Korean News Outlet Accuses Ministry of Health of Criticising Rosé & Bruno Mars’ New Song, MoH Responds

Rosé and Bruno Mars’ song ‘APT.’ has been making waves everywhere, and we wrote about what it means here and how to play the fun Korean game. However, a popular portal for Korean pop culture content in English claimed that the ‘Malaysian Government Slams BLACKPINK Rosé’s “APT” And Warns Parents.’

The article wrote, “The ministry has deemed the song potentially “harmful.”

Despite the song’s widespread success, Malaysia has seemingly expressed concern due to the song’s representation of Eastern cultural values. On its official social media, the Ministry questioned the song’s impact in a post asking, “Have you listened to Rosé and Bruno Mars’ ‘APT.’?”

The Ministry of Health (MoH) made a post about a song. Seriously? Wrong! The ACTUAL official social media page for MoH Malaysia, @KKMPutrajaya, quickly clarified the matter.

They quote tweeted the article and wrote, “The Ministry of Health (MoH) Malaysia wishes to clarify that any statements regarding this article attributed to MoH have not been issued or authorised by the Government of Malaysia. In this regard, we would like to highlight that the posting was made by an entity which is not linked to the Ministry in any form whatsoever.”

The Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia wishes to clarify that any statements regarding this article attributed to MOH have not been issued or authorized by the Government of Malaysia.In this regard, we would like to highlight that the posting was made by an entity which is not… https://t.co/dQ6asSLC8j
— KKMalaysia???❤️ (@KKMPutrajaya) October 29, 2024

It continued, “Please be cautious of unverified information circulating online, as it can lead to confusion and misinformation among the members of the public. Hence, we encourage the public to rely on official MoH channels for verified information and updates on public health matters.”

Then where did the alleged post come from? X user @adeecika helped to shed light on the matter, sharing screenshots from a verified Facebook page, ‘Public Health Malaysia,’ which boasts 1.2 million followers. Although it would seem official to a non-Malaysian (we assume the writer isn’t a local), we don’t blame them for making the mistake.

Many X users told MoH to sue the news outlet. A Rosé fansite even said, “Thank you for clarifying.” One netizen wrote, “Public Health Malaysia is definitely not MOH. If you look at their previous posts, they even comment about TV dramas. And the language they use is very crude and rough.”

Poor MoH, who got a bad rep for nothing!

Watch the official music video for the song here:

Featured Image Credit: Atlantic Records, X