Top K-pop girl group 2NE1 is under fire from Muslim groups after it was revealed that one of their songs uses verses taken out of the Quran.
The Korea Muslim Federation demanded that record label YG Entertainment to “swiftly delete” the lyrics in the song “MTBD” or revise the song and make an apology to all Muslims, according to the Chosun Ilbo.
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The questionable content consists of an audio sample of children reciting verses from the Quaran, providing background vocals to CL’s rapping. The 8-second snippet is reportedly from Sura 78, Verses 32-34 of the Quran, which describes heaven.
YG Entertainment said it sampled a track from another song but did not elaborate.
Muslim fans were outraged, and expressed themselves on the YG Entertainment page on Facebook.
“I cant believe that you used our Holy Quran in this song,” one fan wrote. “Quran is not a joke. You need to respect our religion !!!!!! This song must be deleted !!!!”
YG Entertainment removed the live video of the song from YouTube and later uploaded an edited version that cut out the offending portion. It is unclear whether the label will re-release the album, which went on sale in late February.
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