Swastika

TWICE member Chaeyoung has sparked outrage for another controversial wardrobe choice, this time involving a swastika. Just a day after receiving backlash ...

The 23-year-old idol posted a statement to her Instagram, saying she “will pay absolute attention in the future,” days after she wore a QAnon T-shirt.

Boy band Epex faced backlash last year after fans pointed out that a lyric in their single “Anthem of Teen Spirit” [appeared to reference Kristallnacht](https://www.nme.com/news/music/k-pop-boyband-epex-under-fire-allegedly-referencing-nazi-pogrom-anthem-teen-spirit-3203828), the 1938 pogrom against Jewish people in Nazi Germany. “WHERE WAS CHAEYOUNG ON JAN 6th?!” one commenter [said](https://www.tiktok.com/@liketheepresidentt/video/7211910256778251566) on TikTok. At the end of 2021, South Korean music label RBW Son has 8.6 million followers on Instagram as of Tuesday. Twice has set several records as one of the biggest K-pop acts in history. JYP Entertainment, the management company Twice is signed to, issued an apology on Tuesday as well for the swastika T-shirt.

"I deeply apologize for not thoroughly reviewing it, causing concern," TWICE girl group member Chaeyoung said after wearing Nazi imagery.

Music Core" on Saturday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_pDhBZ7KJc). The outfit consisted of a cropped shirt with the letter "Q" filled in with an American flag. I will pay absolute attention in the future to prevent any situation similar from happening again. I didn’t correctly recognize the meaning of the tilted swastika in the t-shirt I wore,” she wrote. [accused of wearing a shirt with QAnon](https://twitter.com/nrknation/status/1638162762210721792) [ imagery](https://twitter.com/nrknation/status/1638162762210721792) during Twice's [performance on MBC's "Show! [Twice](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/09/twice-girl-group-profile-members-releases-awards/11425987002/)'s Chaeyoung is under fire for wearing a t-shirt with Nazi imagery.

Apologizing on Instagram, TWICE member Chaeyoung let fans know that she “didn't recognize the meaning of the tilted swastika”

The king of cozy-time baking shows, [Paul Hollywood dressed in full-Nazi regalia for a Halloween party](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/10/great-british-bake-off-presenter-paul-hollywood-pictured-wearing-fancy-dress-nazi-uniform). The differences in cultural understanding of the symbol have created problems in the past. For many, the swastika symbolizes their religion; for many others, it symbolizes destroying one. Last year, after proclaiming that he was going “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” the antisemitic rapper formerly known as Kanye West posted a swastika and got booted off Twitter. Regarding Chaeyoung’s instagram post, we sincerely apologyize for not correctly recognizing the meaning of the tilted swastika in the shirt. After all, the war against the Nazis, famously referred to as World War 2, is a well-known event worldwide. “Anti-semetism [sic] in kpop is way too overlooked,” the tweet reads. Even considering all the understanding and misunderstanding of the swastika, it remains a suspicious fashion choice. The post has a point. The other photo featured Chaeyong wearing a QAnon crop top bearing the words “We Go All.” In the spirit of those strained benefits of the doubt, most in the English-speaking world—including members of the conspiracy cult— don’t quite understand what Q is, either, but that’s by design. In this regard, we will pay abolsute attention in the future to prevent this situation from reoccuring from our side as well. I sincerely apologize regarding the Instagram post.

LOS ANGELES, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Torrance, a city located some 30 kilometers south of Los Angeles, California, paid 750000 U.S. dollars after two police ...

Steering said in a statement on Monday that he has been suing police officers for 39 years and has never seen anything like this. The search turned up text exchanges among more than a dozen officers that included racist, antisemitic and homophobic comments," Steering said on his law office's official website. The two have reportedly left the force and each pleaded not guilty while they await trial on conspiracy and vandalism charges.

I sincerely apologize regarding the Instagram post. I didn't correctly recognize the meaning of the tilted swastika in the t-shirt I wore. I deeply apologize ...

"She really didn't think about this," "She wore this shirt a few times, which means she must have liked that shirt," "This is the same thing as someone wearing the Japanese rising sun flag," and "Where did she even manage to buy that shirt?" Also, this is not the first time Chaeyoung was seen wearing the Swastika t-shirt. Chaeyoung deleted the photos from her Instagram after posting the apology. On March 21, Chaeyoung posted an apology on her Instagram account, stating that she had no knowledge of the symbol's association with the Nazi regime and expressed her deep regrets about wearing the shirt. This means, Chaeyoung most likely personally chose the fashion herself since the photos show the idol in her daily life. The shirt in question had a design that included a swastika, a symbol associated with the Nazis and widely considered a hate symbol.

Kiley Swaine filed suit against Torrance after his car was seized by officers during arrest and came back defaced.

The attorney, Tom Yu, said there was no evidence in Swaine’s lawsuit of wrongdoing by Weldin. Tomsic and Weldin arrested all three in the group, Steering said, and ordered that Swaine’s car to be taken to a tow yard. [reported](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-20/torrance-pays-750-000-to-man-after-police-allegedly-decorate-his-car-with-a-swastika). [reported](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-08/torrance-police-traded-racist-homophobic-texts-it-could-jeopardize-hundreds-of-cases). [KABC](https://abc7.com/torrance-police-vandalism-swastika/10964384/). [reported](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/21/torrance-police-car-swastika-settlement/).

The officers, who have left the force, each pleaded not guilty and are awaiting trial on conspiracy and vandalism charges.

2020, the [California](https://www.foxla.com/tag/us/ca) city of [Torrance](https://www.foxla.com/tag/us/ca/los-angeles-county/torrance) has paid a man $750,000 after two police officers were accused of spray-painting a swastika inside his car three years ago. [Los Angeles](https://www.foxla.com/tag/us/ca/los-angeles-county/los-angeles).

Chaeyoung of the K-pop group Twice apologizes for wearing a Sid Vicious swastika shirt after accidentally wearing a QAnon top at a concert.

Both episodes demonstrate the dangers of not double-checking a wardrobe for international cultural sensitivity, especially since Twice has been in the midst of promoting its new album, Ready to Be, internationally, including on [The Kelly Clarkson Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS3Cny3l08E). More specifically, Chaeyoung wore a shirt of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious, who in his shirt is wearing a swastika. In addition to apologizing three separate times, she said she did not “correctly recognize the meaning of the tilted swastika” and will “pay absolute attention in the future to prevent any situation similar from happening again.” It does indeed feel like an innocent mistake, albeit one that highlights a lack of knowledge about serious topics among certain demographics in South Korea.

Twice's Chaeyoung has issued a formal apology for uploading a photo of her wearing a t-shirt with the symbol of a swastika.

[launched to the top of the Billboard 200](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/morgan-wallen-miley-cyrus-twice-charts-1235559382/) with the release of their 12th mini-album, “Ready to Be,” which debuted at No. I didn’t correctly recognize the meaning of the tilted swastika in the t-shirt I wore,” she said in a statement, written in both English and Korean, via [Twice](https://variety.com/t/twice/)’s Chaeyoung issued an apology on Tuesday after she uploaded a photo of her wearing a t-shirt with a swastika symbol.

Its name, the “swastika,” comes from the Sanskrit word “svastika,” meaning “well-being.” Unfortunately, a slightly tilted version of the same symbol was ...

Chaeyoung of the hitmaking K-pop girl group TWICE apologized late Tuesday for wearing a shirt bearing Nazi imagery in a recent Instagram post.

We deeply apologize for not thoroughly reviewing it from the label side," said JYP, one of the leading labels in K-pop. During TWICE's performance of its latest single "Set Me Free" on South Korean music show "Show! "I sincerely apologize regarding the Instagram post.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Chaeyoung of popular South Korean Kpop girl group Twice has apologised on Instagram yesterday (March 21) for wearing a shirt with a ...

2 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with their 12th mini-album Ready to Be. Usually it is just kind of funny.— Emma Marris (@Emma_Marris) “I sincerely apologise regarding the Instagram post.

TWICE member Chaeyoung has issued an apology after she posted a photo of herself wearing a shirt with a Swastika symbol.

[EPEX came under fire for allegedly referencing the Nazi anti-Jewish pogrom Kristallnacht](https://www.nme.com/news/music/k-pop-boyband-epex-under-fire-allegedly-referencing-nazi-pogrom-anthem-teen-spirit-3203828) in their song ‘Anthem Of Teen Spirit’. [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/twice-chaeyoung-apology-swastika-shirt-qanon-1235560917/), the incident comes just days after Chaeyoung was spotted wearing a crop top that featured the QAnon slogan “Where we go one, we go all” during [a recent performance on the South Korean chart show Show! The singer’s then-label Source Music said in a statement that Sowon had since taken down the post after she “understood the significance of the image”. “I sincerely apologise regarding the Instagram post. Since the 1920s, the symbol has become heavily associated with the German Nazi Party and was used on the the party’s flag, badge and armband. [#TWICE]’s Chaeyoung posted a photo wearing a Nazi swastika on her shirt.

LOS ANGELES: Torrance, a city located some 30 kilometres south of Los Angeles, California, paid US$750000 after two police officers allegedly spray-p...

Steering said in a statement on Monday that he has been suing police officers for 39 years and has never seen anything like this. The search turned up text exchanges among more than a dozen officers that included racist, antisemitic, and homophobic comments,“ Steering said on his law office’s official website. The two have reportedly left the force and pleaded not guilty while awaiting trial on conspiracy and vandalism charges.

The Southern California city of Torrance has paid a man $750000 after two police officers were accused of spray-painting a swastika inside his car three.

The payout settles a federal lawsuit filed by Kiley Swaine, who discovered the swastika on his car’s back seat after he and two other men were arrested on suspicion of mail theft in Jan. The resulting scandal prompted LA County prosecutors to toss dozens of felony cases. The investigation into that incident led to the discovery of a trove of racist and homophobic text exchanges among police officers in Torrance, home to about 143,000 people south of Los Angeles.

The K-pop idol earlier posted an Instagram photo of her wearing a Sid Vicious shirt featuring the symbol, which is the emblem used by the German Nazi. She has ...

“I deeply apologize for not thoroughly reviewing it, causing concern," she added. “I sincerely apologize regarding the Instagram post. She has since deleted the post.

Member of girl group Twice says she 'didn't correctly recognise the meaning' of symbol on Sid Vicious T-shirt she wore.

The group also wore military uniforms in the song’s video that somewhat resembled ones worn by Nazi officers. In 2014, Korean girl group Pritz wore black stage outfits with Nazi-like logos on red and white armbands. Another member was pictured wearing a T-shirt celebrating Korean liberation from Japanese rule in 1945, accompanied by a picture of an atomic mushroom cloud. “I didn’t correctly recognise the meaning of the tilted swastika in the T-shirt I wore,” she wrote. In 2018, managers for the world’s biggest K-pop group, BTS, apologised after one of their members was pictured wearing a hat in a style originally worn by SS officers, featuring a swastika and eagle logo. Also in 2022, Korean boyband Epex changed lyrics to their song Anthem of Teen Spirit after references to “crystal night”, “the night in the crystal” and “burning raw” were seen as referencing the 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany.

Kuala Lumpur: Chaeyoung of popular South Korean Kpop girl group Twice has apologised on Instagram yesterday (March 21) for wearing a shirt with a swastika ...

2 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with their 12th mini-album Ready to Be. “I sincerely apologise regarding the Instagram post. Music Core.

“I sincerely apologise regarding the Instagram post. I didn't correctly recognise the meaning of the tilted swastika in the t-shirt I wore,” Chaeyoung wrote. “I ...

In the now-deleted photo, the musician was seen in a T-shirt with the Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious in a shirt with a swastika, a symbol associated with the German ...

I didn’t correctly recognize the meaning of the tilted swastika in the T-shirt I wore,” the 23-year-old wrote on social media. Just a day prior, she had been seen on stage wearing a QAnon shirt while performing in the I sincerely apologize regarding the Instagram post.

The sign, which is associated with fascism after Hitler used the symbol for the Nazi party, is considered deeply offensive. The 23-year-old ...

The Sex Pistols were heavily associated with fashion designer Vivienne Westwood who created controversial clothing for the group to wear. “I sincerely apologise regarding the Instagram post. Sincerely apologise again,” she added.

Torrance, a city located some 30km south of Los Angeles, California, paid US$750,000 (RM3.35 million) after two police officers allegedly spray-painted a ...

Swaine was later cleared of the mail charges. According to a report from Fox News Tuesday, the payout settled a federal lawsuit filed by Kiley Swaine, who discovered the swastika on his car's back seat after he and two other men were arrested on suspicion of mail theft in January 2020. Torrance, a city located some 30km south of Los Angeles, California, paid US$750,000 (RM3.35 million) after two police officers allegedly spray-painted a swastika inside a suspect's car three years ago.

In the now deleted photo, Chaeyoung, 23, posed wearing a T-shirt featuring Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious, who was sporting the symbol.

[K-pop](https://news.sky.com/topic/k-pop-7740) star posted an apology to her 8.6 million followers on Instagram, saying that she did not "correctly recognise the meaning of the tilted swastika in the T-shirt". [first ever Korean act](https://news.sky.com/story/from-bts-to-blackpink-how-k-pop-took-over-the-world-11701642) to land a UK number one album. While modern K-pop (Korean pop) grew in the 1990s, the genre's popularity has grown exponentially in the past few years. [BTS: K-pop band members to do military service in South Korea](https://news.sky.com/story/bts-k-pop-band-members-to-do-military-service-in-south-korea-12722787) [K-Pop singer and actor Lee Jihan, 24, killed in Seoul Halloween crowd crush](https://news.sky.com/story/k-pop-singer-and-actor-lee-jihan-24-killed-in-seoul-halloween-crowd-crush-12734917) The 23-year-old popstar posts an apology to her 8.6 million followers on Instagram, saying that she did not "correctly recognise the meaning of the tilted swastika in the T-shirt". Chaeyoung, a member of Twice - one of the most globally successful K-pop groups - has "sincerely apologised" after wearing a T-shirt featuring a Nazi swastika.

The 23-year-old member of the girl group Twice posted an apology on Instagram after sharing a photo of herself wearing a shirt that included the hate symbol ...