They’re repeat offenders.
The K-Pop lady group Busters has discovered itself amidst controversy once more.
Busters initially debuted in 2017 below Marbling Leisure and JTG Leisure however disbanded in 2020 after many of the authentic members left the corporate. The group re-debuted in April 2022 with members Jieun, Nami, Seira, Takara, and Minji.
For the reason that starting, Buster’s firm has been criticized repeatedly for failing to guard the members, whether or not the previous lineup or new. One of many primary issues surrounding this group is the over-sexualization of a few of the members.
Not too long ago, Busters held a Christmas live performance and fansign, which has raised alarms in regards to the firm’s intention with the women, who all vary between ages 19 to 17. Followers discovered it disturbing that the members had been posing naked ft within the occasion’s poster, and Takara’s costume was not age-appropriate for a barely 18-year-old.
When the group posted an image from the precise live performance day, netizens had been much more involved, seeing how, together with Takara, the group’s youngest Minji, who is just 17, was additionally dressed inappropriately.
Marbling has been beforehand known as out for his or her remedy of all Busters members, most of them minors at debut. In 2020, they had been below fireplace for pushing a former 16-year-old member, Jisoo, to mannequin for a cosmetic surgery clinic. In 2019, netizens slammed the company for sexualizing the underaged members on a reside broadcast. Throughout the identical 12 months, the corporate was additionally criticized for failing to guard the 15-year-old ex-member Chaeyeon, who was known as a “prostitute” amongst many different derogatory slurs by a a lot older colleague of hers.
Some involved followers have additionally unearthed some questionable photoshoots of Jieun from when she was solely 16.
Takara and Minji are additionally frequent victims of oversexualized styling, which has made them weak to sexual harassment on-line.
right here’s a few of the outfits that marbling dressed minji in for these waterworld performances. only a reminder that she’s an 06 liner pic.twitter.com/qVPSv38A3p
— abs⁹ ❀ magic hour (@kangjenseo) December 4, 2023
Not too long ago, Takara and Minji additionally debuted in a subunit known as Busters Hip Hop Sisters with the only “Slime,” whose overtly suggestive lyrics have left netizens in disgust.
at the moment bhs (busters hip hop sisters, consisting of takara & minji) made their subunit debut with the track “slime”, listed below are the track lyrics
i actually don’t have any phrases pic.twitter.com/sCb0s8vERh— abs⁹ ❀ magic hour (@kangjenseo) December 18, 2023
With the corporate’s infamous historical past and the predatory feedback on the group’s social media, many netizens are calling for the women to be protected as quickly as attainable.