Beauty queen Imelda Schweighart drew flak after claiming that “Filipinos are losing their identity” in their appreciation for K-pop.
The Filipino-German model took to Facebook yesterday, Nov. 23, to rant against Korean music in a series of posts. Her page appears to have been taken down after her statements received criticism.
It is unclear what prompted Schweighart’s remarks. The ex-Miss Earth Philippines is a budding singer who goes by the artist name Imelda; her songs are all in English.
“I hate K-pop,” she said on Facebook.
“Filipinos are losing their identity trying to be like [Koreans]. Konting (Have a bit of) pride, please?”
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