A Malaysian preacher has condemned K-pop group Blackpink for holding a concert while the country suffers from severe flooding, controversially adding that he hopes the show gets...
Despite heavy rains on Thursday, the concert went ahead as scheduled on Saturday.
The show also saw the attendance of Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports Hannah Yeoh, which prompted further remarks from Syed.He also shared a screenshot of an Instagram story on Sunday, in which one user tagged him to ask whether he was “mad” that it was not raining at the stadium during the concert.
He responded: “Laugh all you want. One day, we will laugh at you instead. So many K-pop fans have DM-ed me. They made fun of me and cursed me.”posted a video onsaying the concert would not “bring any good” to Malaysia as March is also the holy month of Ramadan . “There are many Muslims who are going to watch them. From [the girl group's] lifestyle and the way they dress, we can see that it's bad. And young Muslims will follow in their footsteps,” he said.
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