Rising Sun Insole Gets Sunburned

Jordan 12 Rising Sun

The Rising Sun Air Jordan 12 already hit retailers and was set to release this Saturday, October 24th. By now, you’ve probably heard about the hiccup in the release. According to sources, a specific country is outraged over the insole. Will the Rising Sun insole stop Jordan Brand from releasing the sneakers? Perhaps JB can just do a insole swap, and then everything will be ok. According to the image above, it looks as if the Rising Sun insole isn’t irreplaceable. Props US11

Once we get more info about the new release date it will be posted.

Seeing that Vans has used the Rising Sun theme before, how do you feel about this insole issue? Discuss in the comments section.





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39 Responses to “Rising Sun Insole Gets Sunburned”

  1. Comment by Converse King (Retired) October 22nd, 2009 at 2:16 pm

    I bought the black/baby blue 12’s today. They had the Rising Sun’s too in adult, kids, and even baby sizes.

  2. so.. let me get this straight..
    the inside sole has jumpman logo with “Japanese” sun around it?

    …huh

  3. dam i was rly feelin dat insole

  4. Comment by RICO7JT October 22nd, 2009 at 2:33 pm

    Know when with the HOSOI VANS i never heard anything wrong with them using the Rising Sun. The 3rd HOSOI VANs bottoms have half the Rising Sun on each foot. Thats on the SOLE of the shoe. Same thing with the Jordan Insoles, your walking on the sole. Whats the difference ???

    All I know is that when I do buy a pair MINE better have the OG insole and NOT some replacement.

    and If stores are just going to send back or throw away the insoles Im going and ask to keep them so I can give them away on ebay.

  5. converse king wut happened dude
    why the heck u retired from converse
    or did u just hop straight on the jordan train
    lol
    but yea we got em in out store and they got the lil rising sun
    design in ours buts nike called us and told us not to sell em
    imma steal em :]

  6. Comment by jonathan F/S October 22nd, 2009 at 2:42 pm

    the Space jams EVEN have crib,preschool,toddlers and Youth
    i thought it was limited

  7. Comment by Kid zilla October 22nd, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    Well i got mine allready one for me and my girl gottem 2 so im covered

  8. Comment by Blue cheese October 22nd, 2009 at 2:55 pm

    these are wack anyway

  9. Comment by lo$w@rd g October 22nd, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    i seen em last week on up coming display in hi l,and mall and i was @ the trap house and 3 people had em on.but the insole is what made em good

  10. Comment by JordanSBs912 October 22nd, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    i dont get it, whats different about the insole?

  11. Comment by marcg*sparklecity*sc October 22nd, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    That aint right

  12. thats wierd the shop i work at in pa the insoles had the rising sun on them…

  13. Comment by MisterMcFly23 October 22nd, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    what does it matter, its not like you can see the insole without taking off the shoe first anyway. who walks around with their shoes off to show off the insole, nobody, so whats the point !?!?. but then again, i guess if a company was trying to put the confederate flag on a shoe, i’d be outraged, so i can see where the problem is, but why snatch the shoe off the market now, we already know the story about the insoles and some ppl have already copped their pair, it’d be easier if they offered the customer the opportunity to keep the original soles or purchase replacements, simple as that…

  14. Comment by mars blakmon October 22nd, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    The rising sun insole was my whole purpose of coppin these.!omg

  15. I understand kinda where they coming from, but why wait til now? Unless they tried to settle it w/out anyone knowing but couldn’t come to a compromise. Now I want them more than b4.

  16. Comment by CenValCali October 22nd, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    I understood why that “specific country” boycotted the rising sun insoles….its all politics & bullsh!t….but hey, they made Jordan Brand swap em so can’t nobody front or hate on that.
    .
    As far as the Christian Hosoi Vans….well the apple don’t fall far from a tree there….he’s 1/2 Japanese! & what better way there is to pay homage to his heritage?
    .
    What wuz JB’s intention by put the rising sun image in the insole anyway? imo its kinda disrespectful cuz your steppin on a flag so to speak….

  17. Comment by K.billy October 22nd, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    Damn does this mean the ones with the rising sun are gonna be like the x’s with the toe cap? Shoulda got some at st alfreds

  18. Comment by Converse King (Retired) October 22nd, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Nah, I’m supposed to be retired from collecting period. But I guess I’m just bad at it because I walked out of the mall today with a new pair of 12’s.

  19. Comment by sneaker st. October 22nd, 2009 at 5:31 pm

    That specific country is korea, because they hate japanese in certain ways. To be specific, that japanese flag was used when japan took over korea so that’s why they didnt want that. Also to back up my statement

  20. Comment by AirJedi October 22nd, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    I GOT MINE YESTERDAY AND WITH THE RISING SUN INSOLE….YEAH!!!!! SO I ALREADY WINNING…WITH A AIR JORDAN 12 COLLECTION EDITION….

  21. Comment by airedweezy October 22nd, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    so everyone likes then
    pffttt beast for insoles
    sneaker game is so dying when people hate on a shoe
    and all of a sudden since it gets recalled they got heat
    lol oh yeah dudes your insoles save your wack shoes lol beast

    sorry for the rant but i know people can agree

  22. Comment by airjordanfan4567 October 22nd, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    i saw them on display and they had the rising sun sole on them but im not getting those

  23. Comment by willie eldorado (yung albino) October 22nd, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    so just don’t sell’em to that country they don’t like the design they dont need them…at all

  24. They’d have to call em back. The sun on the insole is the only thing that resembles a rising sun on the shoe.

  25. sticking with the white red xii’s anyway

  26. Now, having the Rising Sun insole because you got em early may really mean something.

  27. Its an easy pass for me. with all the heat coming out soon like the space jams, white/rd 12’s, 6’s, etc. they will be on the clearance racks anyway regardless of what soles is in them.

  28. Comment by neva2menyJs October 22nd, 2009 at 11:12 pm

    i hate when this happens for reall i saw alot of hate when it was posted first BEFORE the insole thing…i always liked them soo a retro card and a recall??? i think i made a good choise the first time

  29. Lol agree ^^^^

  30. Comment by hyestylekid October 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 am

    hell nah i need these now dont do like they did for the bakins back in the day if so imma find a pair some how this is wack im searching for an inside scoop now

  31. Comment by hyestylekid October 23rd, 2009 at 9:06 am

    Really tho its on the insole who sees that no reason to pull em off the shelves

  32. Comment by jumpoldman36 October 23rd, 2009 at 11:38 am

    POLITICS..! SMH

  33. Comment by jumpoldman36 October 23rd, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    I think JB purposely made the Rising Sun 12s with the “rising sun” insole. It caused some controversy and now it’s being recalled.
    I remember when the Bred 1s were released and the NBA banned them. That helped NIKE sell more shoes. This is working in NIKE’s favor. If you have the Rising Sun 12s with the “rising sun” insole, you have a pair worth keeping. If you have the pair with the plain white with the red jumpman, then with all the hype I’m hearing, you have a NOT so special pair… if you believe all the hype.

  34. Comment by kim chee hater October 23rd, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    Why dont you tell anybody “specific nation” is KOREA.
    The nation where still try to sue money from Japan because of WW2.
    Its good case to let the world know what kind of people they are.

  35. Comment by futastar October 23rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    All I gotta say is that I feel the same way about vans that the pack does

  36. i got mines, the insole is special, these will be hyped up fsho…so if you dont got bread to cop the special ones you will for sure get the all white insoles w/red jumpman on clearance for $125…maybe $120 like the nubuck 12’s…however, i got mine for $140 out the door locally….i’ll pay the extra 15-20$ for the “recalled pair” not to mention i got em 2 weeks early….cant hate on that!

  37. Comment by Tha Finest October 24th, 2009 at 10:03 am

    They moved them back to the 21st of Nov. 21

  38. Comment by mcfresh October 24th, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    What does it matter?I really don’t carecause I got mine from citysole.com and love my rising sun sole.This is adumb argument by the country

  39. FYI the logo will be replace with a plain sole

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