Jae Park. (JYP Entertainment) Day6’s Jae Park has shut down his Twitch account following a backlash to “sugar daddy” comments. The Korean-American K-Pop star was playing the game Rust on a now-deleted livestream in which he made “inappropriate” comments. Park simulated oral sex on another player character saying, “This guy, he is my sugar daddy,” then “just look away” a few moments later. The singer received considerable backlash from the Korean public, according to KpopStarz, who believed his actions were worse than curse words. In a follow-up live stream, Park addressed the controversy stating: “Honestly, for me, it is just something I did with my friend. Maybe this is a cultural difference, but I will refrain from commenting on it… I really think that it is because of a big cultural difference. “Whenever I speak in English, the direct Korean translations are often made to be problematic numerous times,” he said. “If you choose to mistranslate what I say and purposely try to create problems from it, you might want to stop watching my streams for your own betterment.” The singer later apologised afterwards on Twitter in a statement in Korean that he “sincerely apologise[s] to those who were hurt”…
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K-pop star Jae Park shuts down Twitch account after simulating oral sex on his 'sugar daddy'
