APRIL’s Naeun
Thanks to the drama Extraordinary You, the name Naeun and the girl group April have become known to many people. However, suddenly in an online community post, a netizen claimed that he/she had been a victim of bullying by Naeun. The agency quickly denied these untrue rumors and stated that they would take legal action. A few days later, the netizen apologized and said everything he/she said was wrong. Fans and netizens do not believe this person’s actions.
2AM’s Jo Kwon
A netizen with malicious intent left comments accusing 2AM’s Jo Kwon of going clubbing in Itaewon the night when someone confirmed positive for the coronavirus who visited five nightclubs in Itaweon. Not staying silent, Jo Kwon who saw the comment immediately denied it. In fact, he explained that his activity that night was watching the drama The World of The Married at home. Then netizens sympathized with him for being falsely accused.
Seulgi Red Velvet
An anonymous netizen made a post claiming that Red Velvet’s Seulgi was bullying him/her. He said that he/she was attending School Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA) at the same time as Seulgi. He/she accused her of doing bad things like taking money and hurting her/him physically. Not only that, he/she uploaded a picture proving itself a graduate of SOPA and a reliever for depression due to trauma. Red Velvet fans find out whether these rumors are true or not, but they find that a graduation photo from SOPA was uploaded in 2019 while Seulgi graduated in 2013. In addition, the drug that was distributed was a pill containing Erdosteine to treat bronchitis. After this incident, fans wanted SM Entertainment to take firm action against netizens who have spread false rumors about Seulgi.
Woo Ji Yoon, ex BOL4
Woo Ji Yoon, debuted as a duo in the group BOL4 in 2016, but this year she decided to focus on her solo career. After her former teammate leave, she made her debut and one of her song was in the spotlight entitled ‘DODO’. In the lyrics, it is interpreted by netizens as an attack on her former teammate Ahn Jiyoung. However, Ji Yoon quickly denied this accusation by stating that the song had been made since 2019 before she left.
