他的mixtape出了一星期之後,發生些爭議事件。簡單描述就是其中一首歌What do You Think開始部份,採樣(sampling)了六七十年代,美國邪教美國人民聖殿教教主Jim Jones的幾句佈道內容作背景聲音。及後被發現及投訴後,Big Hit發道歉聲明,指該曲製作人(不是Suga)在採樣時,只考慮了聲音跟歌曲的配合度,並不清楚聲音的背景,公司在審核歌曲時也忽略了,現在正式把採樣剔除重新發放,為帶來的問題致歉。
"I'm a big fan of Agust D music, always been. And D-2 is a masterpiece, much better than most of the BTS albums to me. What my take of the sampling issue is..... exactly what Big Hit statement describes: they made a mistake for being careless and didn't check things thoroughly..... now they realized who that actually was... they apologized and cut the sound. AND that should be it.
When my friends were soooo pissed off at fans or antis making it a big deal and having Big Hit apologized, my somewhat calm reply to my friend was "well... you can't celebrate 80+ iTunes No. 1 without something like this happening sooner or later, or all the time. Every tiny molecule of their movements will be dissected. They're being held on higher pedestal than any artist in the world, especially if they are known for being social conscious. It's like Google always being highly criticized for doing a little off the moral track, cos they claim themselves "not doing evil". Not knowing where the Jim Jones sampling came from was not a good answer to be honest, if Yoongi (Suga) really was dissing Jones and explained it, in any interview or vlive broadcast, then it would've been perfectly ok. But if he (they) really honestly just used it cos the "sounds" sounded cool, then it was his ignorance, and knowing him, I think he would've felt embarrassed by that too. I myself am not too concerned about who threw him under the bus, antis or fans. It's just a storm in a teacup and will be forgotten in a week. D2 is a masterpiece and will be remembered as such. Don't stress yourself my friend""
至於西方飯的什麼Jungkook we love you, Jungkook Best Boy等一面倒支持他的推特標籤,我是覺得好無聊,如果做得過份,可能更會幫倒忙,成為黑粉或路人的把柄。不過在一眾支援聲中,如果有人留意個別較理性的說法,或許會幫助到,一些任何事都先批評的阿米,看到其他國家,其他文化的人,究竟是怎樣看待這次事。