GIANT PINK, aka Park Yun-ha (Image via @giantpink/Instagram)GIANT PINK, winner of Unpretty Rapstar 3, was slammed for using a Hindu religious text, Bhagavad Gita’s lines, in her recent song Pink. The song was released on December 29 last year but went under the radar as the song used the text as faded background music to add more oomph.Twitter user @DesiKpopper7 brought the song to fellow K-pop stans’ notice a few days ago on February 7. Indian K-pop stans especially expressed their criticism towards the rapper and her agency, SM Entertainment.DESI KPOPPER@DesiKpopper7Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:198:26 AM · Feb 7, 20225332Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:19 https://t.co/7CQLCaViNmGIANT PINK uses sacred Hindu scripture in song, gets slammed by Indian K-pop stansGIANT PINK is a hip-hop rapper under SM Entertainment’s group AIKM (All I Know Music) and the winner of rap competition Unpretty Rapstar season 3. The 30-year-old rapper recently came under fire for using religious scripture as part of her song Pink.The scripture can be heard in the music video at the time stamp from 1:12 to 1:19. During the few seconds, the beat drops, and a line from the scripture is used, while words like “Krishna” and “Duryodhan” can be clearly heard.Legend@Legend61013747@RudraYagam @suvvyks_369 @sushilksh @NewHorizons32 @ResetFact @Bharat_aperture Actually Lord Krishna is is Shri-Maha-Vishnu in human form,in Bhagwat Gita when Lord Krishna shows his real Vishnu form we could see the entire Universe inside him. Lord Vishnu limited him as a Human and took avatar on earth as Shri Krishna However these ideas is beyond Iskcon.5:21 AM · Jan 27, 20222@RudraYagam @suvvyks_369 @sushilksh @NewHorizons32 @ResetFact @Bharat_aperture Actually Lord Krishna is is Shri-Maha-Vishnu in human form,in Bhagwat Gita when Lord Krishna shows his real Vishnu form we could see the entire Universe inside him. Lord Vishnu limited him as a Human and took avatar on earth as Shri Krishna However these ideas is beyond Iskcon.In the Hindu religion, Krishna is a deity, and Duryodhan is a crown prince and one of the antagonists in one of the most revered religious epics, Mahabharata. Bhagavad Gita, too, is a part of the epic and is used as the most basic introduction to Hinduism, as it lays the foundation of the religion.GIANT PINK's use of Bhagavad Gita in a song has riled up Indian fans, especially because issues of Indian cultural appropriation by K-pop have been called out multiple times in recent years. The fans voiced their frustration and said they are getting “tired” of Korean musicians and artists not learning about different cultures and continuing to use them for aesthetics.XENON DAY ☕️ (53/90)@bunnyjaeminthis reminds me when an artist used a recitation of a verse from the quran in a khip hop song. now im double traumatized twitter.com/desikpopper7/s…DESI KPOPPER@DesiKpopper7Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:1912:31 PM · Feb 9, 20225433Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:19 https://t.co/7CQLCaViNmthis reminds me when an artist used a recitation of a verse from the quran in a khip hop song. now im double traumatized twitter.com/desikpopper7/s…taesty | som@taesty127the absolute disrespect. twitter.com/desikpopper7/s…DESI KPOPPER@DesiKpopper7Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:191:11 AM · Feb 9, 20225433Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:19 https://t.co/7CQLCaViNmthe absolute disrespect. twitter.com/desikpopper7/s…Siddhi • Gws Myungjin :(@sweetpill_astroIdk why use cultures are aesthetic 🤷 twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…DESI KPOPPER@DesiKpopper7Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:199:51 AM · Feb 8, 2022133Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:19 https://t.co/7CQLCaViNmIdk why use cultures are aesthetic 🤷🙆 twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…Wannabehissky@servethemoonTf?????? How has this even happened, why the heck would u use a religious text quote in a freaking kpop song? Like do u think they are at the level to use god's words? The AUDACITY @SMTOWNGLOBAL you better apologize twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…DESI KPOPPER@DesiKpopper7Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:198:06 AM · Feb 8, 202241Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:19 https://t.co/7CQLCaViNmTf?????? How has this even happened, why the heck would u use a religious text quote in a freaking kpop song? Like do u think they are at the level to use god's words? The AUDACITY @SMTOWNGLOBAL you better apologize twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…Illusion~👻@Erene_niknokWhat the-Cultures are,firstly,not an aesthetic thingy and more so when you use lines from our holy book... Atleast do some research before using them mindlessly? twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…DESI KPOPPER@DesiKpopper7Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:197:27 AM · Feb 8, 202241Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:19 https://t.co/7CQLCaViNmWhat the-Cultures are,firstly,not an aesthetic thingy and more so when you use lines from our holy book... Atleast do some research before using them mindlessly? twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…Vani 🦋@_rakigigglesOh they never learn do they. First Gayatri mantra and now this. They keep on disrespecting our religion like... Disappointed but not surprised twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…DESI KPOPPER@DesiKpopper7Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:191:27 AM · Feb 8, 2022133Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:19 https://t.co/7CQLCaViNmOh they never learn do they. First Gayatri mantra and now this. They keep on disrespecting our religion like... Disappointed but not surprised twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…cherry | ia@renyeol_@SMTOWNGLOBAL bruh.. what the fvck are you high on?!?!!! Do you know what does these lines means? Stop disrespecting and mocking our culture and APOLOGIES!! #SMAPOLOGIZE twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…DESI KPOPPER@DesiKpopper7Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:1912:23 PM · Feb 8, 2022233Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:19 https://t.co/7CQLCaViNm@SMTOWNGLOBAL bruh.. what the fvck are you high on?!?!!! Do you know what does these lines means? Stop disrespecting and mocking our culture and APOLOGIES!! #SMAPOLOGIZE twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…hong@kthshuaswhat the hell... twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…DESI KPOPPER@DesiKpopper7Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:198:28 AM · Feb 7, 2022233Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:19 https://t.co/7CQLCaViNmwhat the hell... twitter.com/DesiKpopper7/s…Ri@pijjahanWtf kpop seriously needs to stop doing cultural appropriation How tf can they even use that twitter.com/desikpopper7/s…DESI KPOPPER@DesiKpopper7Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:198:36 AM · Feb 7, 2022133Why tf would you use lines from the "Bhagavad Gita" in a Kpop song??? I'M SPEECHLESS- they're literally sampling anything at this point. DISAPPOINTED but not SURPRISED 🙄SONG: Pink by GIANT PINKyoutu.be/0UkGjmNOd0g1:12-1:19 https://t.co/7CQLCaViNmWtf kpop seriously needs to stop doing cultural appropriation How tf can they even use that twitter.com/desikpopper7/s…Indian K-pop fans tagged SM Entertainment and demanded the company and its artist apologize for using sacred scripture for aesthetics in the song. Along with an apology, they want the team and the artist to understand the importance of using cultures and to educate themselves.Neither GIANT PINK nor SM Entertainment has released any official statement regarding the matter.Meanwhile, a few past instances include BLACKPINK using Hindu deity Lord Ganesha’s statue as a prop and NATURE recently apologizing after being accused of appropriating South Asian, Native American, and African cultures.