Karina aespa received a positive response after apologizing for an anime recommendation that apparently offended Chinese or South Korean netizens.
Karina Aespa is currently in the public spotlight because of the anime recommendations given to fans. After controversy arose about the recommendation, Karina also apologized and then became the talk of Korean netizens.
On June 27, Karina via the Bubble application apologized for the controversy that accidentally caused. The root of this problem is one of Karina's recommendations including the controversial anime "My Hero Academia" by Kohei Hirokoshi.
Karina said, "I found out late that there was a problem with my recommended anime. Because the character names are different, I didn't know about the problem beforehand. I'm not recommending anime with specific intentions, so I hope there won't be any misunderstandings. I'll be a more careful Karina and share good information with MY."
The controversy surrounding "My Hero Academia" is the name of the villain Ujuko Daruma originally Shiga Maruta. The name reminds Chinese and Korean netizens of the human experiments Unit 731 carried out by the Japanese military during World War II. Maruta is used to refer to human experimental subjects.
The author of "My Hero Academia" has apologized and changed the character's name to Garaki Kyudai. Some anime fans think the author deliberately used "Maruta" to expose Unit 731's human experimentation and criticize Japanese authorities. This idea received mixed responses from fans.
Even though the character's name was changed, netizens continued to bring up the controversy and post malicious comments on Karina's social media. On the other hand, Karina was flooded with support after overcoming this problem in her own way.
"I have no dissatisfaction with him but I think he is very cool because he doesn't avoid trouble," said one netizen. "If you read the anime, the author actually used the anime for criminals," said another netizen.
"I don't think there should be a problem because it's just an anime recommendation. The way he straightforwardly mentions and solves it makes fans feel more relieved," commented a netizen.
"Actually, he doesn't need to apologize because his character's name has even been changed before the release of this anime," said another.
Meanwhile, Karina and aespa are busy with the "SYNK: HYPER LINE" world tour schedule. After stopping in Jakarta on June 24, they will perform in Tokyo and 8 cities in the United States, Mexico City, Singapore, Berlin, London, Paris and many more. (wk/inta)
