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MONSTA X’s I.M Under Fire For Wearing Shirt With Sacred Islamic Phrase

by Syahrul
February 15, 2021
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MONSTA X‘s rapper I.M (real name Im Chang Kyun, 임창균) has unveiled the first set of concept photos for his solo debut last night (Sunday, 14th February).

However, things turned unexpectedly sour when one particular photo of the K-pop idol had sparked a major commotion among fans and netizens alike, especially Muslims.

Source: AllKpop

In the photo, eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that I.M was wearing a shirt with the Bismillah (Basmala) phrase (written in Arabic) printed on it. For those who don’t know, it is a sacred phrase that translates to “In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful.” Furthermore, Muslims also recite it for many different occasions. For example, before reciting the holy Quran and praying.

Many fans have been speculating that the controversial outfit is most likely to be handmade specifically for the teaser picture, since no stores have been discovered selling the item. Soon after that, many Monbebes (as fans are lovingly called) have been calling I.M’s label Starship Entertainment out over their insensitiveness about the issue.

In this case, most of them claimed that the entertainment agency was responsible in coming up with the overall concept and also styling the artiste. Other than that, some even put the blame on I.M. They said that he should have done his due diligence to educate himself as well as to conduct a proper research on the case.

https://twitter.com/chancechanseu/status/1360981339193757699?

https://twitter.com/saru_saraa/status/1361098276267831300

My religion is not an aesthetic shirt pattern for a concept photo .. we do hv this calligraphy art as canvas painting etc but we DO NOT wear them as in our beliefs it's disrespectful to put God's name on your body … pls the artist fans keep emailing the company 🙏 pic.twitter.com/3rUeGr1cFc

— lia 아포방포 💜 (@thvaria) February 14, 2021

Starship quickly responded to the massive backlash by posting an official apology statement on the group’s official fan cafe. The agency also stated that they have removed all images of I.M donning the controversial shirt.

Read their full statement here:

Source: Twitter

Sources: K-pop Starz, AllKpop.

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