James Corden clears the air with BTS on Late Late Show after sparking backlash from BTS ARMY

The presenter welcomed the band on The Late Late Show (Picture: Getty)

James Corden has been seen filming a new segment for The Late Late Show with BTS, just weeks after sparking a fan backlash after appearing to take a swipe at the boy band.

The BTS ARMY hit out at the presenter back in September after he referred to fans of the band as ’15-year-old girls’.

James has welcomed the K-pop superstars on a number of occasions, including the show’s signature Carpool Karaoke segment – and James was even affectionately referred to as ‘Papa Mochi’ by fans in the past.

But he was called ‘disrespectful’ after a segment in which he called BTS’s appearance at the United Nations General Assembly ‘unusual’ and implied all their fans are 15-year-old girls. 

The group’s fans – referred to as the ARMY – criticised James for referring to BTS’s appearance at the event as ‘unusual’, noting that RM, Suga, Jimin, V, Jin, J-Hope and Jungkook are the UN’s Special Presidential Envoys for Future Generations and Culture.

However, it doesn’t seem to have stopped the group appearing on The Late Late Show.

The group were snapped filming with the presenter and also sat down for their first in person interview with James for two years – giving them a chance to clear the air. 

‘You’re in some hot water with the ARMY,’ he was asked by band member RM. ‘Are you alright?’

‘We did two jokes which I didn’t think were in any way offensive,’ James said, explaining the situation to viewers. 

‘…We said that your fans are 15-year-old girls, which of course isn’t true,’ he added. ‘Because I’m 43-year-old and I consider myself to be one of the biggets BTS fans on the earth. 

‘I’ve never been on that side of the army before and “Wow!”‘ he said.

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The Late Late Show was the first American late-night show that BTS appeared on, as they played the Flinch game with James in December 2017.

The stars have since appeared on and performed on shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, as well as UK shows like The Graham Norton Show.

The Late Late Show airs on CBS in the US.

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