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Viral post accuses ONE OK ROCK's Taka of exploiting Palestine footage

A widely shared social media post says the band's frontman played Palestinian footage at a live show, then made a remark seen as hypocritical trend-chasing.

newest coverage 3d agosummary written 3d ago2 pieces4.0k likes & upvotes4 comments MastodonX

What to know

  • The controversy stems from a single viral X post; the provided material does not include Taka's actual statement or independent confirmation of the event.
  • The post speculates Taka may have been imitating another prominent artist recently praised for commenting on Palestine, rather than acting from genuine conviction.
  • No response from Taka, ONE OK ROCK, or their representatives appears in the available material.

Taka Vocalist of ONE OK ROCK@mmrock_easy X user who posted the original criticism

Viral post accuses ONE OK ROCK's Taka of exploiting Palestine footage
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts

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Sep 21Sep 22yesterdaynow · 8:50 AM ET
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    Mastodon repost amplifies the accusation

    A Mastodon user reposts the original X criticism of Taka verbatim, extending its reach beyond the original platform.

    • vanilla_vodka@fedibird.com

      mimune🇵🇸🖤❤️💜🩷 氏： ≪は？？ワンオクのタカ、パレスチナの映像をライブで流しておきながらあんなこと言うたの？？まじでただの消費やん。。。え何もしかしてなんか最近有名なアーティストが言及して称賛されてるし自分もよう分からんけど乗っかりたくて映像流したとか？？？ガチでそうならクソすぎて終わりやけど？？？？？≫ https:// x.com/mmrock_easy/status/21016 51442042126349?s=20

      vanilla_vodka@fedibird.comMastodon3d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    @mmrock_easy accuses Taka of exploiting Palestine footage

    An X post criticizes ONE OK ROCK frontman Taka for showing footage of Palestine during a live show and then making a remark the poster calls hypocritical, speculating he was copying a trend set by another praised artist.

    “は？？ワンオクのタカ、パレスチナの映像をライブで流しておきながらあんなこと言うたの？？まじでただの消費やん。。。…”
    — @mmrock_easy