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Fans of famous South Korean pop group BTS have slammed the German host of radio show Bayhem 3 for his anti-racial, anti-Asian remark. The Bavarian radio station found itself on the radar of criticism after its presenter Matthias Matuschik made certain controversial remarks that upset the K-pop band's die-hard fans.
According to reports, Matuschik compared BTS with coronavirus that created a storm on the internet.
Matuschik's Dislike Towards BTS' Latest Cover Triggered Uproar
The host of the German radio show made comments on the latest BTS cover of the Coldplay song Fix. He indirectly abused the group as well as the song which did not go well with the fans. Matuschik said, "These little a**holes brag about the fact they covered 'Fix You' from Coldplay, this is blasphemy. For this, you will be vacationing in North Korea for the next 20 years!"
The host even went on to say that BTS was a virus similar to COVID-19 and hopefully soon a vaccine will be available for them.
ich weiß welchen radiosender ich von nun an nicht mehr hören werde! tschüss @bayern3, checkt mal lieber wen ihr so bei euch moderieren lasst! rassismus auf die art und weise im jahr 2021 brauche ich mir wirklich nicht mehr geben. pic.twitter.com/VdIa028vto
— leni ⁷ (@fairiesvmns) February 24, 2021
Fans were furious and slammed the host for his abusive, controversial remarks on Coldplay's Fix and the group.
[ENG TRANSLATION]
tw // racism
a german radio host was talking immensely badly about BTS, comparing them to COVID and mentioning blasphemy and north korea, this can’t be tolerated!
pls email bighit about this as well!
(video by @fairiesvmns)#RassismusBeiBayern3#Bayern3Racist pic.twitter.com/MjZ2kXLyiu— ᴮᴱBTS UPDATES GERMANY ⁷ 🇩🇪 (@BTS_UPDATES_GER) February 25, 2021
reading more of what that German radio host said against bts & it’s just so uncalled for & entirely unprovoked (as all racist & xenophobic rants are). And we all know this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. @bayern3, hold this host accountable now.
— fatima🌻 (@fatimafarha_) February 25, 2021
The uproar that followed on the internet was unexpected forcing the host to apologize. In his statement, Matuschik said he simply meant to express his displeasure with the cover of the above-mentioned song.
His statement further says, "In this instance, in an attempt to express his opinion with ironic exaggeration and with feigned over-the-top irritation, he misjudged his choice of words and thus hurt the feelings of the BTS fans.”
