Fans of JYJ Junsu have raised their voices in protest, after the April 26 broadcast of KBS 2TV “Gag Concert” censored the singer’s name. “Thinking of his [current] stage name, we only censored out ‘XIA,’” said the producer of the show.
In the skit, comedian Park Sung Ho says, “When male celebrities play soccer Minho is manly, XIA Junsu is cool, and Lee Duk Hwa is…,” where “XIA” is noticeably muted.
Fans responded in the show’s online community: “To both the singer and fans, this is offensive!!! You need to apologize,” “It’s not like XIA Junsu is a criminal,” “What exactly did he do so wrong that you need to censor his name? I don’t understand.”
“Gag Concert” producer Jo Joon Hee said to Star News, “We thought the use of XIA Junsu’s name would hurt fans, so we censored ‘XIA,’ but it seem’s we’ve caused a misunderstanding.”
The producer explains further, “While we were editing the show, we thought about the fact that these days, Kim Junsu is active under the names XIA and Kim Junsu, not XIA Junsu. Park Yoochun and Kim Jaejoong both are active under their [regular] names, but we thought calling only Kim Junsu as ‘XIA Junsu’ would be hurtful to fans. That’s why we censored the ‘XIA’ part, causing the ‘Junsu’ to sound unclear.”
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Sources: Star MT via Naver + 봄날처럼
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[NEWS] Fans outraged after “Gag Concert” censors JYJ Junsu’s name on latest broadcast
An incident on the latest Gag Concert episode has fans outraged as they demand the show to apologize to JYJ‘s Kim Junsu.
On the April 26th episode of the popular KBS show, comedian Park Sung Ho said during a skit, “When male celebrities play soccer, Minho (SHINee) is manly, XIA Junsu is cool, and Lee Deok Hwa…” where the “XIA” is noticeably muted, leading the following pronunciation of “Junsu” to sound as if it was muted as well.
To this, fans immediately bombarded the community board for the show to protest, where they wrote, “This is offensive to both the singer and fans!!! Please apologize,” “Junsu is not a criminal,” “What did he do so wrong that he must be censored from broadcasting? I don’t understand.” The amount of posts protesting over the latest censor continues to rise since the 26th.
In regards to the censorship, the show’s PD Jo Jun Hee explained to Star News that “we thought the name ‘XIA’ would hurt fans, so we censored it, but instead we caused a misunderstanding.”
“During the editing process, we thought that nowadays, Junsu is known as ‘XIA’ not Junsu or ‘XIA Junsu’ [for his music promotions]. Park Yoochun and Kim Jaejoong are active under their own names, so we believed using ‘XIA Junsu’ would only hurt fans. So we censored ‘XIA’ but only for ‘Junsu’ to barely be heard as well. Only ‘XIA’ was muted. It seems we have unintentionally created a misunderstanding with fans.”
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To this response, fans said:
[+4137, -173] You should have just called him Junsu from the beginning..
[+3231, -259] It’s been years already.. This is really pathetic.
[+2393, -198] He’s doing fine..why can’t people just leave him alone
[+675, -37] I guess you get in big trouble if you say Junsu’s name on broadcast
Source: Star News
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oh PLEASE ! stop this. stop this!!Junsu wasn’t a crimal why did u guys treat him like a trash!! WHY!? always him and other member of JYJ? whyy???? stop it! im tired of it!! just black listed them already made us sad and angry … what is this for?? huh… it wasn’t long time ago with old man from SBS now KBS.. huh i see 3 major TVs just in evil side. Just leave them alone in peace ,cant u guys?!
even criminals have their names clearly in broadcast, sigh. why is the world aganist Junsu lately ;_ ;
He is so kind yet they treat him badly.. why ? 😦
Still on going …. No end…
which fans do they refer to that would be sad/hurt if xia is mentioned? this is another nonsense from kbs.
i’m not stupid, i could go on and on with my own hypothesis about this particular matter, about ‘which fans’ that was. but nope i’m too used to this nonesense. kbs could just not mentioning junsu since the beginning. dear kbs variety program, leave jyj alone please, thank you.
SME/TV2XQ fans probably? the truth is they didn’t want to hurt SME!
the whole sutuation is so sad, but I am also a bit thankful – thankful to the comedians who put Junsu’s name and photo on a TV broadcast showing their support for him! let’s not forget they what they did. Real men!
@miss_di
yep that current group and
company fans. ridiculous that kbs
stated it as just “fans” as if it is a
general junsu/jyj fans that will be
hurt hearing name xia. no way. as
always ambigu statement given as
the reasoning by kbs, and this
does hurt me knowing they want
to put the blame on “fans” rather
than say the truth out loud directly
as “the old group’s fans”.
you’re right. they showed junsu’s
pict which we should give credit
about. this problem could be
avoided if only they just call him
by name kim junsu.
yes, they tried to go around the issue as if people don’t know it’s TV2XQ (not the old group) fans and SME executives who could only be displeased by the name Xia on TV!
I’m grateful to the gag men too, and you know that this show is rehearsed several times and the script is approved days before broadcast time. These guys and I’m willing to bet even their bosses at Gag Concert went on air with good intentions to be kind to Junsu. Of course then some big shot decided to censor it.
I wonder why?! Who on earth could KBS be kissing up too? What fans are these?!
so it’s not only the comedians, but their direct bosses i am forever grateful to.
as for the buttlicking – KBS executives trying hard to please SME executives! they must be paid well to do so!
sigh……
please stay strong Junsu, i don’t know how you manage to withstand so much harassment from these people…
at least Fans are voicing their opinion over it
that reasoning they add at the end was some major BS there…
Couldn’t they think of better excuse ? Are they seriuse ? Can’t they see that junsu actually is using XIA name , I’m sorry I don’t want to be rude but their excuse is not good enough because it’s not real , how could they censored his name , we are in 2015 they should know better It was XIAH in DBSK and its XIA in jyj , how could we fans be HURT by using our beloved boy nickname !!!? Neither XIA or XIAH they both mean junsu and we fan use them both , they should have thought of better excuse , I’m really disappointed in the PD team of gag concert 😦
WHAT THE HELL? See this chit make you want to get on a plane fly to SK and KICK SOMEBODIES BUTT! MISUNDERSTANDING MY ASS! PLEASE HURRY AND PASS THE JYJ BILL THIS IS RIDICULOUS! XIA don’t be hurt WE LOVE YOU!
This is Bullying.. I mean you use the name and then scrape out “XIA” by sound editing …. and I wonder which part of this Angel’s fans would get hurt when they heard “XIA” on broadcast? If the PD looks closer he will see that fans are now not only hurt but Angry.. & STEAMING!!! These people are so lucky that I am not anywhere near SK… Dear Mr. PD , why didn’t it cross your mind from the beginning then???? This whole Bla bla about celebrities Kim Jaejoong and Park Yoochun using their own names in the first place?? By censoring one man A.K.A a God, you have now embraced the wrath of the fans (Titans). I hope this will not be repeated again, at least for your sake! & if your take is (vaguely) true, then please learn a lesson.
Their explanation is just a lot of B,S, The whole thing is rather surreal. It’s VoldeSu and you can’t say his name. Hurt fans, my ass. They should just be upfront and say “we didn’t want SM to get mad at us so we muted his name” or “the head of the entertainment division of KBS hates all the JYJ members for not continuing to be slaves and for being successful and making a good living so we know to never mention their names.” Those explanations I would believe.
I have stopped counting how long the time…how many times it’s happen to junsu (JYJ members)….the rubbish justifications given…
repeating and repeating again…this humiliation to JYJ and their fans…it’s sure made me and us all sad but for me it’s just strengthen my support toward JYJ…be strong junsu be strong yuchun be strong jaejoong
feel like crying….thank you jyj3…thank you so much
I just can’t even. What a terrible excuse to even put out. “While we were editing the show, we thought about the fact that these days, Kim Junsu is active under the names XIA and Kim Junsu, not XIA Junsu.”
Like, excuse me? He might go by XIA or Kim Junsu at times but his stage name is still XIA Junsu and that’s what he goes by officially and is well-known as. And what fans are they even talking about that would get hurt by Junsu being called “XIA Junsu”? TVXQ fans wouldn’t care (because they don’t care about JYJ in general anyways) and fans of both TVXQ and JYJ or just JYJ wouldn’t care either because it’s Junsu’s bloody stage name.
KBS, put out your actual explanation. Not your bullshit one.
Unbelievable!
Will this mistreatment and harassment ever end?
LOL XIA JUNSU or KIM JUNSU … whatever, just don’t censor it. We fan can accept and understand.
The host’s explanation is patently ridiculous. Like, how on earth can a mention of the singer’s (stage) name hurt the singer’s fans? Not only are they conceited and ignoble on this show, but also dumb. Poor Junsu, I hope he isn’t too hurt by this incident.
You know this dumb excuse probably would have made sense if it was Jaejoong or Yoochun because YES they have stopped using HERO and MICKEY. But Junsu just finished a successful Asian tour under the name XIA.
So either this PD is completely out of touch with what is happening in his own industry or he is completely of his mind to think fans would let such a slight slide!
On one hand I feel we should let these petty things go because they just do it to agitate us but on the other hand I can’t just let them try to belittle and hurt JYJ for no reason! It’s really sad and frustrating!
I don’t know if I should laugh or cry at this absurdity ….
next thing you know JYJ’s name is gonna be onsidered a swear and bleeped out .
“group J** made there comeback today , member ******** said that they’re looking forward to meeting with all their fans again. “
true !!
PH please just sop the BS junsu IS ACTIVE like “XIA JUNSU” we all know this like what about his solo works ?
and if you are That *fake* consideration call him Kim Junsu ??
OMG the tone of BS happening to junsu these days I feel just like I want to go to korea just to give these cowards a lesson 😡
The funny thing is jaejoong stopped using “youngwoong jaejoong” but KBS host insist in call him so just a month ago when the actress mentioned him in “happy together” (and no one comlained ) but junsu who is using “XIA” they censored it , too much hypocrisy …this KBS is seriously getting on my nerves
Let’s forget about these nobody BS who are originally illegally banning junsu from appearance in their broadcast 5 years now . their ban didn’t stop junsu so they went to the next lower level.
SM dogs will be forever SM dogs, let’s enjoy junsu’s musical MV that was just released this the important now
I think this is because “Xiah Junsu” is always what he was called on TV in the DBSK days.
Isn’t that how most S Koreans remeber him?
It’s so dumb though, everyone knows who he is, they even used his picture. In a way I’m grateful to the gag men for trying to say his name on their show.
But I’m so tired of this, its exhausting.
The excuse that this is done not to hurt fans is ridiculous. We are more hurt now, unless you mean it’s to not hurt fans of SM the company? Cause if you don’t want to hurt fans of SM the company that make more sense.
This idiocy is just never ending, but like XIA JUNSU, we will not fall!!!!! As long as there is one fan to call out the hypocrisy of these people, they will know with a certainty that fans are watching what is going on-Injustice is still injustice whether you are a fan or not!!!!
We need to keep speaking out when we see real hurt being caused to good people who have done nothing wrong…and I am willing to take Xia Junsu’s hand, till the end~
ridiculousness at its best. no rhyme no reason.
they are doing it on pupose to provoke the fans to do something bad & let it be as reason to stop xiah’s broadcast to appear on TV i think those u know who they will do all their best to bring JYJ ❤ down
Ils ne savent plus quoi inventer pour faire de l’auditmat. VOUS VOULEZ FAIRE DE L’AUDIMAT ???? PASSEZ LES JYJ, JAEJOONG 씨 ET JUNSU 씨 DANS VOS ÉMISSIONS ET VOUS EN FEREZ !!!! Pfffffff Ils leur en faut du temps pour comprendre les choses. Ce qui doit être, sera, avec ou sans vous. Leurs noms sont écrit dans le ciel, vous ne pouvez plus les effacés !!!!!
They do not know any more what to invent to make of the auditmat. YOU WANT TO MAKE OF THE RATINGS???? CROSS(SPEND) THE JYJ, JAEJOONG 씨AND JUNSU 씨 IN YOUR BROADCASTS(EMISSIONS,ISSUES) AND YOU WILL MAKE IT!!!! Pfffffff they takes time to them there to understand(include) things. What has to be, will be, with or without you. Their names are written in the sky, you cannot any more the subdued(retiring)!!!!!
this pisses me off… aren’t they all in the same field of business? entertainment/media/showbiz why would they do such things to someone as kind as Junsu… come on even if you are not a dbsk or jyj fan.. everyone knows Kim Junsu is Xia Junsu or Xiah Junsu… why would his “fans” be hurt if his name gets mentioned in a broadcast?! seriously what a lame excuse.. I wonder how much they get paid just to censor his name? this is like a form of defamation… I don’t know how junsu or jaejoong yoochun does it.. their own countrymen hinders them from their freedom to be happy by doing music and performing dor their fans.. this is so tiring not only for them and their loved ones and their fans as well.. stay strong Junsu-yah
Are these f**king people kidding me?! “Didn’t want to hurt his fans.” The man sells hundreds of thousands of albums under the name Xia. His concerts sell out under the name of Xia…all to his fans mind you. How ridiculously stupid do they have to be to try and pass off this kind of swill? Save it please. No JYJ Junsu Xia fan buys this nonsense. You were following your lackey orders from SM to denigrate any mention of Junsu under the name Xia. You only make yourselves look even more inept than you probably are. What are they putting in the water over there?
thank you for expressing it so plainly.
“We thought the use of XIA Junsu’s name would hurt fans…”
LOL I can’e even comprehend the amount of stupidity in that PD and KBS empty heads.
When did KBS ever care about how JYJ fans felt? Seriously pathetic.
So once again we see what happens to people, broadcasters, etc who think they can slyly diss Junsu or any of the members for that matter and get away with it. And maybe most importantly, Junsu sees it. His fans have his back. I’m proud of every Junsu fan and every JYJ fan today.
These idiots have the mistaken idea that they can do this sort of thing and not face an avalanche of protest. Wrong. Now it’s blown up in their faces and they are pretending innocence…”we didn’t know! we thought it would hurt fans.” Hurt fans? What the hell is that supposed to mean?? I’d love a clarification of that statement.
“We thought the use of XIA Junsu’s name would hurt fans…”…… I think they might mean some old time TVXQ fans that never got over the 3 walking out. SM do want to and tried in the past to own those names that they created for the 5, with no success. Whereas JJ and YC want nothing to do with their old stage names, JS likes his and continue to use his and there is nothing wrong with it.
Gag Concert producers probably don’t want to piss off SM and their fans, because XIA was SM’s creation. It’s not right, of course. But remember last time JJ got invited for a award show, got hair and make-up done and got cancelled in the last minute? I think that was way worse, not that I’m saying how they treat JS here is right. Maybe I’m more of a realist, but whether we like it or not, Korean has a very different definition of “fair” and “just” than the rest of the world.
This statement sounds so stupid as hell “We thought the use of XIA Junsu’s name would hurt fans…”!!!!!! We know what his name is and why would we be hurt by them calling him by the name he goes by!!!! Man those people are so stupid and fake!!!!!! This type of treatment makes no sense!!!! Junsu do not deserve this BS!!!!!
Or you can call him kim junsu??? .-. Whats wrong with these people .-. censoring doesnt makes sense
On the level of stupidity scale of 1 to 10, the show’s PD scores 11. Seriously, who are you trying to fool? Whole thing is a big BS.
We thought the use of xia junsu s name would hurt fans… its not a good reason for this disaster…im really sorry for these people…junsu yah,keep the faith,be strong,we are always on your side