She didn’t even mention the emperor... let her do her thing. Let sana be *japanese*

"because she is Japanese and making money in Korea" uh... aren't... like most kpop groups making money in Japan too?

Sana never even mentioned the emperor. This entire issue was caused by a journalist who mistranslated and twisted Sana's words.

*the girl who said that sana deserved is so freaking negative*

Did they know the reporter who made the article abt sana's post apologized for twisting her words abt mentioning the emperor when she didn't?? I see some of them are uninformed abt the issue

Sana meant the heisei era and the reiwa era, not EMPEROR!!

This one girl who said she deserves it must really hate Twice lol, she even brought back the « flag thing » with Tzuyu.... Girl get over it !!! There is a limit to be sensitive sometimes...

Really disappointed that Asian Boss didn’t even bother getting an actual translator and doing their research before interviewing these people. As what others have said already: Sana was literally saying bye Heisei (era from 1989 to 2019) hello Reiwa (2019 - ). Heisei era has nothing to do with the colonial period and WWII. That’s the era she was born in and grew up with and now they are moving on to Reiwa and really it’s as simple as that. The reporter and the interviewees seem to be confused on when these eras end and begin. They might be lumping Heisei, Showa (1926-1989) and maybe even Taisho (1912-1926) eras as one. Hence their arguments. Not trying to minimize the issues surrounding colonialism or comfort women or the Japanese government just stating facts

there is a reason why the company didn't take care of the Sana 'issue' because there is nothing that major to be taken care of.

I'm Japanese and would like to clarify some things: ・Today's Japanese Emperor doesn't have any political power. He is a symbolic figure. ・When you fill out official documents in Japan, you use the era system. For example, if you were born in 1997, you write "H9" (Heisei 9). It's a very casual, common way of writing dates. So, if you were to live in Japan, you are likely to write dates using the era system regardless of your nationality. It's not that deep, guys. I personally feel very sorry for all the damages my home country had made in the past and I truly hope that the misunderstanding of each other's history will be clarified at some point. I've had amazing Korean friends and I'm thankful that they've been kind to me. Japan 💚 Korea Edit: Wow, thank you so much for the kind comments! I hope you guys are having a wonderful day!

THIS GIRL IN 3:37 IS REALLY CLOSE MINDED. SHE WORKS IN KOREA BUT IT DOESNT MEAN SHE HAS TO USED HER KOREAN LANGUAGE ALL THE TIME. SHE'S A KPOP IDOL BUT IT DOESNT MEAN SHE HAS TO FORGET HER CULTURE AND HER COUNTRY. HOW DARE SHE!!

Funny thing is even korean president moon jae-in posted a message about it....to congratulate Japan and all that...so I don’t understand what’s the problem for a Japanese(sans) to voice her opinion in social media??

Can you do an episode on "Why do Koreans CRITICIZE so much?".

I dont stan Twice but Sana doesnt deserve to be attacked for appreciating her countrys culture, regardless of the misstranslation

I’m Korean but BRUH she and all these young peoples hating on her didn’t live through the hardship. My own MOM didn’t.

How the hell did that chick said Sana deserves it. WTF! Sana didn’t even do anything wrong. & how is she going to bring up Tzuyu controversy and compare it to Sana. Girl be living in such a hateful life. She needs to go back and look at the controversy. So embarrassing to be saying stuffs when no one it is correct.

Don't they realize that their president also posted about the same thing?!

I'm Korean, but I got annoyed by that one girl at 3:37. She's one of the most closed minded people I've seen. My grandfather who lived during the Japanese colonization was much more open minded and tolerant than her. He hated the Japanese government and those who were involved in the raping, killing, and torturing of Koreans and such during that time period. But he NEVER put that blame on other innocent Japanese people who had nothing to do with it because he knew that not all Japanese people are bad people. This girl, who has never experienced that personally and just merely read about the history, has unnecessary hatred towards them for no reason.

The girl that said Sana deserved the backlash needs immediate help 🤦🏻‍♀️

I don't think sana was wrong. She just mentioned feeling about a new age. She's identity is just JAPANESE.

Sana didn't mention anything about the emperor, the caption just stated about the Heisei era. It's the media's fault that they blew the caption away out of proportion, whereas a few xenophobic Koreans joined in as well. It's quite disappointing to know that some Koreans believe that Sana mentioned about the emperor, when clearly she hasn't mentioned about it. :/

She is not a singer who makes money in Korea only. She makes money in Japan, China and everywhere lol.

She may be a popular image in Korea, but she really is still a Japanese person. She deserves to talk about her own country and culture and I know that she would never mean to hurt anyone with her words. If people did get hurt, they should know that Sana never means that way. By the way she acted lately, she has been really sorry about posting that.

This is what narrow and close minded people's perspective. They don't even research more about sana's post

Sana just said that she’s sad that the era she was born in was ending which was heisei and she is just welcoming a new era, she never mentioned anything about an emperor, so in a sense it was like bye bye 2018 and welcome 2019 skdjsjsksjsk knetz

Even the Korean president or whoever is in charge of Korea congratulated japan for their era change so idk what’s the problem

Let sana be Japanese. Most of them are so xenophobic omg

SANA DESERVE IT ? NO WHO ASK U GUYS WENT AND ATTACK HER i m trigger with that girl

the guy talking about her not posting about the heisei era in her personal acc SHE DOESN’T HAVE ONE???? omg i hate when people talk about what they don’t know.

Sana right now is the perfect definition of a scapegoat. They just blindly hate on her simply because she's Japanese

If they really hate japan why kpop bands always make Japanese version of their songs.......😎 Btw i love sana leave her alone

8:06 "but honestly, you can't like japan once you know its history" While my country was once colonized by them, i never had the thought to hate them. That's the past, don't make it a reason to hate but serve as a lesson..

GOD I HOPE THE PERSON WHO MADE AN ARTICLE ABOUT SANA'S POST AND TWISTED IT TO LOOK WRONG MAKE A PUBLIC APOLOGY, and yes JYP already tracked that editor who made sana's post look bad in an article... Ever wonder why sana's post hasnt been taken down? *because there's nothing wrong with it*

I'm confused. She made a post about the end of the Heisei Era? What's the problem? It isn't like she was talking about how great the Showa Era was.... Was she?

Why do Koreans keep lying and saying Japan never apologized? Japan made over 40 apologies and gave out reparations to comfort women in 1965.

the korean president himself said TWICE was part of the groups that helped w the the hallyu wave and resolutions w Japan😭 the problem is the people twisting her words to portray her as an insensitive person to make others hate on Sana

At the end of the day it doesn't matter if Sana is in a Korean group or not... she's Japanese Did people really expect her to not care for her country??

She did not even mention the old emperor at all in the post, for those who do not understand Japanese era culture, it’s basically like she posts something like “Goodbye 2018, it has been a good year”. It is a very common notation in Japan that can be used without any political orientations. For example, Sana is born in 1996. On her identification papers her birth date would be “Heisei 8”, which means she is born on the 8th year of heisei era. The Koreans netizens are being extremely sensitive because of their anti-Japanese sentiments.

I dont get it. The Japanese emperor has no political influence anymore. Its just a symbolic figure and part of the countries tradition. I'm from the UK and it's exactly the same thing with the Queen and the royal family. They have no political power and no ones gettings mad about them. No one brings up what the royal family has done in the past and all it takes is a google search and you'll see they've done just as much horrible things as the previous Japanese emperors but just futher back in time. They're not an insult to other countries or it's people.

3:37 And you deserve all the hate in this comment action :)

ok that girl who said sana deserves it, she’s james charles cancelled

The Caption wasn’t about the emperor. I swear most of these people were very narrow minded about this tbh.

The girl that said Sana deserves it, is just utterly delusional and needs serious help.

no sana no life that's all.

At least one (I think two) of the people being interviewed seemed to think that Akihito was involved with the colonial rule of South Korea. Akihito didn't become Emperor until 1989. He was 12 when WWII ended, which ended Japan's colonial efforts. So, he didn't have anything to do with Japan's colonialism of the early 20th century.

Sana is an angel. Some people are just crazy.

next video "why koreans are so obsessive with idols"

3:39 this woman is very rude to her 😡

I hate it when netizens becomes more stupid day by day.

How that one girl bringing up Tzuyu incident which blew up coz of overreaction just like what koreans are doing now. Also jyp didn’t solve anything. Twice can’t promote in China coz of that incident. Sana literally meant bye 2018, hello 2019. It’s literally not that serious.

I am Korean. Sana's writings have nothing to do with politics. Korean historians and Japan experts have confirmed. We should apologize to Sana. She is not the Japan government. Discrimination and criticism must be stopped.

As a Korean I feel ashamed of how my countrymen misbehaved and what they had done to our Sana. She didn't do anything wrong. I'd like to apologize even if it was a couple years ago.

DO THE SAME WITH JAPANESE PEOPLE LIKE THIS SO ASIAN BOSS CAN SEE IT

Sana is a Japanese woman who was born and raised there. She has made money not only in Korea, but also largely in Japan, a country in which her girl group is extremely popular. The changing of the japanese era is a celebration for ALL of the general japanese public. She is a japanese woman before she is a kpop idol and simply celebrated her country. Koreans need to put her situation into context and not get so triggered at every mention of Japan. Jeez.

3:37 8:11 it makes me feel that this girl lived hundred years before. *could you guys, add her as a new member of Twice? it seems she knows EVERYTHING.

"She is making money in Korea". That's curious, most of korean groups become relevant because of Japan and make money there. What are you complaining about?

Baffling how uninformed and ignorant most of the interviewees are in this video. They act to care and be sensitive on this topic, yet lack basic timeline knowledge. Seems like most of them are just following a popular opinion or following the opinion of whatever their parents told them. Heisei era, and the previous emperor, spanned from 1989-2019. 45 years after colonization of Korea ended. Heisei and the previous emperor has nothing to do with Japan's rule over korea, that falls onto the Showa era. They are mad about an era that did nothing to Korea. Heisei is also the era Japan grew into a prominent 1st world country, after being war torn. Heisei is the era that popularized anime, manga, sushi (and other foods), japanese fashion and beauty products, japanese technology & engineering, and many other products of Japanese culture. Which is why Sana felt the need to praise the era, especially being someone who has only known that era. If you want to disrespect that era, bash Sana online, and say that she deserves it, then don't watch our anime, eat our food, or buy our beauty & clothing products either. Don't tour Tokyo or even come to our country at all like many of your citizens do.

They hate japan but mostly do go to japan for vacation....

One of them says smth along the lines of "talking about the emperor who oversaw colonization of Korea" and yet heisei era started in 1989. There seems to be quite a big lack of knowledge about the whole history of thia, at least in the younger population.

KNETz are problematic, that's it.

This is how much fake articles can destroy idols. They misunderstood so much it's bugging me.

there is no need for sana to apologize and she can post stuff on IG in Japanese because: 1- she's Japanese obv. 2- Twice is promoting in both JP and KR

I’m sorry to say this but the interviewer sucked, he kept asking the same questions and wasn’t that specific enough.🙄

Two years ago, young people in Japan celebrated the arrival of a new era as if they were delighted with the arrival of the new year. Sana just wanted to share her expectations for a new era with Japanese fans by posting in Japanese. Certainly, given the recent relationship between Japan and South Korea, she may have lacked consideration. However, she was grateful for the era of Heisei, where she was born and raised, and thought of the era of peace she was going to visit. That's how simple it was. As a Japanese, it was a wonderful and happy post. Nothing, she didn't talk about politics. I hope people from Korea and around the world understand that.

How can they boldly criticize a person without knowing facts

Yes Korea, Sana has direct influence over the Japanese Imperial family and power in the Japanese government.

The lady who said, "I just don't like Japan" but when you translate her Korean, it's actually "I very much just hate Japan". What a powerful verb. Let's clarify a few things here both for her and other people who feel the same as her... 1. Your country was taken over and abused for decades by the Japanese. It is absolutely wrong of them to do so but please understand that in those eras, conquest was a very common thing. Korea has not received an apology from the Japanese government so criticize the government, don't lump it together with the rest of Japan. People like you make it sound like the entire Japan is indebted to you. 2. Let's just say the Japanese government does apologize...do you really think that erases all the history between Japan and Korea? Will it be okay now for Sana to upload that kind of post? In Americas, slavery was abolished over a century ago and Juneteeth Day was created and is now nationally recognized as a holiday to remember the history behind it. Why do many black people still hold animosity against the government? Why do others still mistreat black people? Simply apologizing isn't going to fix the relationship. It may help but it won't suffice for hateful people like you. 3. You make it sound like you, yourself, have gone through the abuse from the Japanese during that era when you weren't even alive. Hearing stories from victims is not even close to the reality. I will never understand what it would feel like to be abused by the Japanese. I will never understand what it feels to be mistreated because of the color of my skin. So please don't make it sound like you really know how terrible Japan was when you never even touched the surface of it. 4. Are you boycotting everything Japanese-related including their delicious sushi? Great animes? And many other awesome cultures that Japan has to offer? Chances are, you're not. So you're a hypocrite. You're the type of people who love taking the good in everything and not the bad. People like you will never grow as an individual because you will never recognize your failure (even though you love commenting on others'). I may come off as if I'm defending Japan and criticizing Korea but in reality, I totally understand where Koreans are coming from but just not the type like the lady at 8:08. Learn to take both the good and bad in all things. Yes, Japan is at fault but it's the government, not the people. Sana did not do anything wrong. It's the hypocritical and overly sensitive people like the lady who takes things overboard. She's simply commenting on an era system that Japan uses. One last thing...for those who said that she should be more mindful as a foreigner making money in Korea and should never do these "inappropriate" things that "hurt" the types of Koreans like the lady...what about some of the Koreans who work in America via visas and constantly discriminate against black people saying things like they seem dangerous? Don't assume that I'm just generalizing and making things up because I see it all the time in K-Town in NYC.

Thanks for the research material. Now off to go listen to Sana's sweet voice.

3:38 so you’re telling me if I was Korean and became famous in a foreign country I should leave my language behind and magically become non-Korean. Telling Sana to research but not having common knowledge tsk just plain dumb.

Idol - has an opinion or is proud of something Toxic fans- ❌❌❌❌❌

I'm very disappointed that u didn't address that the one who spread that article is twisted and did not clarify to these people what Sana actually meant for posting her instagram post

Wait can we talk about how Sana still look stunning even she's not smiling in the thumbnail? 😍😍🔥😅

The video started with what Sana said (a non-political issue; rather a misunderstanding of perception) into a very sensitive political issue. If you're going to make the piece into a political piece, atleast mention the fact that Akihito has openly criticized his own government for not apologizing properly to the Koreans or the fact that Akihito is one of very few Japanese political figures to have apologized to the Koreans. The piece should have focused on the perception of what Heisei means to the Japanese, and conversely ask the Koreans how they felt about the changing of "times" or an era, such as the 90's to 2000's, or from the 20th century to the 21st century. Distorted misconception was the cause of this so called controversy in the first place, if you have 1.4M viewers, please act responsible and try to correct the mistake your media peers have caused.

8:11 "you can't like japan once you've known their history that's why i don't like them" totally outrageous comment. the sins of people in the past should not be burdened to the present☹️☹️☹️

Why koreans are so rude to japanese people? Japanese people are example of dignity and respect here in Latin America.

Make a video on why Korean netizens critisize so much and why they always attack celebrities when they themselves aren't perfects judging celebrities from the screen

that one girl is definitely a knetizen (3:38)

its unfair that she expresses her thoughts about her own culture and suddenly gets all this hate. Sana has always been so polite cute and happy. fighting sana!

It is not even an issue.

One Japanese person cannot be blamed for things in the past. Its not Sana's fault. Why should she be subject to bullying? Netizens are delusional

I don't get this animosity toward "the previous Emperor". The Emperor that abdicated, Akihito, is not the one responsible for colonizing Korea. It was his dad who died 30 years ago, Hirohito. It's pure stupidity to think that Sana is celebrating the colonizer. And Sana's post is not even about Akihito himself, rather it was about the Heisei era that she was born in. Think of it as boomers celebrating the end of 20th century 20 years ago.

She did not talk about emperors, what in the world?!!!

ここに出てる多くの人がサナが投稿した内容を間違った方向に理解してるのが怖いですね。

3:39 she makes me mad. idc ya’ll can attack me but it ain’t changing the fact that she pisses me off🙂

Also the people you interviewed doesn't freakin know the contents of the post. Have you cleared to them what the comment was?!

Sana better be my wife, no question. (Edit: for the better future)

ASIAN BOSS so disappointed.

8:05 I don’t like her. She can’t seem to open her mind that not everyone is the same smh Ik what japan did to the Koreans was bad but still the new generation should be bashed nor hated for being japanese because of what the ppl did to the before their generation

This video seems to misinform .... this channel is more about catching drama than actually doing accurate interviews 😡😨

Maybe JYPE didn't take action cos the post really didn't warrant it?🤷🏽‍♀

She's Japanese and that's related with her just like any other Japanese person, omfg I cant even believe this became an issue there

So basically it's "You're working in Korea now so stop being Japanese. Immediately" I think in this case Koreans are the ones that should educate themselves a bit more before hating on someone. The Heisei era started in 1989, over 40 years after the Japanese occupation ended. It has nothing to do with the Showa or Taisho Era and neither does Sanas post. She didn't even mention the emperor, made no political statement whatsoever. Everyone in Japan was celebrating the end of Heisei and beginning of Reiwa because it's a big event and even bigger this time because it's the first time ever an emperor has actually abdicated and not stayed in this position until he died. It was a big event, basically whole Japan celebrated it. She's Japanese, so like most other Japanese people she posted something about it and the fact that people got this triggered by it just shows that they simply just hate Japan and probably want her to deny her Japanese roots. I understand where the resentment against Japan comes from because what happened during the Occupation was terrible but they should see the difference between a politically related statement and just an innocent post of a Japanese person.

3:38 woman! Whoever you are, get a clue on why JYP didnt take down the post, you basically dont know the whole story, you obviously dont know that sana didnt mention the emperor, you basically dont have the rights to criticize sana like that... Go hide in your little world 😑 The fact that you even mentioned tzuyu's past, you knew it but you dont know the whole story 😑 EDUCATE YOURSELF

Korea colonized for 36 years Philippines colonized for 333 years Big oof

Bashing Sana just because she celebrated Japanese new era is like bashing someone getting married because it supports patriarchy

Korea taught me that developed countries do not guarantee that their people are open minded....

Koreans definitely don’t have a problem making Japanese debuts and profiting off the Japanese people

..why don't you ask about their opinion towards South Korean president >>>many hours before Sana post, South Korean President congratulate and express his gratitude towards Akihito emperor his contribution maintaining peace and tightening korea-japan relationship. Why Sana got backlash and big controversy for her post that is literally saying goodbye to previous era and welcoming new era. Meanwhile..sana as a Japanese literally said about : as a person who was born in hesei era, she thought it was so short..and already change into new era...she wants to work more hard in the new era. That's it. And she got backlash..she didnt even praise the previous emperor.

I am from INDIA. And indian have a history with Britain but we can not criticize britain about our history now. There is no point in saying that Britain makes us indian slave and all. It is the next generation who will set all the difference and make this world equal in all bases. All sana did is post about its home country, i like korea but this is not a topic of controversy in korea. Peace

Sana doesn't deserve hate what she has done? STFU don't harass her plz she is a Angle she doesn't deserve this