Recently, NewJeans appeared at the 66th Japan Record Awards, where they wore black ribbons to show mourning over the recent tragic plane crash in Jeju. The aforementioned awards ceremony also welcomed other K-pop artists, including LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT.
This appearance has since attracted a lot of attention, as netizens have noticed the difference in treatment between NewJeans and LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT in Japan.
In particular, the topic “The difference between the positions of NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT in Japan” was published on the Korean forum Pann Nate, gathering over 81,000 views.
According to the theme, not only did Japanese broadcasters give more attention to NewJeans, but also the girl group was given the central place on the stage, while LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT were sidelined.
After watching the awards ceremony, many netizens agreed with the topic, and below are some of their comments:
- Wow, there are no Japanese members in NewJeans and yet it’s like this..
- New Jeans won the main prize and the special prize winners are the ones who should be treated differently. Additionally, New Jeans has been nominated two years in a row. “Ditto” also holds the record of being the first foreign language song to be nominated in 60 years.
- This is quite shocking. I expected them to be more popular than ILLIT in Japan, but LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura is very famous there
- NewJeans are sure to be loved wherever they go
- What is the meaning of articles like this? Don’t drag other artists down…
