The crimes against humanity that occurred in Palestine have received a lot of attention from the public, including K-pop fans. Recently, artists under HYBE were suspected of being deliberately "silenced" by HYBE so as not to speak out about Palestine.
Recently, after NCT's Taeyong uploaded an Instagram story with the caption "boycott", fans around the world began demanding their idols also speak out about the genocide in Palestine via social media.
Fans are seeking to raise awareness for their idols about the genocide in Palestine, where the death toll has reportedly surpassed 35,000 due to Israeli attacks since October last year. In particular, hashtags calling for idols to speak out trended on social media, along with hashtags denigrating agencies that support Israel such as #HYBEDivestfromZionism.
It is known that the CEO of HYBE America, Scooter Braun, is very pro-Israel. He openly supported Israel by visiting Tel Aviv in December 2023. In a recent live broadcast session, SEVENTEEN member DK received various comments regarding Palestine and asked him to speak up on the issue.
However, many comments also asked the male idol to raise his hand if he could not discuss the issue. When the comment was sent, DK suddenly raised his hand during the broadcast, giving rise to the belief that he indeed could not discuss the matter and was being "silenced" by his agency.
However, not a few netizens believe that such speculation is too much. Specifically, the comments were posted in broken Korean, most likely poorly translated using a translator. In addition, DK's live broadcast was temporarily deleted, but was later published again, but some parts were deleted.
However, the part of DK raising his hand remained, causing many people to believe that the movement was just a coincidence. At the same time, videos of DK raising his hand (and allegedly confirming that HYBE artists were being “silenced”) were removed from social media platforms such as
Many fans believe that HYBE is preventing its artists from speaking about the situation in Palestine. Comments related to Palestine, including those with a Palestinian flag emoji, were allegedly removed from the live chat.
K-pop fans really regret that agencies in Korea are not sensitive to humanitarian issues in Palestine. They continue to encourage their artists to collaborate with brands affiliated with Israel, resulting in disappointment among fans.
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