Ziyang, who was re-summoned by Treasure for ‘Erasing Dokdo’, proudly says, “Japanese bad breath in ‘Dokdo is Our Land’”

There is controversy over Dokdo being omitted from the map on which the group Treasure announced their Japan tour plans. In particular, it is pointed out that even though Japan's small attached islands were drawn on this map, Dokdo was nowhere to be found.

At Japan's first fan meeting 'HELLO AGAIN', held from the 30th of last month to the 1st, Treasure surprisingly revealed the schedule for their Japan tour 'REBOOT', which will be held next year.

In a notice released on the screen, Treasure announced that they plan to perform in Fukuoka, Saitama, Hiroshima, Osaka, Fukui, Nagoya, etc. starting January 6th next year. However, Dokdo was missing from the map that served as the background for this notice.

In the map that revealed part of the territory of Korea and Japan, islands such as Jeju Island and Ulleungdo, as well as subsidiary islands such as Japan's Tsushima Island (Tsuma Island), were drawn in detail, but Dokdo was omitted, causing controversy. Accordingly, domestic fans are strongly criticizing Treasure, saying that they are "watching Japan" and that the deletion of Dokdo was intentional rather than a mistake.

Dokdo is a sensitive issue between Korea and Japan, and Japan has been claiming Dokdo, our land, as its own.

In response to this news, Mukbang YouTuber Tzuyang's beautiful story is once again being summoned and applauded. Tsuyang appeared on MBC's entertainment show 'Radio Star', which aired on September 13 last month, and recalled living in Ulleungdo for a month in 2021.

Tsuyang said, "I went just to celebrate Dokdo Day and ate 84 Dokdo shrimp with Kian 84. The video became an issue when the subtitles were posted on Dokdo Day. It said, 'Dokdo is Korean territory.' In English, Japanese, and Chinese. “I translated it and included it in the video, and it became a huge issue,” he said proudly. At the same time, he proudly said, "Japanese people canceled their subscriptions," but "the article was so popular in Korea that it became a big issue."

Netizens frowned at this, saying, "YouTuber Tzuyang confidently shouts 'Dokdo is our land', but the K-pop group Treasure, which is said to represent the Korean Wave, is only looking at Japan."

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr