Radio Broadcaster from Germany, Bayern 3 Flooded with Criticism for Making Racist Comments about BTS

Kapanlagi.com - Matthias Matuschik, a radio announcer from Germany's BAYERN 3, received backlash for making racist comments about BTS. This immediately sparked discussions and angered the ARMY fans.

An ARMY member shared evidence of Matthias comparing BTS to COVID-19. At that time, he was watching BTS perform Coldplay's song 'Fix You' on MTV Unplugged. The German host expressed his hope for a vaccine to be available soon while commenting on BTS's performance.

1. Cover Fix You

Matthias admitted that he is not xenophobic (having a dislike or fear of foreigners). However, he criticized BTS while they were singing Coldplay's song 'Fix You.'

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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— ??BTS UPDATES GERMANY ? ???????? (@BTS_UPDATES_GER) February 25, 2021

 

2. Apology that Irritates

ARMY and anti-racist groups in Germany immediately expressed their disappointment to Matthias. Even Columbia Records, the label that oversees BTS in the United States, also disagrees with the racist comments made by the German radio host.

Bayern 3 radio issued a statement but it only made fans even more angry. They claimed that Matthias' words were just an opinion.

"It is the character of the program to express opinions clearly and openly. Ironically, in this case, he expressed his views excessively and his choice of words hurt the feelings of BTS fans. But he (Matthias Matuschik) assured us that he had no intention of offending. He was only expressing his displeasure with the cover of Fix You in the show," Bayern 3 wrote on their social media account.

In the end, Bayern 3 radio apologized again for the racist comments and promised to resolve the issue.

(kor/lmp)