Additional movies have been posted by others in attendance.
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Solo artist Crush has been in sizzling water this week with accusations of racism.
A video went viral when a fan shared their experiences at a Crush live performance. According to one of many two followers featured within the video (@tulipyeo on Twitter), the singer deliberately prevented touching their fingers whereas high-fiving others as a result of they have been dark-skinned. In the transient clip, Crush could be seen touching many followers’ fingers within the entrance row earlier than briefly pausing, backing away, and shifting on.
sooo i’ve determined 2 put up it..right here it’s! the ppl crush says “no” 2 is my roommate n i, u can c my hand go down (i’ve darkish pores and skin so it stands out) proper after. i dont assume crush ought to “get away” w this. i need different ppl 2 know what he did! https://t.co/BNgvkNsKYk pic.twitter.com/cB42zXcU28
— ewuresi 🫶🏿 (@tulipyeo) October 10, 2022
The OP (unique poster) of the video recounted the expertise on Twitter, explaining the way it appeared that Crush omitted the good friend group. One’s account has since been eliminated, although.
yeah… i’m the roommate. for this to occur to us first hand actually broke my coronary heart. i’ve by no means skilled blatant discrimination like this in my complete life. particularly since he was my favourite artist, it hurts so unhealthy
— sabrina (@brinaxv)
Crush was met with heavy criticism because the video went viral. So, he issued an apology that many discovered problematic. He denied racism and claimed that he was frightened for followers’ security.
@tulipyeo refuted Crush’s claims. Additionally, they shared extra “evidence” to assist their very own claims.
as u can c, the video was comfortably taken. no person was uncomfortable 😭 every1 AROUND me, in my neighborhood, was superb. not 2 point out it wasnt like crush skipped my complete part..he STILL touched the fingers of ppl NEXT 2 me. 🤷🏿♀️
— ewuresi 🫶🏿 (@tulipyeo) October 10, 2022
tryna inform ME what EYE noticed w my very own 2 eyes AHSKSNSKSJSK pic.twitter.com/bXoCvtAzVN
— ewuresi 🫶🏿 (@tulipyeo) October 10, 2022
Yet, many netizens are nonetheless not satisfied that the entire story is being informed.
00:25 He clearly mentioned “다쳐요” (watch out) when he gestured like that 🤚. He begins hi-five when most of them put their fingers down. It’s actually about security, not racism. pic.twitter.com/7O2WKWTnVK
— Air (@airplane_218) October 11, 2022
A video goes viral on Twitter and TikTook that features clearer audio the place Crush is heard advising followers to watch out as they might damage themselves, which actually aligns along with his assertion.
@kingjhope218 there’s nothing we are able to do because the harm has already been finished (don’t deliver the masked singer situation as a result of these two issues are unrelated, it’s in regards to the competition. thanks) #crush #rushhour #kpop #fyp #foryou #foryoupage
@kingjhope218 Replying to @Bom Bee from the video they posted you continue to can hear him say “다쳐요, 조심해” in the event you hear intently regardless of their audio being horrible #crush #kpop #rushhour fyp’#foryou #foryoupage
Netizens identified how the video posted by the OP had been partially muted, inflicting suspicions.
Some additionally claimed to have seen one other video circulating that confirmed him turning down a present. Yet, the OP denied this.
Another one who attended the identical occasion mentioned that Crush did the identical hand movement a number of occasions all through the occasion, expressing concern for followers’ security. To assist their declare, they connected their very own video.
i used to be on the live performance. crush did this hand movement many occasions to inform us to watch out because of the wet situation and pushing i noticed on the ground. he was simply being thoughtful of our security. he motioned to many followers like this, please see this video i took: pic.twitter.com/JQ3YL0qwRZ
— ❤️ (@winterbears87) October 11, 2022
Additionally, extra netizens who mentioned to have attended the identical live performance revealed that they, too, have been “ignored” by Crush though they have been Korean.
I used to be additionally on the identical live performance within the first row and he additionally ignored me and my cousin and we’re Korean so I don’t assume it is a race factor — assume he’s simply unhealthy at shaking followers’ fingers. Im all for calling out racism actions when it’s true however I don’t assume that’s the case right here. pic.twitter.com/fvNg56jFex
— Hellothere123! (@Helloth99269211) October 10, 2022
Crush will not be the one artist that @tulipyeo has claimed to have discriminated in opposition to them, although. They have posted a sequence of tweets claiming alleged discrimination by their favourite Korean artists. This contains Loco, Heize, and even ATEEZ, who’re recognized to be non-problematic.
Some have even identified what seems to be inconsistencies of their tweets. For instance, @tlipyeo bragged about Yunho waving at them however later claimed he didn’t.
Netizens are additionally confused why many are getting blocked by @tulipyeo for no obvious motive.
I additionally obtained blocked pic.twitter.com/QR1YpPiwdA
— 🍊⟭⟬ ⟬⟭ Aidee⁷ 🇲🇽 BTS 💜🌙 (@Kpoplover_93) October 10, 2022
Even those that consider Crush deliberately prevented @tulipyeo and their buddies consider that the person ought to search skilled assist as a result of obsession with celebrities.
Setting apart crvsh’s situation, person tulipyeo wants to hunt skilled assist. It’s unhealthy to be this connected to celebs and harbor sick intent/emotions when you do not get what you need from them. And if will probably be confirmed they’d false claims on crvsh on this matter what then?
— pez¹³⁵ 🪷 • STREAM RH/JITB 🏁🃏 (@94xhopez) October 12, 2022
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