[theqoo] JAPANESE IDOL THAT JAPANESE PEOPLE CLAIM LOOK KOREAN...

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I heard alot of J-celebs are Zainichi or have korean mixed blood (like half-korean, half-japanese for example). Most of them just don't disclose it to the public until much later when they're comfortable. There's also Koreans who immigrated to Japan  who have assimilated to Japanese culture and identity through marriages or by forced/pressure way back in the past, so the descendants have no idea about their Korean heritage. I remember reading some Jnetz comments about how they actually know that they're actually Koreans or half-Koreans but won't tell their friends or anyone outside their families fearing the potential racism they'd face and some even have internalized racism. Also Zainichi Koreans in Japan are divided into two groups the pro-DPRK and non pro-DPRK.