Korean Netizens are demanding that Yuta will leave NCT because his friendship with an Anti-Korean Youtuber will ruin NCT.
Yuta is under fire for being associated with YouTuber Rheekun whose channel is controversial because of its misogynistic content.
Rheekun has also used the deaths of idols Jonghyun and Sulli as jokes and clickbait titles.
Rheekun's content is very offensive to Koreans because of Rheekun's anti-Korean sentiments and views/beliefs that could be considered that of a Japanese nationalist.
There are also unverified claims that he is a pedophile and rapist.
I am not an expert regarding the relationship between South Korea and Japan but according to my research, Japan and South Korea have a very dark history.
Koreans are barred from getting reparations for the years of damage done by Japan. In addition to this, there are ongoing land disputes between Japan and Korea about an islet set called the Liancourt Rocks. Being pro-Japan is unacceptable in Korea
NCT Yuta outraged knetizens when during a now-deleted live broadcast, he said that he watches Rheekun's videos and looks up to Rheekun like a big brother.
This is shocking to a lot of people because Yuta is widely known to be a progressive and feminist idol.
While Yuta has unfollowed Rheekun on social media, there are still no indications of cut ties or official apologies which have angered many netizens, both Korean and international.
On the other hand, Fans also believe that Yuta was homesick because of the fact that he is the only Japanese member in NCT and also because Yuta is SM Entertainment's first and only Japanese idol so Yuta became comfortable with Rheekun because they both speak Japanese.
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