Liu Yangyang, a member of SM’s group WayV, posted the caption “happy chinese new year” on Instagram.
Liu Yangyang is from Taiwan, China. He has lived in Germany since he was a child. He worked as a trainee in SM Entertainment in South Korea and debuted as a member of WayV. He has a very complicated life experience, so you can imagine the extent of his fall under this ins post. This is also true. Koreans were so angry that they started to create a mess in the comment area of ??Liu Yangyang's ins.
However, Chinese fans are not vegetarians, and they are working hard to protect Yangyang. Although the front row of Instagram has been occupied by good reviews, there are many "stealing Chinese" insults in the building. Recently, the conflict between China and South Korea is at its most intense. Yang Yang’s Instagram will definitely bring him a lot of trouble, not to mention that he is still in South Korea.
As an artist living in a complex environment, he could actually have remained silent, but Yang Yang speaking out showed that his stance was so firm and he was not afraid of the consequences.
Recently, SM has been boycotted by fans of its artists because an announcement by lysn, a chat platform between SM's artists and fans, completely angered Chinese fans. Lysn's "Closed for New Year" notice blatantly states: "The service is closed because of the Korean New Year."
This matter has not yet fermented in China, but it has become very popular among fans of SM artists. Fans of NCT127, WayV, NCT Dream, EXO and other idol groups boycotted Bubble, saying that SM has not apologized, so we can only unsubscribe.
Currently, under the official website of WayV, there are all voices of boycott, demanding that the company get out and apologize.
The trouble has reached this point, maybe SM doesn’t know? This is no small matter. Who doesn’t know about the civil conflicts between China and South Korea during this period? Basically, everyone knows about it. A child growing up in South Korea resolutely defends his correct position, knowing that he will be insulted.
SM’s lysn incident is a problem of the Korean management in South Korea. Why did the SM Indonesian branch openly say “Happy Chinese New Year” on Instagram? It’s just the Korean side that is so stubborn. It seems that this matter is not a problem of SM as a whole, but a problem of Koreans. Koreans have been brainwashed by their own "stealing culture".