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Fans of NCT U criticise K-pop group again for using Islamic imagery in new song

A unit of South Korean boy band NCT has come under fire for using images of an Islamic shrine as a backdrop during a recent performance – the latest in a series of allegations of cultural and religious appropriation levelled against the K-pop group.On Sunday, NCT U performed a new song Make A Wish (Birthday Song) on the South Korean music show Inkigayo, and were accompanied by visuals that some fans on social media quickly identified as the Imam Husayn Shrine, which is both a mosque and the…

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