Petition to Remove K-Pop Group Aespa From Japanese Year-End TV Show Exceeds 70,000 Signatures

Petition filed in Japan over K-pop act Aespa’s singer posting atomic bomb image

A petition has been filed calling for Aespa, a popular K-pop group, to be banned from taking part in a New Year’s Eve music event in Japan.

Petition to remove K-pop group Aespa from Japanese year-end TV show exceeds 70,000 signatures

One of the group's members is Chinese and had previously faced backlash for posting a lamp shaped like an atomic bomb's mushroom cloud on social media in 2022.

Aespa Faces Growing Backlash As Japan Petition Surges Over Ningning Controversy

A fast-rising public petition in Japan has placed K-pop group Aespa at the centre of what some are calling heightened political tension, as thousands call for the group's removal from a major New Year's Eve broadcast due to the nationality of one of its members.A petition was posted on 18 November 2025 on Change.org demanding that Aespa be barred from appearing on NHK's 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'. The annual broadcast is considered one of Japan's most …

Why Is aespa’s Ningning Facing Backlash Amid China-Japan Tensions? - K-POP NEWSWIRE

aespa’s Ningning is receiving backlash from Japanese fans, even though the controversy began with something as small as a lamp. This issue is now tied to rising political tension between China and Japan. For those unversed, Japan and China are facing a serious conflict right now because of Taiwan and disputed islands. Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi warned that if China attacks Taiwan, Japan might use its military. In response, China has s…

AESPA'S SHIN RAMYUN AD IN A CONTROVERSY IN JAPAN RIGHT NOW

なんで韓国人ってきのこ雲デザインが好きなの？辛ラーメンまじキモいなaespaとキノコ雲のCMはヤバすぎしかもこのタイミングとか日本をバカにしすぎだろ https://t.co/gpp20ojdAR pic.twitter.com/fI95S9oqCf— のんびりちゃん (@chillinere) November 20, 2025 They say the building is shaped like a mushroom, symbolizing the atomic bomboriginal post: here1. Ah what now.... 2. Hul 3. At this point, it's a disease ㅋㅋ Do we need to get rid of every mushroom in this world?4. Wow they sure create conspiracies easily... 5. They're such a mess..…