BTS: Jimmy Fallon and Seth Herzog face backlash over ‘North’ joke BTS on ‘The Tonight Show’, Kpop band apologizes |
With their latest comeback, ‘Arirang’, BTS is already promoting the album as much as possible. This also includes a two-day episode feature on ‘The Tonight Show with’ jimmy fallon.’ While fans waited for the boys to interact with Fallon again, a recent joke by one of the show’s cast members sparked significant online backlash. Read on to know more about what happened.
BTS fans outraged over ‘The Tonight Show’ cast member’s comments
During the filming of Wednesday’s episode of the hit reality talk show, one of the cast members made a comment that didn’t go over well with fans of the group, TMZ reports. It was reported that the show’s warm-up comic Seth Herzog made an insensitive joke about the idol group, which did not go down well with fans.The report also states that while filming the segment, the man allegedly jokingly said, “Anyone from the North here? No? No one?”, referring to North Korea. The comment led many fans to feel that it was a direct jab at the international sensation group. This resulted in many viewers criticizing Herzog’s behavior on social media.
This prompted strong reactions from fans, leading to Herzog apologizing directly to the ‘Swim’ singers. Additionally, executives from the network that hosts ‘The Tonight Show’ reportedly discussed the sensitive matter with the comedian.
About ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’
‘The Tonight Show’ is one of the most popular and most watched reality comedy shows on TV currently. Fallon is the main host who invites celebrities and guests onto his show to talk, joke, interact with the audience, and engage in fun and challenging tasks. BTS and Jimmy Fallon’s friendship is notorious among fans, as the group has already appeared on American reality TV shows several times. The two episodes will be available on various streaming platforms such as Hulu and Peacock, and will air on March 25 and March 26 at 11:35 pm, European time.
