Overall, the reporters criticized HyunA's decision to be honest and go public with the dating news. In fact, they called her "selfish" as her honesty had a detrimental�effect on E'Dawn's career.�

While talking about E'Dawn's inability to promote, and Pentagon's cut into a�group of 8, the male reporter said, "But the problem is, Pentagon could have even fewer members."�The other reporters reacted surprisedly. The reporter then said,�"I'll stop right here,"�but�ended up revealing,�"There are several more members whose stories the public doesn't know about yet. (It's my personal opinion)."