ENHYPEN’s Ni-Ki issued an apology for the remark he made about the March 1st Independence Motion Day.
On March 1, Ni-Ki wrote on Weverse, “Howdy. That is Ni-Ki. I apologize for carelessly commenting on such an essential nationwide vacation as March 1st. I’ve realized my mistake and have promptly deleted the put up. I will probably be extra cautious sooner or later.”
In the meantime, Ni-Ki obtained backlash when he was interacting with followers on Weverse and replied to a fan in regards to the nationwide vacation. A fan wrote that they’ve the day without work on March 1, and Ni-Ki responded, “Is tomorrow a vacation? I am envious, we do not have holidays or weekends (off).“
The March 1st Independence Motion Day is a nationwide vacation in Korea, commemorating the March 1, 1919, declaration of independence in opposition to Japanese rule throughout the interval of Japanese occupation of Korea.
After making his comment, Ni-Ki confronted backlash from Korean netizens, who accused him of being insensitive to the importance of the nationwide vacation. Given his position as a Okay-pop artist selling in Korea, they argued that he ought to have a deeper understanding of Korean historical past and tradition.
Korean netizens additionally reacted to Ni-Ki’s apology and commented, “Wow, simply three traces?” “Cannot imagine he simply wrote three sentences,” “He ought to no less than ask Chat GPT to write down a correct apology,” and “He must go examine about Korean historical past.”
