern3Racist 
#RassismusBeiBayern3

 

[starsocks]

why do I feel like we've seen this before...

[satoori]

Sort of ironic considering FC Bayern (soccer team) has tweeted about Dynamite and previously at BTS before because James Rodriguez is a fan of BTS and especially Jimin. The birthday tweets are cute.

 

 

1 minute ago, choiyujins said:

why do I feel like we've seen this before...

Yea unfortunately this is not the first time BTS faced racism

 

[lighterxx]

I am unfortunately not surprised. 

[good_morning]

What the fuck is wrong with him?!

[starsocks]

4 hours ago, satoori said:

Yea unfortunately this is not the first time BTS faced racism

the foreign media is so so harsh to them, it's totally disgusting 

Edited February 26, 2021 by choiyujins
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[ThaumicTinkerbell]

As a German (and Bavarian), this is just hella sad. I showed this to my hubby (who’s a mid 30s metal head and really doesn’t dig kpop) and even he was like “wtf why” and “someone should call in, that’s state funded radio, they shouldn’t be talking like that”.
I don’t get why that man is so mad?! Like, you’re not even playing bts, why do you care so much? Is your wife an obsessed fan and you’re jealous? Why do you even care so much? Geeez. 

[SanaReleaseYourHoldOnMe]

Professionalism is dead. People used to be more subtle with their racism at least.

[STORM BLOOM]

They Hate Us cause they can't be Us

 

Emperors remains unbothered on their thrones still looking flawless and ageless while this racist old mayos ass are going to age like milk.

 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2021 by STORM BLOOM

[Brightsun]

Trash guy

[Guest]

After insulting BTS like that, you can be sure that this guy will complain that fans harassed him on social media or whatever. Guys like him are the worse

[Brightsun]

1 hour ago, ThaumicTinkerbell said:

As a German (and Bavarian), this is just hella sad. I showed this to my hubby (who’s a mid 30s metal head and really doesn’t dig kpop) and even he was like “wtf why” and “someone should call in, that’s state funded radio, they shouldn’t be talking like that”.
I don’t get why that man is so mad?! Like, you’re not even playing bts, why do you care so much? Is your wife an obsessed fan and you’re jealous? Why do you even care so much? Geeez. 

Is there an organization that should monitor their racism? Seeing how they seem to get funds from the state. 

[RiseLikeACrowTit]

4 hours ago, satoori said:

BTS made history as the first Korean act to headline 'MTV Unplugged'. One of the highlights of the show was their cover of Coldplay's Fix You. Coldplay themselves praised them too.

Due to BTS’s cover, “Fix You” becomes Coldplay’s best selling song in the digital platforms currently.

However, a German radio host Matthias Matuschik is being criticized for an on-air tirade against the group BTS.

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The radio station is Bayern 3 (@bayern3)  and the radio host is Matthias Matuschik (@MMatuschik). They are part of the "Bayrischer Rundfunk" which is a state funded News Organization.

Kmedia has now reported about it and there's a German article too.

https://www.ansoko.info/bayern-3-moderator-matthias-matuschik-laestert-ueber-bts-ab/
https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/144/0000720228
https://www.huffingtonpost.kr/entry/bts_kr_60385276c5b60d98bec8fcd5
https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20210226131831057

Sony, Columbia Records and others are now posting messages condemning racism

#Bayern3Apologize
#Bayern3Racist 
#RassismusBeiBayern3

 

Does he knows how big BTS influence is?, not only his job will be affected, but ARMYs can fck his personal life too

[ThaumicTinkerbell]

1 hour ago, Brightsun said:

Is there an organization that should monitor their racism? Seeing how they seem to get funds from the state. 

Well I’m not sure exactly but they are part of the state founded media network in Germany and I’m sure it will have some sort of consequences - even though the statement made by the radio team on their homepage was a joke. 

[Lou Lou]

Damn, he even says "I have nothing against South Korea, I even ride a Korean car. You cannot accuse me of xenophobia!" How pathetic.

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Brightsun said:

Is there an organization that should monitor their racism? Seeing how they seem to get funds from the state.

from what I have heard his superior just lets him do whatever he wants because it's the "concept of the show" that he's being very blunt, that's what the radio station wrote in their "apology" as well. I don't think the radio station sees the need to issue a sincere apology, they even responded to a WhatsApp message addressing the situation in a very condescending way.

[Elscian]

So ig he didn't like the cover but curve balled it into covid and north Korea? Was this supposed to be funny or something? Yike. 

[deliriousness]

someone should make a documentary about this kind of phenomenon. there's a history of famous pop boys being hated just for being famous pop boys, and BTS is getting this compounded with racism and xenophobia. it's insane. there is no reason for this kind of hatred.

[one-hoe wonho]

i'm not laughing because it's funny, i'm laughing because it's uncomfortable to hear a grown person be a racist douchebag. violence against asians has increased because of covid-19.

[MinnieMax]

He should be fired and the station should be fined for letting a person like this spread racisms, toxicity and hate to the thousands of listeners. 

[Josaline]

 "I have nothing against South Korea, I even ride a Korean car. You cannot accuse me of xenophobia!"  The reach...

[Stepkdramafan226]

What an ahole! Did he think people will laugh with him and be like "OMG he has an inanimate object from Korea so he is not racist." Same energy as the "I have an *insert POC here* acquaintance so am not racist", but at-least those brand of racists don't equate an entire group of people into an inanimate object. 

 

[satoori]

 

[satoori]

western media -

• nme: https://www.nme.com/news/music/german-dj-criticised-racist-comments-bts-2889971
• teen vogue: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/racism-bts-continues-to-face-is-part-of-larger-anti-asian-xenophobia-op-ed
• forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrolli/2021/02/26/bts-were-once-again-the-subject-of-racist-on-air-remarks-and-received-a-pathetic-non-apology/
• paper mag: https://www.papermag.com/german-radio-bts-2650813057.html
• abc news: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/wireStory/german-radio-station-apologies-remarks-pops-bts-76132339
• usa today: https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/6832854002

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[Danee Danee]

Like really?  Im not fan of the boy groips in general but this is disgusting. Hope that guy lose his job over this tbh. Im listening to radio everyday at job and honestly some "jokes" made there are way too much and it isnt even as bad as this one.