SHINee’s Taemin has shared a private apology relating to the feedback he made concerning the current earthquakes in Japan.
On July 5, after acting at Day 1 of “Music Core in Japan” at Japan’s Belluna Dome, Taemin held a reside broadcast collectively along with his bandmate Minho. Throughout the broadcast, Taemin introduced up the earthquakes, in addition to the viral prediction in a decades-old manga {that a} “megaquake” would hit Japan that day.
“About that prophecy, we’re nonetheless secure, so that you don’t have to fret an excessive amount of,” stated Taemin. Referring to his MBTI (Myers-Briggs Sort Indicator), he continued, “As a result of I’m a significant N, I imagined, ‘What ought to I do if an earthquake hits whereas I’m singing [on stage]? Would it not look cool if [the stage] shook right here? If it step by step will get extra intense, is it actually going to shake prefer it’s 3D? There are fireworks going off and flame on stage, so what occurs if begins shaking?”
After Taemin got here beneath fireplace for allegedly trivializing a significant pure catastrophe, he posted an apology in each Korean and Japanese on social media the next day.
Taemin’s full Korean apology is as follows:
Hiya, that is Taemin.
I apologize for talking thoughtlessly concerning the earthquakes out of the will to reassure my frightened followers. I’m reflecting on the truth that I failed to totally contemplate the scenario of the locals or the risks posed by pure disasters.
I, too, was very frightened [about the earthquakes], and I’m relieved that they handed with out main harm. Sooner or later, I’ll grow to be an individual who thinks extra rigorously earlier than talking.
Thanks.
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