exactly. They had a choice to A) not to be a celebrity PERIOD or B) not say anything at all. Japan has had its bad history with Korea but i respect the japanese kpop idols cause they are apolitical at the very least.
IMO Chinese idols have no place in Kpop until the CCP goes down. For them to be Anti-democracy/pro North Korea yet still be bold enough to go to South Korea to make money is blatant hypocrisy. I'd want to be mad in the comments too. Especially when Koreans are banned from TV in China. Its just not fair.
As much as kpoppies keep saying knetz hate the Japanese kpop idols, although there may be some dislike due to historical and political reasons like China, they tolerate them way more than the Chinese. The Japanese can separate politics from their job while the Chinese can’t for some reason.
I agree that Korean companies should ditch the Chinese until their country becomes democratic which honestly won’t be anytime soon. You’d be surprised at how many kpoppies fail to understand this hypocrisy. I got into an argument with one today on youtube and he/she was more worried about the Chinese and their DReaMs to be kpop idols while failing to get the bigger picture due to either ignorance and/or lack of intelligence. So many of them are freaking kids and teens, you can’t have civil and complex conversations with them.