Billboard Korea Faces Criticism After Excluding BTS’s Suga In Now-Deleted Post

Media outlet Billboard Korea has come under major criticism after excluding BTS‘s Suga in a now-deleted post on Instagram.

BTS’s Suga | @agustd/Instagram

On December 24, Billboard Korea posted an edit from a fan on their account. Netizens shared their anger after seeing that the account’s post about Jungkook‘s recent live removed Suga from it.

i’m about to throw HANDS. billboard korea just posted this on their instagram and PURPOSEFULLY edited out the yoongi part that was originally in the reel.

BTS IS SEVEN
WE LOVE YOU YOONGI pic.twitter.com/Lqy6D7ADBs

— skye⁷ (@skye_is_blue_) December 24, 2024

In the original, Suga was included.

Netizens shared their anger at the idol being removed from the edit, with many believing Korean media outlets are excluding Suga because of the star’s DUI case that made headlines earlier this year.

.@billboardkorea be professional. Yoongi is also a member of BTS. Apologize to BTS and Yoongi for this disrespect and insult.

— BTS Protect (@_btsprotect) December 24, 2024

notice how it's only korean side media STILL excluding 🐱? fuck you billboardkorea.

— tay⁷ 🫧 bts year in a week (@kimgayism) December 24, 2024

I think we should mass report billboard korea. This is very unprofessional of them. BTS is 7.

— Tan⁷🍷 (@jjksyoongs) December 24, 2024

We are not gonna sit and let a Korean media outlet edit out Suga from a post. Mind you, he was in the original edit, they took efforts to edit him out. You cannot write this off as coincidence.

BILLBOARD KOREA APOLOGISE TO YOONGI
BTS IS SEVEN

— Zoe's Interlude⁷ (@Smeraldo_oZoe) December 24, 2024

While the post was deleted, it didn’t stop fans commenting their anger in the other posts on Billboard’s account.

The post was deleted, but netizens are continuing to voice their anger.

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