Matuschik then suggested that BTS “will be on vacation in North Korea for the next 20 years” for the cover of “Fix You”.
In a response obtained by the AP, the radio station said Matuschik was “presenting his opinion in an ironic, exaggerated and exaggerated way, his words went too far and hurt the feelings of BTS fans. But he – and he assured us – in no way intended . He just wanted to express his dissatisfaction with the cover version mentioned. “
“It doesn’t change the fact that many of you found your statements offensive or racist,” said Bayern 3. “We apologize for this in every way possible. We will work on the matter with Matthias and the team in detail again in The Next days.”
In addition to indigning BTS ARMY, Matuschik’s comments were denounced by several colleagues in the music industry on social media.
“I am horrified to read the comments made by Matthias Matuschik,” Halsey wrote in a note on his Instagram Stories on Friday night (February 26). “Racism and xenophobia cannot be veiled as ‘humor in the air’. Irresponsible and disgusting statements at a time when hate speech and violent behavior against Asian communities are soaring. This is unacceptable. I hope a better apology to BTS and Asian communities around the world is on the way. “
“Absolutely unacceptable the way the radio announcer Matthias Matuschik talks about hatred and racism in general, let alone with my brothers”, tweeted Saturday (February 27). “I support @bts_BigHit to condemn hate of any kind and end this kind of prejudice wherever we can. We should be together. Spread the love, not the hate.”
“Ew, I just heard that clip from the radio host,” said Zara Larsson on twitter. “First, you fucked yourself the second you mentioned BTS. The army doesn’t play like that. And I hope you never sleep in peace again, knowing that you ruined your career by being racist. I’m with my friends.”
Is it over there added, “And this is a bigger problem than a racist radio announcer talking about BTS. This is about racism against Asians and xenophobia. We should all speak, which is the minimum, to show people like him that his words have consequences.
“supporting my brothers @bts_bighit and everyone continually affected by racist comments as painful as what we heard at Bayern 3. no one should have to endure this and together we must stand up and stop it,” wrote Lauv on twitter.
BTS recently revealed their cover of “Fix You” in a presentation for MTV Unplugged, which Coldplay called “beautiful”.