Daniel of the group New Jeans. Screenshot of the official website of New JeansDaniel of the group New Jeans apologized for describing the Lunar New Year holiday as ‘Chinese New Year’.
On the 21st, through the official SNS of New Jeans, Daniel said, “I realized my mistake and deleted (the message) right away, but it has already been delivered to many people, and it is irreversible.” Because of this, my expression was inappropriate and I am deeply reflecting on this part. Also, I am very sorry to ‘Bernies’ (New Jeans fandom name) and many people who may have been disappointed or hurt by this.”
Finally, he lowered his head again, saying, “I will not forget this incident, and I will try to become a me who behaves and expresses things more carefully in the future. Once again, I am sorry.”
On the 19th, Daniel sent a message saying ‘what ru bunnies doing for Chinese new year?’ on Poning (artist communication app), and controversy arose that he called New Year’s Day from the Chinese point of view. . Daniel is known to have dual citizenship from Korea and Australia.
New Jeans, to which Daniel belongs, proved their global popularity by entering the US Billboard’s “Hot 100” chart after half a year of debut with the pre-released song “Ditto” last month. The single album ‘OMG’ was released on the 2nd, and it is promoting with good results.
