Agency for Korean band BTS issues apology for a member wearing T-shirt depicting explosion of an ato
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · Entertainment
(14 Nov 2018) BTS'S AGENCY APOLOGIZES OVER BAND MEMBER'S A-BOMB SHIRT The agency for South Korean band BTS apologized Wednesday (14 NOV. 2018) for a member wearing a T-shirt depicting the explosion of an atomic bomb and a hat with a Nazi emblem. Japanese TV broadcasters recently cancelled planned appearances in that country after images went viral of the musician wearing the shirt. The Big Hit Entertainment said in a statement it was offering ``our sincere apologies'' for ``failing to take the precautions that could have prevented the wearing of such clothing by our artist.'' Atomic bombs were dropped by U.S. warplanes over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. Many South Koreans harbor strong resentment against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. The seven-member band is extremely popular across Asia and has reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/876dbbce10851ac2351957b456dce445
