TXT Taehyun’s Comments About Black Culture Sparks Heated Debate

TXT‘s Taehyun has sparked a heated debate after his recent comments.

TXT’s Taehyun | @txt_members/X

Amid recent promotions, Taehyun made an appearance where he sat down and chatted about a lot of things regarding the group.

During the video, Taehyun spoke about how he had been at the company since 2016, before they became HYBE.

The idol then shared that they practiced mainly hip-hop and R&B, adding, “The company is based on Black music.”

A screenshot of the interview is going viral, with over 55,000 likes and a lot of comments.

taehyun giving credit where credit is due EXACTLY pic.twitter.com/XJB4ymGzcB

— gianna ࣪𖤐 (@giakiyo) July 31, 2025

Within the post, there were some hidden replies and malicious comments accusing Taehyun of doing the “bare minimum,” seemingly saying that it didn’t deserve the praise.

this is bare minimum

— dstar (@strwbkisses) July 31, 2025

Yet, netizens defended the idol, explaining that with everything happening in K-Pop, Taehyun has done more to acknowledge the culture they are influenced by and appreciate it rather than other artists who “appropriate” it. They added that if it was the bare minimum, why weren’t more idols doing it.

“it’s the bare minimum” yet half of yall and ur idols refuse to acknowledge that they profit off of black culture daily but yeah okayyyy https://t.co/v6RWiES8qu pic.twitter.com/SaOs081S5F

— maze⁷ (@exactlyjoon) July 31, 2025

“y’all are impressed by anything” and it’s a kpop idol acknowledging that the industry is heavily influenced by black culture …?? if we can agree this is the bare minimum why is no one else doing it https://t.co/0hszGTS0dL pic.twitter.com/xRlSPCaWLT

— def☆☻ (@defhue) July 31, 2025

Hate when yall use “bare minimum” when it comes to this stuff because when the bare minimum is being BLATANTLY ignored on a CONSTANT basis its barely the bare minimum anymore…. https://t.co/M5l7xQBghB pic.twitter.com/OnpRz49cZq

— dabopop! (@kkdonk0) July 31, 2025

so kpop stans are totally okay with 90% of kpop groups being caught as racist and leeching of black culture but idol giving credits to black culture is where you draw the line https://t.co/CdTp1rnqg1

— soi ‏˖ִ ࣪𖤐 (@haggyuz) July 31, 2025

“its the bare minimum” well i dont see other idols doing it https://t.co/ExFPknH6Gt

— ˚₊·—̳͟͞͞ ru (@justjun_nie) July 31, 2025

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