GOT7 BamBam Apologizes for 'Insensitivity' — Here's What Happened
GOT7 member BamBam recently took to his social media to apologize for being "insensitive" after his latest posts on Instagram, which has seen then been deleted. He later re-uploaded the photos the appease fans following the criticism.
Keep on reading to know what happened to the idol.
GOT7 BamBam Blasted for 'Insensitive' Old Photos From Russia
Recently on August 5, GOT7 member BamBam took to his Instagram account to share multiple photos taken during the group's world tour that was held back in 2018. In his post, he included several photos of him, his fellow GOT7 members, as well as the surroundings in what seemed to be intended as a way to reminisce.
However, included in his initial Instagram post was a photo of GOT7's time in Russia, which led to many netizens taking offense to the photo.
GOT7 BamBam's Instagram post
Netizens who saw the photo felt that sharing it to the world was done in poor taste, given that Russia is currently seen as a hostile country following their ongoing large-scale invasion of neighboring country Ukraine. With Russia's war between Ukraine that began back on February 24 of this year, both countries have suffered significant casualties, as well as millions of Ukrainian citizens having sought refuge in other welcoming countries.
With the ongoing war, netizens expressed their disappointment with the post, and felt that BamBam including Russia with his reminiscing of the past was insensitive on his part.
Due to negative response he received, BamBam eventually deleted the post. But later re-uploaded the same photos excluding the ones taken during their time in Russia.
GOT7 BamBam's Instagram post
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BamBam Apologizes for Photos Taken in Russia
In his initial new post, he added the caption "happy now?" in response to netizens, but later changed it once again to "old days."
The Thai K-pop idol also took to Twitter to apologize for his initial post. However, he also mentioned that his set of photos included those that were taken in other countries too, and asked netizens if criticizing him like that was right of them to do.
"If I upset some of u guys, I want to apologize. But...you guys should know in that post is alot of photos from different country. Y'all come attack me like that, do you think is a right thing to do?" BamBam said in his tweet.
GOT7 BamBam's tweet
However, his tweet was also met with intense backlash, with many taking offense that he didn't give a proper apology for his initial post.
In contrast, many have also come to BamBam's defense, stating that he doesn't need to apologize in the first place as he was only sharing old photos and not showing supporting for Russia specifically. They also believe that the criticism he is facing is unwarranted.
In another tweet, BamBam said that he feels like he "can't even think about my old memories now."
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GOT7 BamBam's tweet
Again, the tweet was met with similar mixed reactions, with netizens blasting the idol once again while others defend him.
What do you think of BamBam's posts?
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Written by Robyn Joan
