Nmix recently appeared on the YouTube channel ‘MMTG Civilization Express’ to commemorate their comeback.
In the video, while Nmix was talking about the team’s unique genre, ‘Mix Pop’ (combining two genres), MC Jaejae introduced them to a song that was a splicing of several songs without any context. It starts with SHINee’s song ‘Lucifer’, ‘Dokdo is Our Land’, the ‘Pokemon’ OST is included, and ends with the children’s song ‘Jungle Forest’.
Accordingly, the members sang the song one verse at a time. Haewon began by saying, “If you tie me up and lock me up,” Seolyun said, “Two hundred miles along the waterway,” and Jiwoo spit out the lyrics, “Butterful Yadoran.” Then, Lily and Bae each sang “Hometown of Birds” and “No matter how much someone claims it’s their land,” and Gyujin finished with “A flock of crocodiles appears.”
Although it was not a euphemism for ‘Dokdo is our land’, after the video was released, Japanese netizens flocked to express their displeasure in the comments section. Currently, the comment section is on fire with arguments between Korean and Japanese netizens.
Japanese netizens said, “Don’t you think about your Japanese fans? They are inconsiderate,” “Isn’t this not right at a time when they are popular in Japan?”, “Seeing them sing anti-Japanese songs, I don’t have the confidence to support them in the future,” and “JYP is receiving a lot of attention from Japanese fans.” There were sharp reactions such as “Is it okay to do this while making money?”, “JYP is embarrassed,” and “Is there any evidence that Takeshima is Korean land?”
In response, Korean fans said, “This is not an anti-Japanese song,” “It doesn’t change the fact that Dokdo is Korean territory,” “If you’re disappointed because Nmix is anti-Japanese, don’t pay attention. Why are the comments coming in dollars?”, “If you don’t like it that much, leave the country.” They countered with comments such as “Please study history,” and “In the past, I thought only a small number of Japanese people insisted on going around, but looking at the comments, I see that’s not the case at all.”