On the 1st, it was pointed out that the cover of the group KINGDOM's 7th mini-album, which was scheduled to be pre-ordered, resembled an Islamic scripture.
He continued, ``As KINGDOM is a group whose goal is to reinterpret world culture through K-POP and decorate the stage, we are committed to cultural diversity and coexistence.
I place it as a priority value. This incident occurred due to our ignorance and carelessness, which still has many shortcomings." He also said, ``To all Muslims and anyone who felt uncomfortable.
We will bow our heads and apologize, and we will pay close attention to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future." ``As a result, we have decided to destroy all 70,000 copies of the first edition of this album and start producing it again.'' 『K
Pre-orders for INGDOM's new album will resume from 11am on the 26th, and the official release will proceed as scheduled on October 18th. To all the fans who cherish “KINGDOM”
We apologize for causing concern." Prior to this, "KINGDOM" released the cover ahead of the release of their 7th mini album, which is based on Islamic scriptures.
Some fans pointed out that it was an imitation of Ran. The Koran is a scripture recorded by Muhammad, the founder of Islam, and the criticism was that it constituted blasphemy.
2023/09/25 11:05 KST
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