TWICE’s Chaeyoung Apologizes for Wearing Swastika on T-Shirt

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Chaeyoung is offering an apology.

The South Korean rapper, who is simply a subordinate of the miss radical TWICE, issued a connection aft she posted a photograph wearing a T-shirt with a swastika graphic connected it successful a since-deleted Instagram post.

"Hello, this is Chaeyoung from TWICE. I sincerely apologize regarding the Instagram post," the 23-year-old wrote successful a statement shared to Instagram March 21. "I didn't correctly admit the meaning of the tilted swastika successful the t-shirt I wore. I profoundly apologize for not thoroughly reviewing it, causing concern."

Chaeyoung continued by saying she volition marque antithetic choices moving forward.

"I volition wage implicit attraction successful the aboriginal to forestall immoderate concern akin from happening again," she wrote. "Sincerely apologize again." 

Chaeyoung's T-shirt successful the since-deleted photograph featured an representation from the '70s of Sex PistolsSid Vicious wearing a apical with a swastika connected it, per Billboard.

The miss radical TWICE, which features Chaeyoung, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun and Tzuyu, was formed successful 2015 connected the world amusement Sixteen created by JYP Entertainment and Mnet.

The bid featured aggregate contestants vying for a spot successful the eventual TWICE miss group. Since their formation, TWICE has recovered large success.

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Their 2023 EP Ready To Be: 12th Mini Album is presently astatine fig 1 connected the World Albums chart, the Top Album Sales chart, the Top Current Album Sales illustration and the Tastemaker Albums chart, according to Billboard.

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