Recently, the former CEO of T-ARA, Kim Kwang-soo, suddenly mentioned the past bullying scandal of the 2nd gen girl group. In response, former T-ARA member Hwayoung directly refuted Kim Kwang-soo’s claims, insisting that she suffered from physical and verbal abuse from the rest of the group.
Additionally, a former employee sided with Hwayoung, causing the T-ARA bullying scandal to resurface once again.
Amid this, malicious posts and articles targeting IU, who is known to be close friends with T-ARA member Jiyeon, started to appear.
For instance, a post saying “T-ARA’s Jiyeon and IU are on the same level”, which raised suspicions about IU’s true personality due to her friendship with Jiyeon, has attracted over 73,000 views on the Korean forum Nate Pann.
Under the comment section for topics and articles related to T-ARA, insults and speculations about IU can also be spotted.
However, it seems that most netizens are siding with IU for the time being, especially as IU is largely known for her stellar personality across her career.
Below are some comments from netizens under related topics:
- Don’t drag IU into this issue
- There’s no evidence to Hwayoung’s claims just yet, and it may not be true. Even so, IU has nothing to do with this, so stop talking nonsense
- Judging from the way they treat those around her while working, Jiyeon and IU are very considerate. We don’t know the full story, so stop making posts like this
- Even if IU is strong-willed and not gentle, if a person wants to survive in this entertainment world, they have to be strong. How is a gentle and weak-willed person going to endure it?
- I am screen-shotting this stupid post of yours and sending it to IU’s agency so they can sue you
On the other hand, IU recently revealed a painful injury that she suffered from during her concert.
Source: Pann Nate
