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| ▲ This photo, provided by website of the Maroon 5's official website, shows the Rising Sun Flag which is becoming a topic of controversy. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
Maroon 5-S Korea
Maroon 5 to hold concert in Seoul on Nov. 30
SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- American pop rock band Maroon 5 will hold a concert in Seoul on Nov. 30, its first in the country since February 2019.
The band will perform at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul as part of its world tour, according to its website.
Maroon 5 has produced numerous hits, including "One More Night," which is well-known among South Korean music fans for dethroning Psy's "Gangnam Style" from No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
On the other hand, Maroon 5 is causing controversy by using the design of the Rising Sun Flag, formerly used by the Imperial Japanese Army and viewed by South Koreans and other Asian countries as a symbol of Japan's militaristic and imperial past, while announcing the world tour schedule including Korea.
In 2015, they also caused controversies by postponing the concert in Daegu about an hour and a half before the concert due to the neck injury of vocalist Adam Levine.
(The last two paragraphs are translated from Korean to English by Haemin Kim.)
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