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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

K-pop star Chaeyoung apologises for wearing swastika logo

Twice pictured in March, with Chaeyoung pictured third from right.
Twice pictured in March, with Chaeyoung pictured third from right. Photograph: Gilbert Flores/Billboard/Getty Images

Chaeyoung, a member of Twice – one of the most globally successful K-pop groups – has apologised after wearing a T-shirt featuring a swastika.

The 23-year-old’s T-shirt featured an image of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious wearing a swastika logo. She posted a photo of herself wearing it on her Instagram account to her 8.6 million followers, but soon deleted it, replacing it with an apology. “I didn’t correctly recognise the meaning of the tilted swastika in the T-shirt I wore,” she wrote. “I deeply apologise for not thoroughly reviewing it, causing concern. I will pay absolute attention in the future to prevent any situation similar from happening again.”

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