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BTS ARMY's have called out Italian radio station Radio 105 after its hosts made disrespectful comments about BTS member Jin and his song Running Wild.
During a recent segment, host Marko Mazzoli reacted aggressively when the song played, saying:
"Haha! Come on, take off this pain in the a*s."
When another host disagreed, Mazzoli continued:
"Yes, I don’t give a f*ck!"
Despite being reminded that they shouldn’t insult BTS, Mazzoli added:
"Oh yeah, right, we can’t insult BTS, but I don’t give a f*ck."
@Radio105 capiamo che lo “Zoo di 105” si basa sull’ironia, ma qui si tratta di mancanza di rispetto nei confronti di un artista (visto che non c’è ironia nel definire un brano una “rottura di c*zzo”)
— BTS Italia⁷ (slow) (@BTSItalia_twt) January 30, 2025
La professionalità non lasciatela a casa
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Fans quickly expressed their anger on social media, demanding an apology from the hosts and the radio station.
Let the radio station know about the unprofessionalism of their DJ. Name in the comments I don’t want to further spread it. Here is the email of Radio 105 and its sponsor’s link with a contact section. Do with that what you must… Nobody makes fun of Jin and his music and think… https://t.co/dUnjfob4XG pic.twitter.com/XLAvDEymsm
— DD⁷ and its 🅑🅣🅢 🅨🅔🅐🅡!!! (@lovehlylovehly) January 31, 2025
Remember how racist radio host Matthias Matuschik lost his career BECAUSE he was racist to BTS? Marco Mazzoli should’ve learned from this guy. Unfortunately he didn’t & he still had the audacity to say racist insults to Jin on air. This is the path you chose, @mazzolimarco 👇🏽 https://t.co/1z0ZQmlks3
— Elle ⁷ 엘르 💜 is seeing Hobi in NYC! (@jinniebaby0T7) January 31, 2025
However, instead of addressing the backlash with an apology, another host, Fabio Alisei, made further insulting remarks about ARMY on his Instagram story.
I translated the whole thing https://t.co/LpcfA8oNEy pic.twitter.com/QmOt6t6UXo
— Lucia⁷ втѕ уєαя 💜⟬⟭⟭⟬dimpleblossom⟭⟬⟬⟭💜 (@7dimpleblossom) January 31, 2025
They also held their daily segment, where they talked about the situation, mocked us and told us and Jln to s*ck their d*cks.
— Lucia⁷ втѕ уєαя 💜⟬⟭⟭⟬dimpleblossom⟭⟬⟬⟭💜 (@7dimpleblossom) February 1, 2025
This is the first part, with English translations pic.twitter.com/7YTZsk9Noo
The situation escalated when the next episode of Radio 105 aired, where the hosts continued mocking both Jin and his fans. Some of their comments were seen as offensive and unnecessary, further fueling the outrage.
ARMYs have taken matters into their own hands by organizing mass emails to report the incident to HYBE, BigHit Music, and the radio station’s sponsors.
ENG:
— BTS Italia⁷ (slow) (@BTSItalia_twt) January 31, 2025
Here’s some infos on what you can do about the radio situation:
-Report to HYBE in their site (https://t.co/L16e5uDheF). On the report you can add the screen of the quoted post ⬇️, it’s the only statement of one of the three speakers about the situation (-An ARMY: “🐹, 32… https://t.co/gsQrVuwz05
Many fans hope that HYBE will step in to protect Jin and the fandom from similar incidents in the future.
As of now, there has been no official response from Radio 105, HYBE, or BigHit Music. However, fans continue to demand accountability and a proper apology.