Several Korean music streaming platforms have censored some lyrics of the new collaboration between Jungkook and Jack Harlow.
“3D,” the new song of BTS‘ Jungkook alongside rapper Jack Harlow, made its debut, accompanied by a surprising music video with an unexpected plot. However, what caught fans’ attention the most was the censorship of some of the lyrics on Korean music websites.
While YouTube and normal lyric sites did not feature any censorship, Korean music streaming sites such as MelOn and Genie chose to edit out certain parts of the song’s lyrics.
The funny thing is that the censorship seemed to focus mainly on Jack Harlow’s lyrics, which left fans with a surprise. However, not all of the censored lyrics were explicit or inappropriate, they offered a twist to the listening experience.
One fan’s reaction to discovering the censorship went viral, and ARMYs (BTS fans) couldn’t help but joke about how the censorship made the lyrics seem more risqué than they actually were, especially to Western fans.
While censorship in lyrics may seem surprising to some, the unique nature of the collaboration between Jungkook and Jack Harlow has led to an interesting conversation about cultural differences in the perception of lyrics.
While to some Western fans the censorship seems mild, to others it is a reminder of the diversity of musical styles and cultural sensibilities in the music world.
Undoubtedly Korean culture is really conservative and even more so for K-pop idols, so Jungkook of BTS is breaking paradigms in that situation as both “SEVEN” ft. Latto and “3D” ft. Jack Harlow are really explicit for the Asian country.
