Reported 8 months ago
Taiwanese member of popular Korean girl group (G)I-DLE, Shuhua, returned to Taiwan to participate in a brand endorsement event and attended a birthday party with Ko Chen-tung and Yang Ming-wei, sparking discontent among Chinese netizens who labeled her as a 'Taiwanese independence artist' and called for a boycott. Despite her joy at the endorsement event, Shuhua's appearance at the birthday party led to criticism for not being cautious enough, especially for associating with Ko Chen-tung, and escalated to branding her as a 'Taiwanese independence artist,' causing controversy in Taiwan and China. The incident also led to trending hashtags on Weibo and raised questions among Chinese netizens about the different treatment of Taiwanese and Chinese artists in the entertainment industry, triggering backlash from Taiwanese netizens against Chinese 'pink fans'.
Source: YAHOO