Scooter Braun Squashes Beef with Kris Wu Over iTunes Controversy, Edison Chen Adds His Two Cents

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Kris Wu Scooter Braun iTunes Controversy

Chinese heartthrob idol, Kris Wu (吴亦凡), released his debut album, “Antares” on November 2.  Several songs from the album immediately shot up to the top of the US iTunes chart, dethroning American pop stars, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga.  This caused controversy as many Americans and fans of Ariana Grande were wondering who Kris Wu was and why so many of his songs charted.  Some butthurt fans also accused Kris Wu fans of changing account names and using bots to increase the album sales, therefore, rigging the charts.  

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What ensued after was some bashing between Kris Wu fans and Ariana Grande fans.  The miniature pop star and her manager, Scooter Braun, were also seen liking hateful tweets that were insinuating Kris Wu’s success was rigged.  If you check the charts now, Kris Wu’s songs are no longer listed in the top 10, while Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga are now charting. The misunderstanding between Kris Wu and Scooter Braun seems to be over as the latter went to Twitter to wish Kris Wu a happy birthday and included his lengthy Instagram post explaining how his album charted so quickly.  However, many fans felt an apology is still owed to Kris Wu from both Scooter Braun and Ariana Grande for allegedly liking racist posts about the Chinese idol.  

Did Edison Chen and Kris Wu Squash Their Beef?

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Over the past few days I have become aware of an artist named @kriswu. Last night we had an opportunity to connect and talk and show respect. We learned of eachother since many rumors have come out about both us in connection to his newest release. Kris is a great artist who on a global scale is a star. It was explained to he and I last night that because his release was held back in China for his birthday his fans went and got the music any way they could and that was US Itunes. Once the release in China took place the fans had their access. He has never been removed from the charts on iTunes. That is false. I have never wished anything bad for Kris nor any other artist and those saying otherwise are wrong. Any fans of anyone I manage who are using this opportunity to spread any sort of division or racism are dead wrong and I won’t stand for it. The music community is international and no longer held by borders. Kris happy birthday and you showed yourself to be a global star. Glad we got to connect and speak and keep your head held high. This is just the first of many achievements for you. And for those using my name for false rumors now you know exactly where I stand. Keep it positive.

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Edison Chen Throwing Shade at Kris Wu and “Rap of China” Once Again

Edison Chen Adds His Two Cents

Kris Wu’s favorite fan, Edison Chen (陳冠希), who has always had it out for the former and the “The Rap of China” (中国新说唱) franchise, seems to have paid attention to all this.  He went on Weibo today and posted the following: 

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While Edison Chen didn’t address this to anyone, but it seems pretty obvious he was referring to Kris Wu when he mentioned charts.  Kris Wu’s music company, Universal Music, also responded yesterday that his album and singles are still charting and that they were bought on iTunes through the standard process. 

Credit: Apple Daily, Edison Chen Weibo, Scooter Braun IG