英国电子音乐乐队Massive Attack在澳大利亚和全球演出中翻唱了韩国乐队Seo Taiji and Boys于1995年发行的歌曲《时代的遗憾》，并配以1980年光州民主化运动的影像。[1] 这支乐队将此举作为对K-pop抗议音乐根源的致敬。[1]
《时代的遗憾》因其政治歌词遭到韩国文化审查委员会审查，审查机构要求删除敏感内容，乐队随后发布了纯音乐版本。[1] 这首歌曲激发了歌迷的大规模请愿活动，推动整个审查制度在1996年被推翻。[1]
光州民主化运动发生在1979年韩国总统朴正熙遭暗杀后，陆军将领全斗焕随后发动政变，该事件导致数百人死亡。[1] 韩国直到1987年才举行了首次民主选举。[1] 这一历史背景突出了《时代的遗憾》作为政治抗争象征的重要意义，也反映了K-pop从抗议运动根源逐渐演变为今日非政治化娱乐产业的过程。[1]
British electronic band Massive Attack has incorporated a politically charged moment into their global tour, performing a cover of "Regret of the Times" by South Korean group Seo Taiji and Boys alongside footage from the 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement.[1] The 1995 original song faced censorship after South Korea's cultural review committee demanded removal of its political lyrics, prompting the band to release an instrumental version.[1] The incident sparked mass fan petitions that ultimately led to the dismantling of South Korea's entire censorship system in 1996.[1]
The Gwangju uprising occurred in 1980 following the assassination of President Park Chung-hee in 1979, after which military general Chun Doo-hwan staged a coup.[1] The crackdown on the movement resulted in hundreds of deaths, though some estimates place the actual toll higher.[1] South Korea held its first democratic elections in 1987.[1] By centering this chapter of music history in their performances across Australia and beyond, Massive Attack frames the song as a tribute to K-pop's origins as a vehicle for political dissent.[1]
The performance has drawn scrutiny domestically: an opposition-party councilor from Incheon has called for an "audit" of the band's performances in South Korea.[1] Political tensions in the country were underscored by President Yoon's declaration of martial law in December 2024, though the order lasted only hours.[1]
