{"id":124128,"date":"2024-08-15T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=124128"},"modified":"2024-08-15T09:21:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:21:12","slug":"stray-kids-felix-apologizes-after-mentioning-a-japanese-song-on-korean-liberation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/stray-kids-felix-apologizes-after-mentioning-a-japanese-song-on-korean-liberation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Stray Kids&#8217; Felix apologizes after mentioning a Japanese song on Korean Liberation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Stray Kids<\/strong>&#8216; <strong>Felix<\/strong> is making news, but this time it&#8217;s nothing related to his deep voice, spicing up some tunes! <strong>Recently, the idol has been under scrutiny after mentioning a Japanese song on Korean Liberation Day<\/strong>. Internet users have taken to social media to let the Stray Kids member know about his actions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Stray-Kids-Felix-apology.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Stray-Kids-Felix-apology.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Stray-Kids-Felix-apology-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Stray-Kids-Felix-apology-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Stray-Kids-Felix-apology-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On August 15, 2024, Felix sent a voice message on LYSN Bubble, a platform he often uses to interact with fans. In the message, he told STAYs that he had participated in the <strong>Shikanoko<\/strong> <strong>challenge<\/strong>, a Japanese anime challenge. This sparked controversy among South Korean netizens, who found the mention of a Japanese song insensitive, especially on Korean Liberation Day.<\/p>\n<p>Korean Liberation Day is commemorated on August 15 in both South Korea and North Korea, to remember the day the nation was free from Japan&#8217;s colonial rule. Despite the backlash, <strong>the Stray Kids member apologized<\/strong> for his actions:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kchartsmaster\/status\/1824007524695032275\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stray Kids\u2019 Felix apologizes for mentioning Japanese song on Korea Liberation Day:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u201cHello. This is Felix.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, I would like to apologize to everyone, including my fans, who may have been disappointed by my inattention.<\/p>\n<p>In the early hours of 15 August, I was discussing\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eIpJdXbCRz\">pic.twitter.com\/eIpJdXbCRz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kchartsmaster\/status\/1824007524695032275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>&#8220;Hello, this is Felix. I would like to apologize to my fans and to everyone who was disappointed by my carelessness. During a voice live broadcast on the early morning of August 15, I mentioned a Japanese song while talking with fans about short-form challenges. I truly apologize for my carelessness on such a meaningful liberation day.<\/p>\n<p>I am deeply reflecting on my lack of knowledge about history. I will study, think, and act more carefully in areas where I have been lacking and make sure something like this does not happen again.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>Meanwhile, Stray Kids recently dropped their mini-album &#8220;<strong>ATE<\/strong>,&#8221; along with the main single &#8220;Chk Chk Chk Boom,&#8221; which includes special cameos from &#8220;Deadpool &amp; Wolverine&#8221; stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stray Kids&#8216; Felix is making news, but this time it&#8217;s nothing related to his deep voice, spicing up some tunes! Recently, the idol has been under scrutiny after mentioning a Japanese song on Korean Liberation Day. Internet users have taken to social media to let the Stray Kids member know about his actions. 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