Oh My Darling Actress Anikha Surendran Upsets BTS ARMY!
As the release date for the Malayalam movie Oh My Darling draws closer (February 24, 2023), conversations around the lead actress and her alleged shading of Kpop group BTS have taken Twitter by storm. Anikha Surendran, known for her roles as a child artiste in Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and Viswasam (2019), appears to have angered BTS' ardent fan-base (ARMY) with her comments about the popular group during the film's promotions.
The state of Kerala, where Oh My Darling is set, is home to many loyal BTS ARMYs in Southern India. Two videos of Anikha Surendran have surfaced online, with the first showing her in an open promotion space, presumably asked about her views on Kpop due to her age and the genre's rising popularity in her home state. In the video, the 18-year-old actress can be seen making some ambiguous statements about BTS
In another video, Anikha is questioned by an interviewer regarding her previous statement, which implied that BTS had disbanded as a group. For the uninitiated, one of the seven members of the K-pop boy group is currently serving in the Korean military, as mandated for every able-bodied South Korean man. The group had therefore announced a hiatus, with members focusing on their solo careers during this period. The topic of BTS' hiatus is a sensitive one among fans and beyond, given the brand's significance and impact (such as on the South Korean pensioner's stock investments). Ms. Surendran's comments on this subject have understandably caused some controversy
