BTS is officially back with another album after almost 4 years of a hiatus. Their return was welcomed by fans across the world, as ‘ARIRANG’ managed to top the charts everywhere. However, some of the members’ recent comments about the eldest member Jin’s involvement in the album sparked online controversy. Read ahead to know more about what happened.
BTS member’s comments about Jin spark controversy online
Along with their comeback album ‘ARIRANG’ and the music video for their lead single ‘SWIM’, BTS also held a live stream to commemorate the event. During the live stream, all members started discussing the making process. They mentioned during the live stream that all members had their personal touch added to the album, however, Jin was not able to contribute much. The members mentioned that since Jin was on his solo tour when they first started working on the album, he couldn’t contribute much to the creative process. V mentioned that Jin’s health after the solo tour wrapped up was one reason he couldn’t participate fully, while RM commented that if his tour had wrapped up early, he could have been more involved. When the conversation ended, Jin was seen replying with a straight face, saying, “I’m glad that we put out great songs.” This segment of the live stream caused a lot of outrage and backlash against the remaining BTS members.
Fans outraged over comments about Jin’s involvement in ‘ARIRANG’
Many fans and netizens online criticised the other members for commenting about Jin, with many sharing that it must have already been hectic for the eldest member. “the way his face changed..anyways, i’m so glad seokjin chose himself & went on a successful solo tour,” one fan commented while resharing a clip of the stream, while another shared, “Blaming him for doing solo tour also they didn’t even let him speak his face says it all. Like what the actual f*** is this??”Another fan shared the clip on their account and then posted, “do they realize it’s reflecting so bad on them too when they keep speaking of his tour this way? like some of the statements straight up come off so jealous lol and it’s ugly.”
