I think the reason is mostly the fans. We all know ExoLs don't hold the title for being the sanest Fandom out there. ikon fans have always been more on the chill side and this shows it. 

If she was kicked out of the group then that means the rumors were true. When they're false companies sue and make money from winning the lawsuit, they only let the idols go when they know they can't win because it's true and the lawsuit would make them lose money instead. Plus being called out by ex-classmates is one thing, but when another celebrity puts their career on the line to acuse you as well, there is basically no way the rumors are false. If she's a bully good riddance, actions have consequences and she has to face them. 

I don't think a high TOEIC score determines your success though. I have a score of 980, while I'm not doing bad I'm not like super successful either. 

Jimin bullied her for 10 years, so if she wants to call Jimin out for the next 10 than she has all the right to. An eye for an eye. 

I had to take that test too. I got 980. Still pissed I didn't get a perfect score I got only 2 questions wrong. 

Let's be real here. As bitchy as it might have been, what she did wasn't scamming. She never lied to the dude. She asked for money he said yes. Was it a bitch ass move? Absolutely, is it against the law tho? Not really. She was pretty honest as to why she wanted the money. The dude was just a moron for giving it willingly. 

Irene needs to change her stage name to Karen. 

Scolding someone for doing something that "they" simply don't like IS a form of bullying. Just cuz you don't like something doesn't give you the right to treat them badly for it. You don't own the world 

I like this person. Clear, to the point. With recepts and well prepared. Honest and with enough self love and dignity to stand up for herself and others. Good human being right there. Irene always seemed bitchy to me, glad to know I was right all along, my insticts never fail me. I'm definitly not gonna support Red Velvet anymore. If there is one thing that I hate the most in this world is self entitled people that treat others like trash. Irene is almost 30, too old to change. No matter what she says she's gonna continue to be this way and I will never support that, never. And if you do, you need to re-evaluate your life. 

It's such a stiff and rehearsed sounding post. I wonder how much SM paid her to say this. Because more than anything she's reassuring Irene's fans that she's the way they "think" she is so they don't leave her, no one actually says that. That's not what you say when you're defending a friend. It's clearly not real. Could she be more obvious. 

This is an apology? She's only sorry she got caught. If she acts this immature at almost 30 she has no hope. She's never gonna change. Being rude once or twice, being careless with words is one thing, but treating people like they're less than human isn't being "careless" it's being a monster and she deserves to get permanently canceled. There's a big difference between being rude and being a complete psycho. 

And she thinks a simple "sorry" is gonna cut it? From everything that has come out she's clearly hurt A LOT of people. She better lose all her fans, she needs to get canceled asap. This is where canceling someone needs to take effect. People like this don't deserve the spotlight. Blaming it as being immature, seriously? The bitch is almost 30 years old. If she hasn't learned to be a decent  human being by now she never will. 

This is ridiculous!!! He didn't do anything wrong! People just over exaggerate. 

I mean, he's right in a way. He doesn't seem to be undermining Korean idols, more like exposing the failures of his company and lack of support from his own country. In Japan you have to buy the physical album to even watch a full music video. If you go on youtube it's extremely hard to even find a full jpop MV or performance. Japan doesn't share their music with the world like they do in Korea. If Korea had the same mindset then yeah, kpop wouldn't be so big internationally because people wouldn't actually know about it. Like it happens with Jpop. How could you know about something you're not allowed to see? I think kpop fans, as usual, are taking his words in the wrong way. He's critizing his company and country rather than undermining BTS and Twice. If you read it well, you'll notice he's actually praising the fact the in Korea they actually give importance to expanding their music to the world, while in Japan they don't at all. This is all from personal experience too. I got into kpop in 2006. I used to like NEWs a lot, but it was impossible to listen to any of their songs or even watch their Music Videos, in an attempt to find something on Youtube I ran into a kpop MV and I was surprised there was so much more content than Jpop (mind you, even kpop back then was limited but there was still MORE available than Jpop) There was much more to explore and find so I switched to kpop. I think this is what he meant, because yeah, how can you become popular internatinally if you can't even post your own performance on an international platform?

This is sad, but if the person crossed the street on a red light, there isn't much a driver can do to avoid this. This happened to a classmate back in highschool, he was driving to school when suddenly a man crossed the street on a red light. My classmate couldn't do anything to avoid the hit, and the guy ended up dying. My classmate felt so guilty even though he did nothing wrong. Please, don't cross the streets on a red light, always pay attention when crossing no matter how late you may be. It's better to lose a minute of your life than your life in a minute. 

How humiliating to not even know what your own culture looks like. 

I think all these people should be blacklisted in every hospital and not be allowed to recieve any medical treatment if they get infected. They refuse to take care of us by protecting themselves, we should refuse to protect them once they get infected. It's only fair. 

Chanmi has a youtube channel and from what I've seen, Mina was the only member never invited in it. The few times she appeared was because Chanmi was vlogging an event with the whole group. Jimin on the other hand was constantly invited in it.