Japanese-Korean YouTuber couple, Tomotomo, apologized for being criticized by Korean internet users for filming Osaka Castle in the video ...
Tomotomo, a Japanese-Korean YouTuber couple, apologized after visiting a park near Osaka Castle for cherry blossom viewing.

On the 16th, YouTuber's Tomotomo said through their YouTube channel community that "Osaka Castle near the place where we went to see the cherry blossoms in the picnic video posted on April 14th is historically problematic. I recently noticed through a comment and decided to delete the video." also apologized, "We're sorry you felt disappointed and inconvenienced while watching the video."

Continued, "Usually, before visiting a place for the first time, we check and pay attention to any negative aspects. In the case of Osaka Castle this time, we recognize it only as a famous tourist spot. We couldn't reconfirm the related historical background by focusing only on the cherry blossoms in a nearby park" they said. "It's our unawareness that we didn't pay attention again."

Added, "We are fully aware that the historical facts of Korea and Japan are clearly present and there are many areas of sensitivity. In consideration of the influence of the channel in future video production, we will act with a little more consciousness and be more vigilant in these areas."

Finally, they once again apologized, saying, "We apologize to those who were disappointed by this."

The subscribers who came in contact with this said, "I also learned this time. I regret it." It seems that it is really good to react sensitively to historical problems as it is" and "It seems that it will not be a problem if you are careful in the future. "
2022/05/17 14:47 KST