Another 4th Gen Male Idol Under Fire For Cosplaying A Character From Problematic Anime “Made In Abyss” | KWriter

WEi‘s Yongha has joined the record of male idols beneath fireplace for watching and recommending the extremely problematic anime Made In Abyss.

Made In Abyss — a manga sequence that transitioned into anime — is the brainchild of Akihito Tsukushi and explores the depths of a treacherous pit often called the Abyss via the eyes of a younger woman, Riku, and her companion, Reg.

Its narrative is a wealthy tapestry of fantasy and journey, incomes accolades for the complexity of its universe and spectacular animations. Nonetheless, the present has components which have sparked vital backlash, together with graphic violence and content material that raises severe questions on youngster exploitation and pedophilia.

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The anime consists of the protagonists being tortured, strung up with out garments, sporting provocative clothes, frequent reactions to their nudity, mentions of their genitalia, and extra.

This controversy has been reignited as followers unearth situations of male idols expressing their fondness for the sequence. Beforehand, TXT‘s Soobin overtly shared his enjoyment of the anime in a broadcast, and NCT 127‘s Taeyong endorsed the manga model, which is famous for being extra specific.

TAEYONG NOT ONLY READ 11 VOLUMES OF MADE IN ABYSS BUT HE POSTED A PICTURE OF IT NEXT TO HIS STUPID BIG RED BOOTS AS A LITTLE HINT TO FANS THAT HE’S INTO THAT KIND OF SHIT LIKE WHYYYY AM I ALIVEEEEEEEE pic.twitter.com/IB5ezGFeGP

— 🃏 (@diIftaros) November 19, 2023

SEVENTEEN‘s Woozi and ATEEZ‘s Mingi have additionally confronted backlash for his or her mentions of the anime, as has YouTuber and actuality TV star DEX (Kim Jin Younger), who praised its “weird” plot.

Made In Abyss. It’s one in all my absolute favourite animes of all time. However it’s a bit grotesque.

— Mingi

The most recent idol swept up within the controversy is Yongha from WEi, who endorsed Made in Abyss to his followers through the Pricey U Bubble app, casually recommending it as a enjoyable watch.

Ah, and there’s an anime that I lately obtained into. It’s known as Made In Abyss. It’s enjoyable.

— WEi’s Yongha

However followers have been extra shocked to see Yongha had beforehand cosplayed as one of many present’s characters throughout a face-to-face fansign. Movies posted on-line present Yongha cosplaying as Reg, one of many foremost characters in Made In Abyss, recognized for his synthetic physique and distinctive black helmet and crimson cape.

In the course of the fansign, Yongha is noticed sporting the signature items {that a} fan introduced for him after he talked about it on Bubble.

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wei yongha cosplaying a personality from this, and its not only a random factor a fan made him put on he stated he preferred it about 2 months earlier than this fansignpic.twitter.com/CvnxNtWjUi https://t.co/ZsGz04sJCY

— mia (@jihoontastic) November 20, 2023

The selection to cosplay a personality from such a contentious sequence raises questions not solely concerning the idol’s character but additionally concerning the affect he has over the viewers and his accountability in direction of it.