BamBam, GOT7’s star, posted an IG post in which he shared photos of Russia from his travels. It caused a stir online. The Thai K-pop artist then apologized to fans.
Ribbon fans Stars lined up to thank the star for sharing old photos from travel. However, some users found the images and the timing sensitive and asked him to apologise.
GOT7 BamBam apologises after sharing photos of Russia from old travels on IG
BamBam shared a series nostalgic travel photos on Instagram on August 5th with his 16.7million followers. He can be seen wandering around taking photos and using his camera to capture the moment.
Shortly after the photos surfaced on BamBam’s IG, some Twitter users pointed out that the photos can be a sensitive topic for fans especially the ones in Ukraine.
Later, Bambam realized the posts were on Twitter and apologized for them. “if I upset some of u guys I want to apologize but…you guys should know in that post is alot of photos from different countries y’all come attack me like that do you think is a right thing to do?”
BamBam, another tweet , “now I can’t even think about my old memories now, thank you.”
K-pop star is defended by Twitter fans
BamBam’s fans have come in support of the k-pop star saying there is nothing wrong with sharing old travel pics on Twitter. A fan Submitted, “People are attacking him bc of his latest Instagram post that has a lot of throwback pictures. I don’t get how any of it was offensive though. They’re literally just pictures of him or Got7.”
A second fan Additional, “If you really are the type of person to connect A to Z you need to reevaluate. R is not the only country in the world that has attacked another. In that case, stop your idols from sharing posts from those countries too then. They all happily visit the governments and countries.”
“I understand it’s a sensitive issue and so sorry for your feelings but it’s not your right for attacking someone for their back day memory. tourists, artists, and location did nothing, the war is started by Putin not foreigners who visited Russia,”A third fan Posted.
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BamBam was also named by Vogue Thailand as one of the top 100 influencers. His social work has earned him a lot of attention over the years. In 2021, he launched his second clothing line in a partnership with Charm’s, and a portion of the profit was Donated to a local children’s center to support children from low-income families.
Bambam has also been a UNICEF volunteer for COVID-19 awareness campaigns, and is now a vocal supporter of the organization. “the sound of happiness.”
He also reportedly donated 100,000 baht to help children who were affected by the flood in Ubon Ratchathani province in 2019.
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