South Korean singer Lee Sun-mi, also known as Sunmi, has apologised via her Twitter handle after she was slammed on social media for mocking Indian classical dance in a viral TikTok video.
In the spoof clip, the K-pop star was seen dancing with two others to the Indi-pop song Tunak Tunak Tun. Twitter users accused her of ridiculing the "traditional dance" the traditional Indian dance form by attempting to copy the dance moves in a comical way.
The singer said she had no intention to mock the culture of other countries and apologised for being ignorant about India's.
While a section of Twitter users slammed the K-pop star, others sided with the singer and said there was nothing derogatory in the clip.
Others were confused about what was offensive and stated that they were just having fun.
Earlier, a video of the K-pop phenomenon BTS dancing to one of Bollywood’s most iconic songs, Chunari Chunari, went viral on social media. The video of group members dancing to the Bollywood tunes was synced with the fabricated clip.