Dancers Aiki and Honey J have apologized for causing controversy by using profanity in a reaction video for Mnet’s ‘World of Street Women Fighters’.

On the 22nd, Aiki apologized through SNS regarding her use of profanity in a reaction video, saying, “I sincerely apologize to those who felt uncomfortable due to my emotional and strong expressions at the time.”

He continued, “I realized once again that the more sincerity you have on stage, the more your emotions can come first, but you have to be careful not to let those emotions hurt others.I apologize to the other crew once again,” and added, “I will communicate with a more considerate attitude in any situation from now on.I will gratefully take to heart both the sharp criticism and the support.”

Honey J also posted an apology on her SNS saying, “I deeply apologize to those who were hurt by my careless words and to the many people who support me for disappointing and causing discomfort.” Honey J added, “The members and I gathered to watch the first broadcast of Swoopa together, and we were actually talking comfortably and watching it,” and “While doing so, I got caught up in the situation and reacted violently to the other dancer, and I deeply regret making the viewers uncomfortable due to my careless words and actions.”

The two, who previously appeared as the Korean representative team ‘Beomjeop’ on Mnet’s dance competition program ‘World of Street Women Fighters’, appeared on ‘The Loudest Swooper in the World Review | World of Swooper Episode 1 Reaction’ posted on Hyojin Choi’s YouTube channel ‘Today, Choi Hyojin’ the day before.

In the video, Honey J made a sexually harassing remark, “That’s dancing, XX,” while watching the dance of the rival team, “Crew Age Squad,” and Aiki hurled a curse, “You XX bitch.”

After the video was released, netizens continued to criticize the two people for their excessive words and actions.In particular, some pointed out that the two people should have been more careful with their words and actions since they were appearing on a competition program as the ‘Korean representative team’.The video has currently been deleted.



Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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