The new digital single ‘A Woman Who Looks Like Michael Jackson’, released on the 12th by ‘popular singer’ Chi-Hwan Ahn, is being criticized by public opinion.
The lyrics of ‘What are you doing’ (Why are you doing this / What are you dreaming of / What are you hoping for / Are you crazy / What are you coveting / What are you craving for / You should know yourself / What are you doing?) repeated He is being criticized for mocking Kim and pop singer Michael Jackson’s appearance with expressions such as “a woman who resembles Michael Jackson, a woman who has changed her face several times, and a woman who has changed her name many times.”
A&L Entertainment, the agency, said that the new song, which Ahn wrote, composed, and arranged, is “a blues-style folk rock song that contains humor and criticism.”
Regarding the background of composing, Mr. Ahn said, “I could not betray this sinister and sticky consciousness that I felt so strongly after living without being disconnected from the world for a long time. .
He also said, “The era of risking your life to fight for one cause and value is gone. The song is also in line with the flow of this vulgar age, so it’s really sad.”
But the public opinion is not pretty. The majority of YouTube comments with more than 4,000 are criticisms of Ahn and the new song. He is outraged for attacking his spouse’s appearance unrelated to the qualifications of the presidential candidate and for bringing Michael Jackson to the party for slander.
YouTube users said, “This is neither satire nor humor, it just feels low. People who say that people are more beautiful than flowers are also ugly in the end”, “You can express political ideas or ideologies, but they have absolutely nothing to do with it, and to insult the deceased (Michael Jackson) like this is to cross the line too hard”, “Election You criticize the candidate’s wife, and I feel miserable in attacking her appearance and femininity.”
There are also voices of criticism from Michael Jackson’s representative fan community, ‘Moonwalker’. A fan of Michael Jackson posted a post saying, “Isn’t it necessary to take other strong measures such as an official apology to Ahn Chi-hwan at the fan cafe and a ban on music sales? It would be nice to inform Majack fans around the world through social media,” and “We must receive an official apology.”
Criticism came from politicians as well. Park Min-jung, a youth spokesperson for the Women’s Headquarters at the People’s Power, said in a comment on the 13th, “Mr. Chi-hwan Ahn was a person who satirizes the world and composes folk songs from the past and was praised at one time.” It left only displeasure in the sense that it was simply aimed at the external part without any content to criticize. Her content, riddled with disrespect for her appearance and misogyny, is no longer satire or humor, but a mockery of low quality,” she criticized.
Democratic Party lawmaker Chung Cheong-rae shared the song on his Facebook, but now the post has been taken down.