Record Label Name 'Kamikaze'... Controversy Over Thai Company Name with 10 Million Subscribers

Seokyeongdeok "May Give Wrong Historical Perception" Protest

The fact that a famous Thai record label with about 10 million YouTube subscribers is named 'Kamikaze' (神風) has sparked controversy. Kamikaze refers to the Japanese suicide attack units during the final stages of World War II, who piloted planes loaded with bombs and crashed them into enemy warships.

Professor Seokyung Deok of Sungshin Women's University stated on social media (SNS) on the 1st, "I learned about this recently through reports from netizens and immediately sent a protest email," adding, "This record label has 10 million YouTube subscribers."

In the email sent to the record label, Professor Seokyung Deok mentioned the controversy in 2014 when Japan attempted to register the farewell letters of Kamikaze pilots as UNESCO World Documentary Heritage, pointing out that "this could instill a distorted sense of history among the young generation in Thailand."

Professor Seokyung Deok revealed on the 1st that he confirmed the name of a famous Thai record company is 'Kamikaze' and sent a protest email. [Image source=Professor Seo's Instagram]

He also introduced a past case where Kamikaze emoticons released on the Telegram messenger were renamed following protests, urging for a prompt correction.

Professor Seokyung Deok stated, "Even now, terms and products related to Kamikaze are openly sold worldwide, but moving forward, I will continue to work with netizens to eliminate them steadily."

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