Big Hit apologizes for Jim Jones sampling in Suga's mixtape

Article: BTS Suga, mixtape song under controversy for including the voice sampling of 'Jim Jones'

Source: Sports World via Nate

1. [+2,406, -261] Finally this is up in the media. This is actually a really big deal right now. He was thoughtless to include this. Don't be like a certain someone by hiding behind your agency. Come forward, admit your mistake, and apologize.

2. [+1,882, -236] As you can tell from Nate Pann, anyone who dares to criticize BTS will get gagged and beaten up ㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+1,753, -202] Aigoo.. he went too far this time

4. [+369, -20] Why are Koreans shielding him when black people are saying this makes them uncomfortable?

5. [+329, -92] Not only this but he said another controversial thing where he claimed he was able to "finish this mixtape thanks to corona" and "a luck brought to me by corona".

6. [+268, -13] I saw a documentary on this and it's actually a pretty horrifying incident... If Suga does come up with a clarification, I hope it's one that everyone can understand

7. [+263, -3] All Suga needs to do is explain why he added a sampling of Jim Jones. He needs to clarify why it was included. History can be so painful for others... and I'm sure Koreans know that just as well... so we need quick feedback for this.

8. [+240, -34] Pfft... after acting like an artist, like he's so different, he's just a tryhard underneath it all

9. [+236, -15] Just like how Koreans are sensitive to Korean-Japanese issues, we also need to be sensitive to the issues of other groups. I don't see BTS lasting much longer if controversies like this continue cropping up.

10. [+235, -26] I think he's suffering from a severe case of the artist disease. Someone should say something to him.

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Article: Big Hit reps, "BTS Suga, using the lecture of a cult leader was a mistake, we apologize for causing this inconvenience" 

Source: Newsen via Nate

1. [+1,395, -423] So all that media play about him being a genius but the actual album production was done by other professional composers

2. [+1,201, -203] Yes, it's best to apologize quickly

3. [+961 -329] At least he admitted it quickly and apologized. I'm sure he's upset if it was used without him knowing too.

4. [+242, -30] I've noticed that BTS has never actually apologized for something themselves, they're always hiding behind Big Hit ㅋㅋ they cause trouble and then go hide behind their mother's skirt like a little kid ㅋ

5. [+234, -25] Even college students don't make powerpoints this haphazardly... how can you just include a voice because you thought it matched your vibe without bothering to check the source or who the voice is by? Is this the class of a world class idol?

6. [+221, -24] Didn't he say so himself when he first introduced the album? That he worked so hard on it, that he was proud? So why is he making Big Hit apologize for him this time? If he truly thinks of himself as an artist, he should be apologizing for this himself as well. You can't just blame this on another producer. Doesn't that make everything you've said so far hypocritical?

7. [+194, -18] I can understand it being a mistake but I don't understand how you don't bother to check an audio that's being included in your own song.....;;

8. [+192, -18] So he's really claiming that he didn't know the source of an audio sampling that he included in his own song? ㅋㅋㅋ

9. [+165, -20] He had no problem cracking open a whiskey while introducing his own album and acting like he's some hot shot artist so why is he hiding now that he's in trouble? He made his own music, didn't he? So he should be the one out here apologizing and clarifying it.

10. [+157, -17] He didn't know..? He took the audio clip and sampled it and didn't know?

11. [+150, -17] Good things are my fault, bad things are someone else's fault. He surely enjoyed the spotlight of coming out with the album under his own name but now that it's under controversy, it's suddenly someone else's work ㅋㅋㅋ He makes himself sound like a genius in his lyrics but I guess he doesn't even know the basics of his craft.

12. [+134, -15] So does BTS just never apologize on their own? Once again, Big Hit is apologizing on their behalf...

13. [+127, -23] BTS must be hitting their expiration date, they're just losing it these days

14. [+109, -8] So he's claiming he produced his own album but that specific part was done by another producer ???

15. [+109, -18] Didn't he claim it was self-produced? So now it's another producer? What is this?

16. [+98, -8] Then what about the Jim Jones audio being included in the BTS documentary from a year ago? You really think the public are fools, don't you?

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