Korean celebrities who are banned from promoting in Japan

[satoori]

Celebrities who are Banned from Promoting in Japan

Due to various reasons, these celebrities are banned from promoting in Japan. Some are even banned from entering Japan as well.

1. Song Il Gook
Back in 2012, Song Il Gook was banned by vice-foreign minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi from entering Japan after the actor competed in a swim from the Korean mainland to Dokdo alongside 40 students. According to Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, he banned Song Il Gook because of Japan's national sentiments. 

In response, Song Il Gook took to Twitter and told fans, "I have nothing to say in response to what the Japanese deputy foreign minister said. I will just call out my sons' names: Daehan, Minguk, Mansae!" In Korean, the order of his children's names means "Horray, the Republic of Korea!"

2. Lee Seung Chul
Singer Lee Seung Chul was banned from entering Japan after being held at Japan's Haneda airport for four hours with his wife before being forced back home. He was banned because Lee Seung Chul held a concert in Dokdo with North Korean defectors as a choir. He performed in Dokdo, an island in which both Japan and Korea take ownership and have disputed over. During the concert, he proclaimed that Dokdo belongs to both South and North Korea. This led to Japan's ban on the singer.

3. HIGHLIGHT (BEAST)
During their days as BEAST, the boy group got into hot waters in Japan. In 2011, HIGHLIGHT attended a fashion show in Japan. Surprisingly, the boys were asked to wear kimonos without their prior consent. The boys refused, mentioning South Korea's national sentiment as a reason. Another thing that added to their ban from the country included saying nationalistic comments during Japanese broadcasts, such as "Dokdo is our island!"

4. Goo Hye Sun
Goo Hye Sun appeared in the 2021 Taiwanese drama 'Absolute Darling.' The drama aired in Japan but was soon postponed after an interview of Goo Hye Sun was shared. During the interview, she said, "Dokdo is our land." This led to the actress's ban in the country.

5. No Brain
In 2010, No Brain performed at a Japanese music festival. During their set, they asked the Japanese audience, "What do you think of the Japanese distorting history?" and loudly proclaimed, "F*ck Japanese imperialism!"

Additionally, during their performance, they took out the Rising Sun flag and ripped it in half while the lead singer sang the Korean national anthem.

Since then, No Brain has not been invited to any performance in Japan. CR.

[Aryu]

wow no brain really not mincing any words huh

[rananicolee]

as expected from a punk band like no brain

[deliriousness]

14 minutes ago, schue said:

No Brain was rude for doing that.

 

 

Japan is rude for imperialism

 

 

[tipsy love]

1 hour ago, satoori said:

5. No Brain
In 2010, No Brain performed at a Japanese music festival. During their set, they asked the Japanese audience, "What do you think of the Japanese distorting history?" and loudly proclaimed, "F*ck Japanese imperialism!"

wow they're living for their name

[BlueVapor]

46 minutes ago, schue said:

No Brain was rude for doing that. But I'm sure they got respect and praises from from fellow Koreans.

 

As for Beast, I didn't think they were banned tho? At least not in 2011 bc in 2016, they had a Japanese fan meeting as mentioned here: http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2016/02/b2sts-junhyung-apologizes-for-missing.html?m=1

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

 

I also don't think BEAST/Highlight are banned in Japan. They've released music in Japan up to 2016 when they changed their name to Highlight, with concerts each year from like 2011-2016. Even as Highlight, I believe they had a concert in Japan in 2017, so I really don't think they're banned.

[satoori]

47 minutes ago, schue said:

As for Beast, I didn't think they were banned tho? At least not in 2011 bc in 2016, they had a Japanese fan meeting as mentioned here: http://netizenbuzz.blogspot.com/2016/02/b2sts-junhyung-apologizes-for-missing.html?m=1

Correct me if I'm wrong.

korean source: https://www.insight.co.kr/news/327283

perhaps the ban was a temporary

 

[Hizu]

Japan was worse than Germany in WW2, the only reason we don't see Imperial Japan in the same light as Nazi Germany is because while Germany was (rightfully) vilified, America bent history with Japan and pardoned it and portrayed it in a favourable light to the western world (the US having overwhelming power over media and subsequently our perception of reality) because it was needed as an ally against the Soviet Union. That's it.
The countries that were victims of Imperial Japan obviously never forgot. Especially when Japan is still struggling to acknowledge its war crimes.

Imagine Germany sweeping its war crimes under the rug and not acknowledging the Holocaust and that Nazism was problematic, with the help of a superpower. Now imagine going to Germany and saying "F*ck Nazis!" while tearing a nazi flag and it being considered controversial to the point of being banned from the country. Yes, a concert wasn't the best place to tackle the issue, but the sentiment is valid.

[Drama Drama Drama]

1 hour ago, Hizu said:

Japan was worse than Germany in WW2, the only reason we don't see Imperial Japan in the same light as Nazi Germany is because while Germany was (rightfully) vilified, America bent history with Japan and pardoned it and portrayed it in a favourable light to the western world (the US having overwhelming power over media and subsequently our perception of reality) because it was needed as an ally against the Soviet Union. That's it.
The countries that were victims of Imperial Japan obviously never forgot. Especially when Japan is still struggling to acknowledge its war crimes.

Imagine Germany sweeping its war crimes under the rug and not acknowledging the Holocaust and that Nazism was problematic, with the help of a superpower. Now imagine going to Germany and saying "F*ck Nazis!" while tearing a nazi flag and it being considered controversial to the point of being banned from the country. Yes, a concert wasn't the best place to tackle the issue, but the sentiment is valid.

Who clowned you?

A jboo?

[Hizu]

9 hours ago, Drama Drama Drama said:

Who clowned you?

A jboo?

Probably.

[Josaline]

I'm not suprised about Song Il Gook. If I remember correctly his family has political background. He shows how big a nationalist he is in the program he attended with his children, even with the names he gave to his children.

 

[seokii]

The last one is so fucking funny

"Since then, No Brain has not been invited to any performance in Japan."

Huh, imagine that.

[Jikrytae]

22 hours ago, Hizu said:

Japan was worse than Germany in WW2, the only reason we don't see Imperial Japan in the same light as Nazi Germany is because while Germany was (rightfully) vilified, America bent history with Japan and pardoned it and portrayed it in a favourable light to the western world (the US having overwhelming power over media and subsequently our perception of reality) because it was needed as an ally against the Soviet Union. That's it.
The countries that were victims of Imperial Japan obviously never forgot. Especially when Japan is still struggling to acknowledge its war crimes.

Imagine Germany sweeping its war crimes under the rug and not acknowledging the Holocaust and that Nazism was problematic, with the help of a superpower. Now imagine going to Germany and saying "F*ck Nazis!" while tearing a nazi flag and it being considered controversial to the point of being banned from the country. Yes, a concert wasn't the best place to tackle the issue, but the sentiment is valid.

I won't deny that we let the Japanese off easy, or that they haven't reflected on this dark time in their history to the same degree the Germans have, but your statement that "Japan was worse than Germany" is statistically inaccurate. The Nazis killed more people (and were technically responsible for literally every war-related death in Europe, just like Japan in the Pacific) & were as nonchalantly brutal about it as anyone can be. 

"Japanese imperialism" is also more vague than "Nazis." I don't condone imperialism, but accusing a country of imperialism doesn't generate the same immediate understanding as mentioning Nazis, especially if the country in question no longer holds imperial aspirations and tends to avoid that topic. 

Edited March 18, 2021 by Jikrytae

[Hizu]

7 minutes ago, Jikrytae said:

I won't deny that we let the Japanese off easy, or that they haven't reflected on this dark time in their history to the same degree the Germans have, but your statement that "Japan was worse than Germany" is statistically inaccurate. The Nazis killed more people, and were as nonchalantly brutal about it as anyone can be. 

I strongly disagree. Japanese Army in WW2 reached a level of cruelty and brutality that left even German SS behind. The atrocities, massacres, human experimentations they committed, and the overall lack of humanity and empathy they had for everyone were even more shocking than Nazi Germany's. While Germans were efficient in their mass murder, the Japanese were just straight up sadistic.

[Jikrytae]

5 minutes ago, Hizu said:

I strongly disagree. Japanese Army in WW2 reached a level of cruelty and brutality that left even German SS behind. The atrocities, massacres, human experimentations they committed, and the overall lack of humanity and empathy they had for everyone were even more shocking than Nazi Germany's. While Germans were efficient in their mass murder, the Japanese were just straight up sadistic.

You can disagree all you want, your argument is still factually inaccurate. Suggesting that the Nazis, unlike the Japanese, were somehow not "straight up sadistic" and were simply "efficient" is also incredibly questionable morally. 

Edited March 19, 2021 by Jikrytae

[Hizu]

1 minute ago, Jikrytae said:

You can disagree all you want, your argument is still factually inaccurate. Suggesting that the Nazi, unlike the Japanese, were somehow not "straight up sadistic" is also incredibly questionable morally. 

I might concede that they were worse than Nazi Germans in my opinion because I'm more influenced by the way the massacres took place rather than the mere numbers of the victims (considering they're both in the millions) and you might put more importance on the latter , but "factually inaccurate"? No. The Nazi were sadistic, but just not as much as the Japanese. Who was worse might be subjective. The Japanese were brutal and barbaric, basically butchers who made torture and genocide a sport, and the Germans basically industrialised genocide, turned people into numbers with the ultimate goal to just kill them all in the most efficient way. Both were awful, it's up to you to decide which one is worse, but I'm gonna stick with the Japanese, because no matter how terrifying and cold-hearted Nazi Germany's efficiency in genocide was, the cruelty the Japanese treated those they thought subhuman with is something I can't even read about without wanting to unsee it.

[Jikrytae]

5 minutes ago, Hizu said:

I might concede that they were worse than Nazi Germans in my opinion because I'm more influenced by the way the massacres took place rather than the mere numbers of the victims (considering they're both in the millions) and you might put more importance on the latter , but "factually inaccurate"? No. The Nazi were sadistic, but just not as much as the Japanese. Who was worse might be subjective. The Japanese were brutal and barbaric, basically butchers who made torture and genocide a sport, and the Germans basically industrialised genocide, turned people into numbers with the ultimate goal to just kill them all in the most efficient way. Both were awful, it's up to you to decide which one is worse, but I'm gonna stick with the Japanese, because no matter how terrifying and cold-hearted Nazi Germany's efficiency in genocide was, the cruelty the Japanese treated those they thought subhuman with is something I can't even read about without wanting to unsee it.

While I can understand being more influenced by Japan's atrocities if you're Asian, it's not really about putting one above the other in importance, it's simple numbers as far as I'm concerned. Yes, I consider a higher body count to be worse, considering there was nothing more pleasant about the way they went about it. It's true that the Japanese tortured people basically for fun, but so did the Nazis. Are you familiar with Josef Mengele? He wasn't very... efficient. 

[Hizu]

11 minutes ago, Jikrytae said:

While I can understand being more influenced by Japan's atrocities if you're Asian, it's not really about putting one above the other in importance, it's simple numbers as far as I'm concerned. Yes, I consider a higher body count to be worse, considering there was nothing more pleasant about the way they went about it. It's true that the Japanese tortured people basically for fun, but so did the Nazis. Are you familiar with Josef Mengele? He wasn't very... efficient. 

I'm European, but I still disagree. I consider the level of cruelty worse than the body count. And yes, I am familiar with Mengele.

[Jikrytae]

18 minutes ago, Hizu said:

I'm European, but I still disagree. I consider the level of cruelty worse than the body count. And yes, I am familiar with Mengele.

We shouldn't minimize human suffering, but I always consider loss of life to be the biggest tragedy. If you kill enough people, they all tend to become statistics, but we can't lose sight of the fact that those were all actual lives being snuffed out. Even one more death is significant. If you industrialize mass murder, it's still mass murder. That's why I hate when people use terms like "efficient" to describe what they did. If they had spoken English, that's exactly what the Nazis themselves would have called it. 

Edited March 19, 2021 by Jikrytae

[Hizu]

2 minutes ago, Jikrytae said:

We shouldn't minimize human suffering, but I always consider loss of life to be the biggest tragedy. If you kill enough people, they all tend to become statistics, but we can't lose sight of the fact that those were all actual lives being snuffed out. If you industrialize mass murder, it's still mass murder. That's why I hate when people use terms like "efficient" to describe what they did. If they had spoken English, that's exactly what the Nazis themselves would have called it. 

I guess we really have different minds, because I disagree on that too. If person A shoots 5 people in the head and person B extensively tortures and kills one, person B is the worse person for me. 
And also that's exactly what makes WW2 Germans horrifying. They made mass murder efficient, you might not like the word but that's exactly what it was and what made Nazi Germany stand out until now. Like machines going through numbers.

[jeong jaehyuns boyfriend]

7 minutes ago, Hizu said:

I guess we really have different minds, because I disagree on that too. If person A shoots 5 people in the head and person B extensively tortures and kills one, person B is the worse person for me. 
And also that's exactly what makes WW2 Germans horrifying. They made mass murder efficient, you might not like the word but that's exactly what it was and what made Nazi Germany stand out until now. Like machines going through numbers.

imo, I think this whole conversation of "who was worse" is irrelevant here. Both are unequivocally horrible and we don't need to get down to body counts to acknowledge that, and there's also no benefit here for anyone by arguing about which one was "worse" than the other.

The atrocities committed by the Japanese in WW2 was absolutely unforgivable and the apology is only for the victims to accept. However, we shouldn't blame all Japanese people that exist today (the vast majority of them innocent) for crimes that they had nothing to do with. Healing for the victims also means reaching out to the other side and accepting the fact that we shouldn't continually villify them for wrongs they did not commit. Otherwise the resentment will live on forever. And perhaps for some people, especially victims, that is just. But I think as we move forward, we should build bridges, not walls.

p.s. I'm Chinese

[Hizu]

5 minutes ago, jeong jaehyuns boyfriend said:

imo, I think this whole conversation of "who was worse" is irrelevant here. Both are unequivocally horrible and we don't need to get down to body counts to acknowledge that, and there's also no benefit here for anyone by arguing about which one was "worse" than the other.

The atrocities committed by the Japanese in WW2 was absolutely unforgivable and the apology is only for the victims to accept. However, we shouldn't blame all Japanese people that exist today (the vast majority of them innocent) for crimes that they had nothing to do with. Healing for the victims also means reaching out to the other side and accepting the fact that we shouldn't continually villify them for wrongs they did not commit. Otherwise the resentment will live on forever. And perhaps for some people, especially victims, that is just. But I think as we move forward, we should build bridges, not walls.

p.s. I'm Chinese

Agreed.

[Usagi.]

 "I will just call out my sons' names: Daehan, Minguk, Mansae!"

This is so petty, I love it