Remember when the Chit Chat of Global Beauties Panelist Akiba Rie angered some Korean netizens through her comments about Dokdo Island? Well, Rie finally apologized for her actions. For those that don't know much about Dokdo, basically Dokdo is a small group of islands in between South Korea and Japan. Both South Korea and Japan have claimed sovereignty over Dokdo and it's a very sensitive issue in Korea and Japan. There's much heated contention and debate between the two nations over Dokdo. This Japanese talent explained in a recent interview:

"During the interview, back then the concept was to hear what younger Japanese generations thought. At first they asked about marriage and relationships and then all of a sudden the question of Dokdo came up. I just answered according to what I had heard in Japan. Since I'm not an expert on the issue, I also revealed that I didn't know. This wasn't my intentions but after the interview I was very flustered. In reality, there aren't that many young Japanese people who have an interest in Dokdo."

After Rie's Dokdo initial comments, a small group of netizens started a protest movement to cancel and stop Hyunhaetan Marriage War, the new MBC drama in which Rie is starring as a lead actress. The actress has also posted her apologies on her Cyworld, but some netizens became�suspicious�that her management company stated those apologies and not Rie herself. However, Rie responded by insisting�that she really was the one wrote those apologies. I hope this serves a lesson to future foreigners who plan to debut in Korea's entertainment industry. Being Korean myself, I know what a sensitive issue Dokdo can be.