If you’re familiar with K-pop, you’re definitely familiar with some of the most prominent groups. These bands are well-known in South Korea and across the world. They inevitably have become a trend because of their fashion, addicting music, choreography, their play with eye-catching color schemes, and many more. However, they have also been involved in numerous scandals. (As per reports in Me Aww. com)
Blackpink’s Jennie’s ‘lazy’ scandal and dating EXO’s Kai: Jennie’s ‘lazy’ performances in 2018 was shocking. While she had an injured ankle back then, many pointed out her lack of energy on other stages like the infamous Coachella performance in 2019. At the same time, she got massive hate for dating EXO’s Kai as obsessed fans have often tried to stop their favorite idols from dating. It got worse when her label YG tried to deny it by calling Kai her Uber driver. Jennie was constantly mocked, while some fans ordered Kai to dump her. They ended up breaking things off but not before it turned into a scandal, with trolls criticizing Jennie’s every move. She came once again under scrutiny for allegedly dating BIGBANG’s G-Dragon in 2021.
School bullying claims in 2021: In early 2021, popular K-pop idols were involved in a systematic attack by trolls and antis. Many accusers claimed that they had been bullied in school by K-pop idols. School bullying in South Korea is extremely violent and so the general public immediately turned their backs on their favorite artists. Many were put on hiatus by their agencies while they collected evidence that the rumors were fake. The idols involved were Everglow’s Aisha, APRIL’s Naeun, Apink’s Chorong, Stray Kids’ Hyunjin, Seventeen’s Mingyu, GOT7’s Youngjae, Monsta X’s Kihyun, Itzy’s Lia, former (G)I-DLE member Soojin, Hyuna, Loona’s Chuu and The Boyz’s Sunwoo among others. All of the cases turned out to be false but unfortunately (G)I-DLE’s Soojin suffered the most as she was made to leave her group.
Kris Wu’s rape case: In 2021, the former EXO member was accused of allegedly raping 30 girls, of which many were underaged. The alleged victims that spoke up shared that they were lured under the pretense of a party or a promise that Kris Wu would further their careers. He has now been arrested by the Beijing police on suspicion of rape and is being investigated as a criminal suspect. Along with such huge cases, there have also been frequent small scandals due to the illusion that agencies have created for their K-pop idols that don’t allow fans to see them as real and flawed human beings. We have many artists constantly being ignorantly insensitive, racist, or culturally appropriating since they know that their fans will always back them up. But on the other hand, we have a majority of K-pop fans jumping on the bandwagon and hating an artist on suspicions that later turn out to be untrue as in the case of NCT’s Jungwoo, T-ara, and NU’EST’s Baekho.
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