Recently, a topic titled “Wow, Kim Soo-hyun’s controversy got buried thanks to NewJeans?”, was published on the Korean forum Pann, drawing massive attention with over 147,000 views and almost 300 comments.
Here, the author of the topic pointed out that despite Kim Soo-hyun’s case being unresolved, online forums remain filled with posts criticizing NewJeans, pushing Kim Soo-hyun’s controversy out of the spotlight.
“How is it that the entire trending section is filled with NewJeans-related posts all the way up to the top 20, and somehow the Kim Soo-hyun controversy just completely disappeared? And it’s not even a resolved issuethere are still unresolved matters between the bereaved family and Kim Soo-hyun. But no, Pann is so busy attacking NewJeans that the top 20 posts are all about them”, they wrote, adding, “People are probably going to argue, ‘Well, NewJeans is an idol group, and Kim Soo-hyun is an actor, so of course the actor-related controversy wouldn’t generate as much discussion.’ But just look at what happened with Han So-hee last year (referring to the love scandal involving Han So-hee, Hyeri, and Ryu Jun-yeol).”
The author then expressed frustration, questioning why scandals involving female idols often receive prolonged scrutiny while male celebrities’ controversies fade much faster.
In response, many netizens agree, saying that the current situation reflects a broader trend of female celebrities facing disproportionately harsher criticism. Meanwhile, others countered that NewJeans fans were solely responsible for the hate the girl group is receiving. Below are some comments from netizens:
- If a female celebrity makes a mistake, she gets dragged for months, even years. Meanwhile, male celebrities get criticized for a few days and then it’s over.
- People spend more time analyzing a female idol’s one-second facial expression than they do discussing actual crimes committed by male celebrities
- Han So-hee was just clarifying her stance but people were calling her an attention seeker, making her the most hated celebrity for months. Meanwhile, Kim Soo-hyun’s scandal got brushed away in a few days. Many fans still defend him
- Some people will forgive male celebrities for s*x crime, school violence, assault, and drunk-driving, but will relentlessly bully female celebrities for plastic surgery and overreact to 1 second videos of them
- You’re just mad because NewJeans is being criticized
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