“…just destroyed his group’s career.”
Koreaboo
3 hours ago
A bizarre dance challenge filmed by a boy group member has gained attention online.
GENUS’s Chanyong | Just Focus Entertainment
A member of the K-Pop boy group Genus recently shared a TikTok dance challenge online. The video of member Chanyong showed the idol dancing to audio labeled “Neck Hurts,” taken from an episode of South Park in which a character says the N-word.
@reqeala
SUCH A MACROAGGRESSION?? #genus #cancelled #fyp #viral [Credits: roomofoomfs ON X]
♬ original sound – Reqeala
With the audio being sourced from an explicit usage of the slur, there were a variety of negative reactions online.
On October 8, a notice was posted to the group’s account on TikTok, acknowledging the now-deleted video’s usage of the n-word.
This is JUST FOCUS ENTERTAINMENT.
We have confirmed that a video posted on GENUS’s official social media channels contained audio with lyrics that have been interpreted as racially offensive.
We sincerely apologize for posting the content
without fully verifying the meaning and context of the audio.
The video in question has been removed,
and we will strengthen our procedures for selecting audio and reviewing content to prevent a similar situation from occurring again.
We sincerely apologize once again to everyone who was hurt or offended by this incident.
— Notice
However, in response to the words used in the apology, some are not receptive to the apology.