Taiwanese Member of Twice Tzuyu Forced to Apologize for Holding Taiwanese Flag

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• She did nothing wrong. Since when holding a Taiwanese flag means you are independence supporter? All I got from this scandal is that Chinese are idiots and low grade people for harassing a 16 year old girl.

  • Wow...way to make general assumption about China.

  • You want their money Honey, Chinese people are smart, that's why Korean begging their money-get it.

    • All I can say is big idiot Tzuyu! first they promote her against Seolhyun, the Face of South Korea. Now, she's angering the Chinese fans, because she's Taiwanese. This is like putting her in quick sand, good luck to JYP, nice marketing strategy to your poor talent. Oh and Koala, since you like this cute little puppy so much, you're a big b*itchtard!

    • @Ssan Marino. That's not a very nice thing to say of the blogger. She just put out the news and it's her freedom to like or dislike somebody. Watch out for your foul mouth.

    • @San Marino .. How is it her fault? She is being used as a tool by JYP.. Why should she have to apologize for being born in taiwan and holding her birth country's flag? Also why are you bashing Koala for posting this news? If you don't like her blog get out of it.. Your horrible attitude is only showing your true color and bad upbringing.

• When you make a deal with the devil to get at his money, you play by his rules...

  • Agree with you on this. Harsh but welcome to the real world. You want something (money) from them, you must follow their demands. It is their own decision.

    • I agree as well. That's why all Taiwanese actors are billed with 中国台湾 beside their names in Chinese dramas. I bet 90% of them don't support unification, but they can't do anything about it if they want to make money. That being said, I don't think holding up a Taiwanese flag shows anything on her stand for or against independence (though of course presumably as a teen she's almost definitely pro-independence). She shouldn't be persecuted for something as minor as this.

• She is totally adorable, and I feel so bad for her having to issue an apology like that. It's sad that simply acknowledging her place of birth can cause such a sh*tstorm. Taiwanese celebrities, athletes, etc. have always had to be insanely careful not to offend certain Chinese government officials/netizens, because of the huge Chinese market share. Even saying something like "I am an actor from Taiwan" at an awards show can land you in deep trouble. Anyways, the whole thing is ridiculous, and hope this doesn't traumatize her in the long run.

• She was also accused of NOT NODDING when Jackson corrected himself presenting her in some TV show from "she's from Taiwan" to "she's from Taiwan-China", as well as spouting pro-independent propaganda like "No, we don't have that in Taiwan", "In Taiwan we do this/that instead"............ I still find this whole ordeal surreal, poor girl :/

  • The fact she lost a KOREAN CF from a KOREAN company as well as having her group's album blurred from a KOREAN awards show and (the entire group) blacklisted from the top KOREAN fashion magazines make this even more tragic/odd to me. It serves to illustrate just how much influence China has on the Korean entertainment industry too.

• She didn't do anything wrong. However, her COMPANY should have considered the China-Taiwan issue before promoting them in China and handle the situation better.

  • Yeah. The company really has to learn the culture of the market they want to promote in. I can't believe a company as established as JYPE can make such amateurish decision like this.

• It's disgusting to just watch the clip of her making apologies. I did agree with some Taiwanese media comparing that vid to ISIS notorious propaganda while holding hostage in inhumane situations. Now this blackmail of a teen Taiwanese pop singer under harassment from Cnetizens and related authorities has instigated a fire between Taiwanese people and mainland Chinese given that Taiwan just elected a pro-independence female president. I read many comments on online social media. It's really hard to change the perceptions in a people's minds that have been brainwashed by communist propaganda for decades. I feel so bad for Tzuyu. Even after the release of this apologetic vid by JYP, Cnetizens are still in the hype to boycott Tzuyu. If JYP weighs Chinese market a lot, the girl will be probably sacrificed and put an end to her idol career. JYP has done once to kick out Jay Park, one of their top idols 2PM, all thanks to insane negative criticism that Knetizen non-stop bombarded on Jay Park.

  Even more despicable is that the old fogey who initiated accusation against the poor girl was one Taiwanese China-based singer who used to hold the same flag on TV and now he accused a minor of doing the same thing he used to. So shameless and lack of justice!

  • I stop reading when you put Jay Park in as an example. One side was totally innocent of all charges and was unfairly treated for things outside of her power.

    Hint: I'm not talking about Jay Park.

  • If she cant play by the rules, quit KPop and just go back to Taiwan. Korean entertainment need the support of China, the biggest market in Asia, real talk!

• Actually this will bring more publicity and exposure.Not too bad for a new entertainer who wants to be known. The crazy and bad surrounding this news will die down eventually but her name and face will be known. Even you Ms Koala is adding to this. As for the absurdity you feel about this event, absurd things happen everyday. It's just what one considers absurd that differs.

• Ugh, this makes my blood boil. I hope the new president will bring about some much needed change. Ain't nobody got time for China and their backwards bullshti.

• One also needs to mention that scumbag Huang An who pretty caused this issue to explode.

  It should be noted that she NEVER said or did anything. The flag on the KOREAN TV show (aired months ago) was a prop given to her by the station. The show where she and Jackson were on...the others remarked about her nationality/origin. The only thing she probably said was something along the lines of "Oh in Taiwan we don't have that..."

  Taiwanese media used her image, and Huang An got a hold of that. He is notorious for getting a bunch of Taiwanese singers banned in China for being "pro-Taiwanese independence". The huge kicker is that he himself is Taiwanese and in his early days can be seen proudly waving the Taiwanese flag. It's absolutely sickening to see a 50+ year old man make several Weibo attacks on a minor. This basically prompted a bunch of his followers to follow his example, attacking her online and calling her things like Taiwanese dog and telling her to go die. Everything blew up within a few days; it seemed like there were new updates every few hours.

  The apology video JYPE posted has garnered a lot of international sympathy and was covered in media such as NY times, Reuters, USA Today, and news outlets in other places. The good thing is that this issue has died down, probably due to the backlash from sane people outside of China. The asshole Huang An, who is trying to stay relevant, has issued a notice on his Weibo that he will be holding a press conference in TAIWAN to clarify his situation. This guy knows no shame.

  Also, Lin Gengxin reposted the apology video with a laughing emoji. People who are completely unaware of the situation can't even watch a few seconds of it without feeling bad, and this dumbass thinks it's okay to mock a minor who was embroiled in something completely not her fault.

  This whole issue really shows what happens when a bunch of nationalistic idiots are allowed to stew in their own hate.

  • I don't really think the new President will be able to do much as China is not going to let Taiwan declare their independence without a fight. Not to mention, too much of Taiwan's economics is tied in with China. I feel very bad for the girl, as she is being punished for something that isn't her fault. But at the same time, she and much of the celebrities, business men, etc., have signed away their souls for Chinese money. And in Taiwan itself, there is a significant amount of racism towards mainland Chinese people, or even Chinese people who have never been to China who, like this girl, did nothing wrong. I have heard my Taiwanese friends talk of how stupid and vulgar all Chinese people are in front of my Chinese friends. Long story short, both governments and the nationalists on both sides need to get over themselves for the sake of the people. But really though, what does Taiwan have over China? They literally do not care about international opinion and even then will have Russia on their side.

  • Lin Gengxin did that? He has lost my respect, what a horrible thing to do.

    • Yup.

      http://weibo.com/1730726637/Ddke1gxzs?from=page_1006051730726637_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime&type=comment

      "Apologizing in such short notice, didn't have time to memorize the speech."

      What an asshole.

    • Guess he is not falling in love with Yoona and all of Korea because of her, like her fans were insinuating, because of the drama they filled together.

  • I used to like Lin Geng Xin, now I refuse to watch anything that has to do with him.

  • Holding a press conference in Taiwan? Kidding me? This fogey still has guts to do so? Already there're doctors vowing that if Huang An dare appear in their hospital, they will put him on the death table. LOL..

  • Wow such a dumbass Lin Gengxin. I'm not his fan anyway. So any of his dramas are irrelevant anyway. But I'll keep in mind his dumb Chinese name and will definitely skip all his shows.

• it's a rare I'm totally agree with you, koala