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Ian Kumamoto

‘Transracial’ influencer and BTS wannabe Oli London is wrong in too many ways to count

If Oli London has never come across your TikTok ‘For You’ page, it probably means you're a well-adjusted adult who pays taxes on time and contributes to society. The rest of us have long had to suffer through videos of this dumpster fire of a British influencer, who first rose to fame for getting 32 plastic surgeries in order to look like BTS member Park Ji-Min and for claiming to be a transracial Korean person (and yes, they’re white).

This week, Oli London finally posted a much-anticipated apology video to Ji-Min and the Asian community, although what, exactly, they're apologizing for is unclear. Although they admitted that their obsession with Ji-Min was “unhealthy,” they definitely did not admit that they are, indeed, white. “I do identify as Korean, that’s never going to change,” they said toward the end of the video. “But I just want to apologize to any member of the Asian community that has ever misunderstood me or misinterpreted me.”

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