It was recently confirmed that BTS’s Jungkook, ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo, NCT’s Jaehyun, and SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu broke social distancing to visit a bar and a club on April 25th and 26th.
Ever since the news broke out, there has been chaos between fans and the public who have expressed outrage over the idols’ carelessness in these critical times.
And on May 18th, a national petition titled, “Please withdraw BTS Jungkook’s medal of cultural merits,” was submitted to the Blue House.
The petitioner wrote, “BTS Jungkook who is under Big Hit Entertainment label got together with his three idol friends to dine at a bar in Itaewon while countless citizens are working hard to overcome the coronavirus, a global pandemic. This act ignores the efforts of the citizens, government workers, and medical clinicians who have been working to beat the coronavirus. It does not suit the intention of the medal which is given to those who have established a clear contribution to the development of the nation.”
The petitioner continued to write, “An idol who advertised social distancing didn’t practice social distancing himself, and this actually hinders the nation’s development. I ask that you reflect this national sentiment and withdraw BTS Jungkook’s medal of cultural merits.”
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this… this is too much, okay, we get it. jeongguk went out with some friends, breaking some type of social pandemic law or rule. but there’s no need to take his medal that he had received for something that he had done before that was amazing enough to get a medal, just because he wanted to do something instead of stay in his house all day. leave jeongguk alone, it’s his life, and it was his to begin with. just because he’s an idol doesn’t mean he’s not a human being. there’s no reason to take his medal away, there’s no reason to even interfere. jeongguk already apologized, big hit already apologized, and that’s the end of the story. same with the other people jeongguk went to itaewon with, cha eun woo, jaehyun, and mingyu. before, none of these idols most likely weren’t able to even go outside without covering almost every part of their body, and now that they’re finally able to have some peace outside fo their homes, people are just going to come at them? that doesn’t make sense, and it’s stupid.
That Medal wasn’t given to him for practising social distancing. And this of his small carelessness doesn’t make his contribution to korean culture any less, I guess. People forgive each other for huge wrongdoings, but why they cannot let small mistake of these young boys go. They are young after all, human can do mistakes sometimes. So what?
This stupid and if anyone takes that medal you’re are supporting hate and ar MENTALLY RETARDED!!!