Jay Park Fiercely Defended After Apologizing For His “Inappropriate” Performance At W Korea’s Event
Amid the most intense backlash toward W Korea, the magazine that hosted the “Love Your W” event, Jay Park has come forward to apologize for performing “Mommae” (deemed inappropriate due to its lyrics—especially the part about breasts).
What was meant to be a charitable campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer has spiraled into a full-blown fiasco, as both the host and attending K-celebrities face criticism for completely missing the point.
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In response, Jay Park took to Instagram and explained that he performed at the event because he was asked to. The idol apologized, noting that while the song might have been offensive, his intentions were good.
After the official breast cancer awareness campaign event ended, there was an after-party and performance. I understood it as a gathering of people who came together with good intentions and in good spirits, so I performed as I normally would.
To any cancer patients who may have felt uncomfortable or upset watching my performance, I sincerely apologize. I hope you all stay healthy. Hwaiting! 🙏❤️
I performed, even though I have an injury, without pay and with a good heart, wanting to contribute in a meaningful way. Please don’t twist that goodwill.
I meant this for those of you trying to turn one act done with good intentions into a controversy… Please don’t twist what I said or misinterpret it. I ask for your understanding. 🙏💯
— Jay Park
The apology hasn’t necessarily convinced everyone…
- “Sure. Even if you were just focused on performing like usual after the campaign ended, the song choice itself was tone-deaf for a breast cancer awareness event. Singing about ‘Twins hanging from your chest’ at a place like that? LOL. Are you serious?”
- “I keep thinking about this apology but… I just don’t understand the ‘without pay’ part. Your thoughtlessness has nothing to do with whether you were paid or not.”
- “It honestly would have sounded more convincing that you went there without knowing what the event was really about.”
- “I mean, do you really think any cancer patient would feel even a little bit better after watching your performance? And what’s with the whole ‘I did it for free’ excuse… So what? Did someone hold a knife to your throat and force you to perform?”
- “Some people are saying W Korea demanded that he sing ‘Mommae’ and he was forced to? Where did that come from? I can’t find anything about that on Google. Who said that? I’d like to know too.”
- “Please, try thinking before you act.”
- “What does ‘performing for free’ even mean at a literal charity event?”
…but most netizens are stepping up to defend Jay Park from further criticism, pointing out that W Korea is the one to blame in the first place.
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The magazine is now being accused of “hiding behind” Jay Park’s apology, after having issued what was deemed an unacceptable “statement” about the event-gone-wrong.
- “At least Jay Park apologized.”
- “What’s with W Korea? Trying to pick a fight with its readers?”
- “W Korea’s keeping its mouth shut because it’s too proud, huh?”
- “Jay Park’s taking all the hits on behalf of everyone; he’s the punching bag.”
- “His song choice was careless, sure, but he still showed up injured, performed for free, and tried to do something good. And now he’s the one getting bashed instead.”
- “What do they mean ‘no comment’?”
- “I mean, Jay Park just didn’t think deeply enough, that’s all. But considering he performed for free, why isn’t W Korea saying anything? No comment?! Do they not know how to handle what happened?”
- “He could’ve done better choosing another song. But Jay Park went with good intentions, performed for free, apologized and STILL got hate. What is this? Makes you think maybe being completely ignorant like the others is actually better.”
- “Oh, W Korea… LMAO. Sigh.”
- “Wowza.”
- “At least Jay Park took some action with the feedback. Now he’s become the scapegoat getting all the hate… It’s ridiculous. The host is the real problem.”
- “W Korea magazine clearly has zero understanding of what this campaign is even about.”
- “So basically, W Korea just exploited a breast cancer awareness event. Don’t they have a single employee there who can think straight? They’ve been running it this way for years? No wonder they’re getting dragged. They deserve it.”
Meanwhile, one K-Pop idol has gone viral for actually sticking to the theme of the event and speaking up about breast cancer awareness.
Read more about her here:
