BIGBANG’s Taeyang Stirs Up Heated Debate Over “Blatant Racism”

A video clip has surfaced online. Koreaboo 4 minutes ago BIGBANG member Taeyang has found himself amid a heated controversy on social media over alleged racism. Taeyang | @__youngbae__/Instagram Recently, a video clip surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) in which the singer can be seen using a filter to make his face look like Kanye West’s, and supposedly trying to emulate his way of talking, wishing fans a “Happy monkey new year.” تايونغ عضو بيق بانق يظهر بفيديو وفلتر كاني ويست و يقول happy monkey new year واعتبرها المعجبين عنصرية صريحة pic.twitter.com/aSu2wKd317 — 🇰🇷Kwave (@thekwavee) August 29, 2026 This clip is originally from 2016, and the greeting was a reference to 2016 being the Year of the Monkey, as per the Chinese zodiac system. When this video clip first surfaced, Taeyang faced major flak from international fans, and now that it has resurfaced a decade later, the reactions remain unchanged. yea i’m sorry this group is full right winged incels idc https://t.co/moCKmQliX1 — ★AHHK!RA⁷∞ (@J00NM3TAL) August 30, 2026 What the fuvk???? Fuvkass is a flop and a racist like pick a struggle https://t.co/cgYFnY0PPM — into the sun enthusiast ⋆˚𖥔 ݁ (@lybtsv) August 31, 2026 it’s genuinel...