Former DAY6’s eaJ Park Subtly Calls Out K-Pop Artists’ Silence Over Global Atrocities
Former DAY6 member eaJ Park has sparked a major discussion online regarding K-Pop artists’ silence over the multiple genocides unfolding around the world.
eaJ himself has been very vocal about his support for Palestine, especially for the people of Gaza, who have been subjected to genocidal conditions by Israel.
The International Association of Genocide Scholars: "Declares that Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)" https://t.co/ZPhcmYDAA2 pic.twitter.com/7r9eUilV5u
— Nicola Perugini (@PeruginiNic) September 1, 2025
However, recently, with the horrifying atrocities in Sudan finally making it to mainstream news, eaJ’s social media account was spammed with comments to speak up about Sudan as well. The idol responded to the comments gracefully, admitting that he has been learning more about Sudan recently and posting accordingly. However, noting that the comments on his profile mostly came from fan accounts associated with BTS, he also made a gentle suggestion that fans should encourage their favorite K-Pop artists to speak up as well.
I am learning and posting more about Sudan as of late! It does disappoint me a tiny bit seeing the profile pictures though :/ i really think we can make the world a better place if you commented on their posts as well! Let’s make the world a better place 🫶 pic.twitter.com/NIziMqtpJ8
— eaJ¹ᐟ (@eaJPark) October 31, 2025
He followed up the post by saying that standard K-Pop contracts, as per his knowledge, could not legally bind artists to not practice their freedom of speech. In fact, a contract seeking to repress an artist’s freedom of speech would be considered illegal in South Korea.
Also to be transparent, as far as I am aware, restricting freedom of speech in a a working environment is illegal in South Korea, or at least that’s what I was told by one of the team execs during my residency. Could have changed but I doubt it :/
— eaJ¹ᐟ (@eaJPark) October 31, 2025
That has literally nothing to do with what is allowed to be said and not. At this point, it is a choice. They have the right to their own choices but wanted to point out from my experience of 12 years in the kpop industry that you can say whatever you want to say legally and…
— eaJ¹ᐟ (@eaJPark) October 31, 2025
Many appreciated eaJ for offering his perspective and clarification as an industry insider, prompting some fan accounts to even call out their respective artists.
i think this context is very interesting when you think about how many idols have been called out for supporting brands that are on the boycott list (especially when the news first started ramping up about palestine) and everyone just stayed silent and didn’t defend themselves https://t.co/uoGnpOxq4W
— sami (mimi) 💫 (@happierwish) November 1, 2025
Thank you for clarifications 👏 https://t.co/Z24ULRzQXE pic.twitter.com/O1Qncb8n9c
— GRANDPA NARURI 🇵🇸 🍧 (@Nobodyknownme47) October 31, 2025
‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ @ every Kpop stan making excuses for their fav's SILENCE… https://t.co/EPmPKAU0gb
— GraceSea 🍉🔻🐋 (@HungryBunnie23) October 31, 2025
as an avid bts fan since 2015, i can say that they do not deserve any defending from anyone. “the pressure from blah blah blah” they made hybe. not only that but fuma from &team came out and talked about palestine directly. who do you think faces more pressure? bts does not care. https://t.co/NipqAeEnAQ
— v (@urprettyscorpio) November 2, 2025
@GirlsGeneration @aespa_official @sychoiofficial @TAEYEONsmtown @tiffanyyoung @Sunnyday515 @Hyoyeon_djhyo @sjhsjh0628 I'm still hoping y'all say something 😭 https://t.co/P5Tq2H94QQ
— a hopeless ningseller (@winterstowy) November 1, 2025
A significant number of K-Pop fans have long tried to reach out to artists and discourage them from associating with brands and individuals who have been involved in such crimes against humanity for the past few years. However, very few of their efforts have proven to be fruitful. In the case of Palestine in particular, only a handful of idols, including eaJ, have spoken up. You can read more about the other here:
4th Gen Idol’s Actions Related To Palestine During Concert Spark Massive Reactions
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