Se Simon Cowell queria chamar atenção para seu novo projeto, o programa “The X Factor: The Band”, ele conseguiu. Ao publicar um vídeo anunciando sua nova empreitada, prevista para estrear em dezembro, o empresário provocou e irritou os fãs de K-Pop. No vídeo, ele diz: “O K-Pop atualmente está dominando o mundo. Agora é a hora do UKPop”. A galera não gostou do trocadilho nem da intenção de superar o pop coreano.
You’ve heard it from Simon. The X Factor: The Band is coming and we need YOU! You only have days to apply so follow the link below to submit your audition! Good luck https://t.co/KAmOauMu9w pic.twitter.com/ahF5CZHzvj
— SYCO Entertainment (@syco) November 6, 2019
Nas redes sociais, fãs de diferentes artistas de K-Pop se uniram contra Simon Cowell. No geral, as mensagens tem tom de deboche e escárnio. Simon não está sendo levado a sério – apesar de seus antecedentes com grupos bem sucedidos, como One Direction, Fifth Harmony e Little Mix.
Asian artists have BARELY got their foot in the door, yet here’s Simon Cowell trying to slam it shut. Setting up UK-Pop as a competitor for k-pop when white people already take up the majority of the space is an obvious attempt at exclusion.
— Nat ☕️ (@runchranda_mp3) November 6, 2019
Simon Cowell has made lots of groups before and he won't have a problem doing it again, but that's just business.
I don't like how he compared his new project to K-Pop though.
At the end of the day, business is business.
We just have to focus on ourselves.
— Adam (@BTSBEINGBTSYT) November 6, 2019
This is Simon @SimonCowell fighting k-pop to release UK-pop
pic.twitter.com/91hv4augtL— Yoonmin city (@YoonminLove14) November 6, 2019
Por conta da enxurrada de mensagens de fãs de K-Pop, outros usuários do Twitter passaram a defender Simon Cowell. A discussão também se aprofundou. “Caros fãs de K-Pop, a maneira que vocês se sentem com relação a Simon Cowell é como eu me sinto com o K-Pop, porque os coreanos roubaram o swag afro-americano, com uma pitada de Britney por cima. K-Pop é uma bosta”, provocou uma pessoa. Confira:
Dear K-Pop fans, the way you feel about Simon Cowell is how I feel about K-pop cause it's just Korean people steal Black American swag with a sprinkle of brittney spears on top. K-pop sucks.
— Pineapple (@PineapplePerso2) November 6, 2019
I stan with Simon Cowell to take down K-pop with UK-Pop or whatever it is
— (@IchaVarma) November 6, 2019
Are K-Pop fans seriously hating on Simon Cowell becuase he's launching a new band?! Literally all he said is that K-Pop is ruling the world right now and he wants to make a band who will be as successful worldwide as the K-Pop bands. What's insulting about that exactly?! x pic.twitter.com/V5fUdc602L
— Siobhan #LoveTheLances (@slinehan1) November 6, 2019