2NE1’s management apologizes for "animal abuse” claims
2NE1 recently made their comeback on July 8th on Inkigayo with their latest single “I Love You”. As part of the performance, a parrot was seen perched on CL’s shoulder while a swan entered the stage.
2NE1’s use of the birds created a stir among netizens. Some netizens that saw the performance commented that involving birds during the performance was “a bit over the top.” In addition, the editor in chief of “OhBoy!”, Kim Hyunsung, released a statement via his Twitter account regarding the incident. He said “2NE1 had a live parrot sitting on their shoulders while proceeding to use a swan as a stage prop. I believe the members are great musicians but I would hope that they would not use animals for their next performances. Animals can become incredibly stressed out because of the heat of the lights and the strange and unfamiliar setting.”
YG Entertainment has responded saying, “At the time of the performance, a professional animal keeper was hired and we received advice from him. Our intention was to put on a good performance for the fans but it seems we made some of the fan uncomfortable. We will be mindful of these types of matters from now on.”
What do you think of the incident?
Source: Starin
minjiss 0 Points
i think there's nothing wrong with that. they didnt hurt the animals, they didnt tie them up or anything, the animal;s are free. i dont see anything. and if they have animal experts backstage then it is really ok. fighting 2ne1~!
Uni 9780 Points
Honestly, it looked like that parrot was trying to fly away but seemed tied to her jacket. That's why I was annoyed with the use of animals.
I still enjoyed their comeback stage though.
dephmoose 1 Points
Putting animals in cages = okay. Putting them on open stage = not okay.
shinjiru 1 Points
"Animal Abuse", yet they did nothing bad to the animals. Prime example of people not knowing what they're talking about.
sumbody108 0 Points
so parrot is not joining 2ne1 even though she's a great dancer? i'm kinda sad now. :'(
Kitsune 272 Points
anything thats confining the animal is bad.
quit acting like this parrot wasn't in a damn cage before it was on stage.
there was no reason for them to have a parrot on that stage.