Kpop idols fails to identify famous historical figure

There is currently a massive scandal going on in Korea right now because two idols, Seolhyun (pictured) and Jimin from AOA, failed to identify famous Korean historical figure Ahn Jung Geun.

This has led to large amounts of hate being directed at them from the Korean public. And the Korean tourism board to pull Seolhyun's modeling contract with them.

1. Your country
2. Do you know who the fuck Ahn Jung Geun is?
3. Would you be angry if the Spice Girls couldn't identify Oliver Cromwell?, Would you be angry if Bono couldn't name all the Easter Rising Martyrs? Would you be angry if Taylor Swift could not identify Harriet Tubman?

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1. [+1,189, -25] They shouldn't have said anything at all if they didn't know the answer... are you kidding me with Kindokkang... That's worse than not knowing at all

2. [+1,213, -51] Who cares if you're pretty when you have rocks for brains...

3. [+977, -27] Kimdokkang ㅋㅋㅋ I can't with how ridiculous that is ㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+797, -35] Elementary school level knowledge ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+400, -12] Thinking about them answering Kimdokkang and Kim Gui gives me a migraine

1. [+35,631, -722] They know more than anyone else just how much of an influence their group has... It makes me tear up to think what their Japanese fans will think of them. Seolhyun's a model for voting and public service ads too.. Please be more aware of these things. This isn't something that an apology will just make go away, you need to feel embarrassed about yourselves... It makes me so angry to think that the Japanese are probably laughing at us now.

2. [+32,019, -518] I can understand not knowing because they were kids who took idol training over studying but for them to be on TV laughing as if it's okay to not know about history at all and all an important historical figure Kindokkang and Toyotomi Hideyoshi is just wrong and ridiculous.

3. [+27,872, -414] Can't believe she called him Kindokkang... I know that they don't have time to study but too many lines have been crossed ㅋㅋ

gooks hate Jimmy because she is the next Eminem

Why posting random internet comments?

no one gives a fuck what netizens say smfh tomorrow it will be "omg did iu get ps no way dumb girl [+284820473810, -1]"

1 netherlands
2 now i do
I never bothered to learn about those gooks from the occupation I know more about the Joseon period
3 no i dont care that muck even if it was someone in my country not knowing about William of Orange I would just think theyre dumb but no way i would be upset
and fuck that slave on your 20 dollaroos bill

i don't know who george washington is nor do i give a shit. probably a manface anyway

Japan
Yes, I know Ahn Jung Geun.

He respected the Japanese Emperor. He impressed that Japan defeated Russia in the Russo-Japan war.
He said that the East Asian countries had to work as one team, to protect from the Western powers.
So he will cry if Koreans used his face picture as a symbol for anti-Japan.

To show how big the scandal is. Those numbers are upvotes.

I love based koreabro

Can you please tell the faggots on kpg that no one uses the term netizen anymore in korea ty

1. Serbia STRONK
2. Ahn Jung Geun - never heard of him
3. I wouldn't give 2 flying fucks

yeah sure no one cares but those idiots killed t-ara's career

but they do

People are talking like this will kill their careers.

K-netz just want to complain for the sake of complaining

Sakura from HKT doesnt know some Japanese emperor.

How would Japanese fans react?

I was watching some variety and a guest said that it is an old term they had not heard in a long time?

The fuck

AOA has jap fans?

1. DK
2. the inventor of kimchi?
3. I wouldn't give a fuck. I expect my pop idols to be vapid cunts. People who care so much about historical figures are people who aren't trying to live in the present. The tourism board annulling her contract might be justified.

Omona they didn't!

I did not mention AOA in my post, famalam.

What is your opinion of Gavrilo Princip? Is it right to venerate an assassin?

1. Austria
2. Last Emperor of Korea? No idea.
3. Out of the people you just listed I only know who Cromwell is.

keep kpg in kpg

here she is

Just to let everyone else know, their favorite idol group is in a steady decline to nugu(prostitute) status because of a girl group called Twice.

2) no
3) no

take it to muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

>yeri poster is from australia
not surprised 2bh

Am i the only one who hates all this Asian plastic women?

Why was Lovelyz included in this if they never even were popular? Lovelyzshitters always try to insert themselves into conversations they have no place

if you can't identify Cromwell you must be one massive pleb tho

no because I'm not pig japanese with no culture

if k-pop didn't identify based Sejong I would deport to Best Korea

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Meanwhile, when this bitch forgot the national anthem, no one gave two fucks after a few months and nothing happened afterwards.

>indonesia
shut up sea monkey

Sto ne volis Koreanke?

>kpop idol says some stupid shit and is demonized
>"artist" here says stupid shit, it's the norm

i'm jealous Tbh

what if a popular Russian pop star didn't know who Peter I or Catherine II were?

...

zato sto je svaka morala da radi 15 operacija da bi izgledala pristojno

but sejeong is the best member of ioi

1. USA
2. No.
3. No. They write songs, not investigate what historical figures look like. If they got paid to know who historical figures are, I'm sure they'd know.

gulag

Also, I'm not sure modern Russians think well of their royals

Not surprised an ausfailian is an uggoshitter

shut up nicholas

1. UK
2. Yeah I do, through a Zico song with him in the cover desu. I researched on him, he was pretty badass and important. Pretty sure he was every important to them, so I don't think people overreacted that much (in some cases).
3. Your comparisons are quite bad 2bh. It doesn't affect me if a celeb here couldn't identify someone historical since it's not that important here.

that's not sohye

those who dont know history are doomed to repeat it - pritz ari

To nema veze, bre.
Bas su simpaticne :^)

Veruj mi da bih i sam bio simpatican da mi iseku pola vilice, isturpijaju nos i zategnu celo

>a mozda ni to ne bi bilo dovoljno

тbh I'm deeply doubt that someone still remember Peter if he wasn't on banknot. Catherine II often confused with other rulers of the era of palace coups and widely known only because of her meme death.