The Korean-American music video director refuses to apologize despite receiving backlash from K-pop fans after he dissed the BTS members' pretty boy looks.
- Aug 15, 2018
AceShowbiz - Film and video director Joseph Kahn is refusing to back down after poking fun at Korean boy band Bangtan Boys a.k.a. BTS for wearing make-up.
The man behind Taylor Swift's Bad Blood video posted a photo of the group on social media and joked about the bandmates' pretty-boy look.
"Asian Americans: STOP FEMINIZING OUR MEN. ASIANS ARE MACHO TOO. Asians: YOU NO WEAR LIPSTICK? WHY?" he wrote.
BTS fans blasted the director for his comments, prompting him to return to Twitter on Tuesday, August 14.
I tweeted a joke about BTS and apparently it became national news in Korea lol. I wish my Trump jokes had as much power.
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) August 14, 2018
"I tweeted a joke about BTS and apparently it became national news in Korea lol," Kahn wrote. "I wish my (Donald) Trump jokes had as much power...
And all of you will get roasted by me at some point. And no, I'll never apologize. Suck a dick.
— Joseph Kahn (@JosephKahn) August 14, 2018
"All of you will get roasted by me at some point. And no, I'll never apologize. Suck a d**k".