10 K-Pop MVs That Were Banned From TV feat. BIGBANG Bae Bae

BIGBANG 빅뱅 Articles 27 December 2015

While South Korea is well-known for its amazing music videos, sometimes these videos can be a little over the top and the government does not approve.

From some of the most violent to the sexiest, we’ve compiled a list of music videos that have been banned from ever being broadcasted on television.

Check out our list below and let us know if you think these music videos were rightfully banned or not!

PSY – “GENTLEMAN”

Although praised for its addicting tune and viral dance, the song that has been deemed “Gangnam Style” number two was banned for a seemingly trivial reason. In a scene at the start of the music video, the artist is shown kicking a traffic cone and then laughing into the camera. Station KBS revealed that this action resulted in the music video being declared unfit for public broadcast to the general audience.

Norazo – “Your Fortune”

This catchy track by Norazo is also banned from public broadcast due to its discussion of hypnoticism and over-exposure of tattoos. Regardless, fans are still in love with the fun track and its crazy electronic beats and melody.

Orange Caramel – “Catallena”

For the After School sub-unit’s music video, KBS deemed the scenes portraying the taking of human life as trivial to be troublesome, specifically “the scene where Orange Caramel members are wrapped inside a plastic wrap is causing the problem.”

 

Dalshabet – “Joker”

Dalshabet’s recent title track “Joker” was banned for a subtle lyrical reason rather than for its extremeley sexy choreography and revealing outfits. The word “?” (pronounced “jot”) which already seems similar to the word “?”(pronounced “joh”) is a crude vocabulary that refers to a very specific private part only present in males. However, the ban was lifted after the group modified the lyrics.

In addition, according to agency Happy Face Entertainment, “The song ‘I’m Not’ has received denial from MBC due to the word KakaoTalk, being in the lyrics.”

Stellar – “Vibrato”