After Japanese AV star Aoi Sola opened a Weibo account in China, she has been highly popular. In just a few short months, she has garnered the support of nearly 6 million Chinese "Sola fans". However, on the day of "September 18th", a gesture by Aoi Sola drew criticism from Chinese netizens.
On September 18, the 80th anniversary of the "Mukden Incident", Aoi Sola posted a photo on her Chinese Weibo with her fingers making a "V" sign for victory, and wrote underneath it "super happy". This action sparked a wave of over ten thousand comments, many of which were harsh criticisms towards Aoi Sola.
The same photo was also posted on her Twitter to celebrate her reaching 10,000 posts on the platform. However, this day coincided with the anniversary of the "Mukden Incident", when the Japanese army used the excuse of a railway being blown up by Chinese troops to invade China. This touched the patriotic feelings of many netizens, who angrily criticized Aoi Sola's inappropriate words and actions.
Netizens expressed their dissatisfaction with Aoi Sola's "super happy" statement, resulting in over ten thousand comments. Criticisms regarding her "super happy" statement and "V sign" continued until the afternoon of the 21st. Many netizens criticized her actions, calling them "deliberately mocking the 1.4 billion Chinese people" and "reckless and disrespectful to speak such words on National Humiliation Day". However, some die-hard fans strongly defended their idol, saying things like "I love my Japanese sister" and "I'm happy when you're happy." The two sides' voices alternated, but Aoi Sola has not yet responded to the issue.