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Their appearance was removed from "Friends: The Reunion": the Korean pop band BTS
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The version of the reunion of the »Friends« stars broadcast on three streaming services in China is shorter than the regular one.
Chinese censors removed the appearances of Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and the popular Korean boy band BTS from the 100-minute show.
Some LGBTQ fans of the series, who pay their regards in the special, have also been cut out.
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The American series classic also has many fans in China.
Some of them noticed the cuts and ventured online to vent their displeasure.
"Help!
Will we never evolve and change?
Now I really want to find out something about the cut scenes! «Wrote a user at China's short message service Weibo.
The reason for the censorship is likely that both Bieber and Lady Gaga have been critical of China in the past.
The BTS band leader, who calls himself RM, said in 2020 that the US and Korea shared a "story of pain" because of the Korean War.
At that time the USA supported South Korea, China the north.
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