Chinese Concert Venue Organiser Slammed For Requiring Women to “Wear Fashionable Clothes” & “Put on Makeup”

The “Mommae” Seoul Korea-based rapper Jay Park has found himself flamed online, which isn’t uncommon, given the rapper’s controversial past actions.

But what makes the hate that he’s receiving this time a little odd is that it involved a very questionable dress code.

Concert with a Dress Code

Park was scheduled to perform at the Shanghai branch of New York hip-hop club 1 OAK on Thursday night (11 May).

As fans and club-goers were excited to see him perform his hits songs in person, the club suddenly imposed a particular sexist dress code ahead of the performance that made the internet kick up a fuss.

According to the advert, “Men are required to dress in casual or formal wear and are not allowed to wear shorts, tank tops, or scandals,” while women were “required to wear fashionable attire and make-up and are not allowed to wear flip-flops”.

The flips flop, shorts and tank tops are understandable, but asking the women to have to put up makeup? And who gets to decide what constitutes as fashionable?

Fans and club-goers were clearly not amused by this dress code and have taken it to social media to call it out.

Many netizens were initially making a fuss about Jay Park agreeing to set this dress code at his performance, pushing him to the forefront of public opinion. At the same time, fans also came out to defend the idol, pointing out that it was a request from the organizer and had nothing to do with Park.

The uproar has caused 1 OAK to issue a statement clarifying that the dress code of the venue had nothing to do with the invited guest and was not mandatory and apologize to the public.

Even with the apologies, some fans weren’t satisfied at all, criticizing that the post failed to mention Jay Park’s name and clear him of this mishap.

I guess you really can’t please everyone, huh?

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Past Controversies 

It’s funny how even when Park isn’t doing anything, controversies surrounding him can still arise.

Before this, the rapper was embroiled in using a racial slur during a performance. At the MIK Festival in London, rumours surfaced accusing Park of using the N-word. As it turns out, some fans simply had misheard what Park said, and even Jay Park tweeted to clarify the matter.

In another incident, Park had to apologize to Muslim fans after he compared himself to Allah in his song “Mukkbang (Remix”).