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Massive Attack faces backlash in South Korea over Gwangju massacre caption

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The British band Massive Attack is facing criticism in South Korea for a video caption accompanying their performance of Seo Taiji and Boys' "Regret of the Times." The caption suggested the US supported the 1980 Gwangju massacre, a claim that has drawn backlash from a South Korean city councillor who is seeking a government audit of the band. Massive Attack stated their performance was a tribute to the song's legacy of defying authoritarian control and state censorship. AI

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Massive Attack faces backlash in South Korea over Gwangju massacre caption

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · The Korea Times ·

    Massive Attack’s South Korea gig video stirs row over 1980 Gwangju massacre

    When Massive Attack covered Seo Taiji & Boys’ “Regret of the Times” at Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival on August 1, the British band framed it as a tribute to a song that had once defied authoritarian control. Now, a South Korean city councillor wants to use a government audit to…

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