South Korea’s national broadcaster bans (G)I-DLE’s ‘Wife’ for “sexually explicit” lyrics
nme.com(G)I-DLE‘s new single ‘Wife’ from broadcast on the network due to “sexually explicit” lyrics.The announcement was made earlier today (January 24), after KBS had conducted a review of the song’s eligibility for national broadcast after it was released on January 22.
According to Yonhap News Agency, (G)I-DLE’s ‘Wife’ contained “many metaphorical lyrics with sexual nuances”, however neither the outlet nor broadcaster outlined specific details.KBS also announced that (G)I-DLE’s upcoming song ‘Rollie’, which will be released on Friday (January 29) alongside their album ‘[2]’, has also been banned from broadcast due to product placement in its lyrics.
Yonhap News Agency reported that “changing the lyrics [for both songs] may be inevitable” if the group or their label wish to promote these songs on KBS.All other songs on ‘[2]’, including lead single ‘Super Lady’, have been deemed eligible for broadcast.
The record will be (G)I-DLE’s first release of 2024, arriving about four months on January 29 after their first English EP ‘Heat’.
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