Swastika

The 23-year-old idol posted a statement to her Instagram, saying she “will pay absolute attention in the future,” days after she wore a QAnon T-shirt.

Boy band Epex faced backlash last year after fans pointed out that a lyric in their single “Anthem of Teen Spirit” [appeared to reference Kristallnacht](https://www.nme.com/news/music/k-pop-boyband-epex-under-fire-allegedly-referencing-nazi-pogrom-anthem-teen-spirit-3203828), the 1938 pogrom against Jewish people in Nazi Germany. “WHERE WAS CHAEYOUNG ON JAN 6th?!” one commenter [said](https://www.tiktok.com/@liketheepresidentt/video/7211910256778251566) on TikTok. At the end of 2021, South Korean music label RBW Son has 8.6 million followers on Instagram as of Tuesday. Twice has set several records as one of the biggest K-pop acts in history. JYP Entertainment, the management company Twice is signed to, issued an apology on Tuesday as well for the swastika T-shirt.

"I deeply apologize for not thoroughly reviewing it, causing concern," TWICE girl group member Chaeyoung said after wearing Nazi imagery.

Music Core" on Saturday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_pDhBZ7KJc). The outfit consisted of a cropped shirt with the letter "Q" filled in with an American flag. I will pay absolute attention in the future to prevent any situation similar from happening again. I didn’t correctly recognize the meaning of the tilted swastika in the t-shirt I wore,” she wrote. [accused of wearing a shirt with QAnon](https://twitter.com/nrknation/status/1638162762210721792) [ imagery](https://twitter.com/nrknation/status/1638162762210721792) during Twice's [performance on MBC's "Show! [Twice](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/09/twice-girl-group-profile-members-releases-awards/11425987002/)'s Chaeyoung is under fire for wearing a t-shirt with Nazi imagery.

Chaeyoung of the K-pop group Twice apologizes for wearing a Sid Vicious swastika shirt after accidentally wearing a QAnon top at a concert.

Both episodes demonstrate the dangers of not double-checking a wardrobe for international cultural sensitivity, especially since Twice has been in the midst of promoting its new album, Ready to Be, internationally, including on [The Kelly Clarkson Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS3Cny3l08E). More specifically, Chaeyoung wore a shirt of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious, who in his shirt is wearing a swastika. In addition to apologizing three separate times, she said she did not “correctly recognize the meaning of the tilted swastika” and will “pay absolute attention in the future to prevent any situation similar from happening again.” It does indeed feel like an innocent mistake, albeit one that highlights a lack of knowledge about serious topics among certain demographics in South Korea.

On Tuesday, the Twice singer shared a text-based post to to Instagram in which she 'sincerely apologize[d]' for wearing both a shirt featuring a Nazi swastika ...

Music Core on Saturday. 'Anti-semetism in kpop is way too overlooked,' they wrote. 'I deeply apologize for not thoroughly reviewing it, causing concern.

Chaeyoung -- a member of the K-Pop group Twice -- is apologizing for wearing a swastika on her shirt ... saying she didn't realize what the symbol was.

Chaeyoung has also been seen wearing QAnon shirts, and she's gotten criticism for that too. and baring a swastika on his own shirt. I didn't correctly recognize the meaning of the tilted swastika in the t-shirt I wore."

Apologizing on Instagram, TWICE member Chaeyoung let fans know that she “didn't recognize the meaning of the tilted swastika”

The king of cozy-time baking shows, [Paul Hollywood dressed in full-Nazi regalia for a Halloween party](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/10/great-british-bake-off-presenter-paul-hollywood-pictured-wearing-fancy-dress-nazi-uniform). The differences in cultural understanding of the symbol have created problems in the past. For many, the swastika symbolizes their religion; for many others, it symbolizes destroying one. Last year, after proclaiming that he was going “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” the antisemitic rapper formerly known as Kanye West posted a swastika and got booted off Twitter. Regarding Chaeyoung’s instagram post, we sincerely apologyize for not correctly recognizing the meaning of the tilted swastika in the shirt. After all, the war against the Nazis, famously referred to as World War 2, is a well-known event worldwide. “Anti-semetism [sic] in kpop is way too overlooked,” the tweet reads. Even considering all the understanding and misunderstanding of the swastika, it remains a suspicious fashion choice. The post has a point. The other photo featured Chaeyong wearing a QAnon crop top bearing the words “We Go All.” In the spirit of those strained benefits of the doubt, most in the English-speaking world—including members of the conspiracy cult— don’t quite understand what Q is, either, but that’s by design. In this regard, we will pay abolsute attention in the future to prevent this situation from reoccuring from our side as well. I sincerely apologize regarding the Instagram post.