The Best of the Worst: Feb. 26, 2015

It's another week and another Best of the Worst. In this edition, we've got KBS' latest bans, G-Dragon's cry for help, and Hani talking about how she passed the time during EXID's two-year stint in kpop purgatory.

The Best of the Worst: Feb. 5, 2015

Welcome back, friends. This week, we have a grab bag of stories, including an idol who's aggressive in bed, the story behind a song, and what the future holds for one actor/model.

Also, AOA's Youkyung sees the light of day. 

At left, Youkyung: the fallen half-angel

KBS' "Gag Concert" uses blackface in skit

Wow. Such indigenous. So funny. 

The most recent episode of "Gag Concert" has used blackface much to the chagrin of its international audience.

To summarize:

 ...Comedian Yoo Insuk said he would buy coffee for Song Pilgeun’s girlfriend Ahn Somi. Song stated, “Our Somi only drinks Americano” in rebuttal and, to this, Yoo introduced a group of indigenous Africans from the coffee machine saying, “here is the highest quality coffee brought straight from the source.” Unfortunately, these “indigenous Africans” were represented by blackface.

Obviously many Koreans are unaware of the history of blackface and its connotations, still I don't think it's excusable at this point considering the number of scandals we've already seen. I know mainstream media in Korea doesn't report on this nearly to the level other media might, especially in the West. Unfortunately until there is as much domestic uproar as there is abroad these scandals will continue to flare up.