SHINee’s Taemin has shared a private apology concerning the feedback he made in regards to the latest earthquakes in Japan.
On July 5, after acting at Day 1 of “Music Core in Japan” at Japan’s Belluna Dome, Taemin held a stay broadcast collectively together with his bandmate Minho. In the course of 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 protected, so that you don’t have to fret an excessive amount of,” mentioned 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]? Wouldn’t it look cool if [the stage] shook right here? If it regularly 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 underneath 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:
Good day, that is Taemin.
I apologize for talking thoughtlessly in regards to the earthquakes out of the will to reassure my nervous followers. I’m reflecting on the truth that I failed to totally think about the scenario of the locals or the risks posed by pure disasters.
I, too, was very nervous [about the earthquakes], and I’m relieved that they handed with out main harm. Sooner or later, I’ll turn into an individual who thinks extra fastidiously earlier than talking.
Thanks.
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