Korean netizens are questioning… Since the previous week, news of bullying in relation to K-pop idols (and to some Korean famous athletes) during their school years has boomed. For a moment, it seemed like being a sociopath was a prerequisite for being a Kpop idol. In fact, it is difficult to say that the allegations of bullying in these news are so serious.
To summarize the issue, here’s the thing: When news of bullying came one after another, and when Koreans became obsessed with this issue, DISPATCH felt the need to step in and change the agenda (at least tried to that). Indeed, while the word “bullying” was the most searched word in search engines, it became obsolete. Dispatch normally delivered gossips at this level of caliber just after the Christmas. Since they did not release it at that time, they must actually be holding it, and when things got mixed up in this way, they promptly and abruptly served the news. Also, the way the news is made is somewhat unpleasant. While reporting on Jennie and G-Dragon’s romance, it is especially emphasized that Jennie goes to G-Dragon’s villa every morning. The editor who made the news was so mean. But he got results too: Instead of the word bullying, the Jennie-GDragon-villa trilogy was sought after like crazy.
There seems to be something important overlooked here. Being so obsessed with bullying news and forgetting that it is itself the worst case of bullying to keep throwing on us about other people’s private lives that are not our duty …
I strongly disagree with the news Dispatch made in an allele rash and tyrannical style. I am of the opinion that the “lynching”-type movement about K-pop idols, mostly made with “anonymous” names, is also exaggerated. The allegations seem to have nothing to do with straw. Take care of your favorite artists. According to those criteria, I think it would be appropriate to say that what Hyunjin exposed to in the video below is also bullying:
https://youtu.be/adwhBrN5WhM
