204

182

News
Posted by Matti20112,022 pts Saturday, May 30, 2020

Netizens criticize BTS member SUGA's mixtape track for sampling speech of a controversial cult leader

BTS rapper SUGA is currently facing criticism after a 'V Live' broadcast aired on May 29, where he spent time discussing each of the tracks from his latest Agust D mixtape 'D-2'.

The criticism arose after netizens pointed out that a track from 'D-2' titled "What Do You Think?" sampled a speech by a controversial figure, cult leader Jim Jones. The American cult leader is responsible for the mass murder-suicide event known as the Jonestown Massacre which took place in November of 1978, killing over 900 people including over 200 children. 

Meanwhile, during his 'V Live' broadcast, SUGA described "What Do You Think?" as a track depicting his anger toward malicious haters who put him down in the past. 

Netizen comments on Twitter included:

Shop the story
BTS V – Layover + [Weverse Album] $15.00
$15
BTS J-HOPE Cover : Esquire KOREA
$28
BEYOND THE STORY 10-YEAR RECORD OF BTS
$60
Haegeum Tee
$20
BTS SUGA Cover : Marie Clarie May 2023
$23
  1. BTS
  2. SUGA
292 74,607 Share 53% Upvoted
 
taeng0903
taeng0903342 pts Saturday, May 30, 2020 7
Saturday, May 30, 2020

If other Idol do this.. I don't think people will show mercy.. but yeah.. this boy is BTS..his army can protect him left and right . . LOL

66 (+127 / -61)
Share

7 more replies

 
daebak_kpop
daebak_kpop778 pts Saturday, May 30, 2020 33
Saturday, May 30, 2020

imagine if any other idol did this, they would probably need to apologize a thousand times. but this is bts, so i dont really expect anything to happen here. not hate at all, just my opinion.

62 (+126 / -64)
Share

33 more replies

SHOW ALL COMMENTS

allkpop in your Inbox

THE TOP 10 STORIES DELIVERED DAILY
New Message

SEND