‘Girls Planet 999’ finalist Kawaguchi Yurina came under controversy for liking a comment about Huening Bahiyyih

dhanJanuary 19, 2022Last Updated: January 19, 2022

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“Girls Planet 999” is a survival reality show produced by Mnet that aired in Korea last year. Through the show, the debut lineup of the multinational girl group Kep1er (including 6 Korean members, 2 Japanese members and 1 Chinese member) was selected. On January 3, Kep1er officially debuted with the mini-album “FIRST IMPACT” and the title track “WA DA DA“. The rookie girl group has quickly achieved impressive success for a rookie within just a few days into their debut.

Although Kep1er has officially made a debut, it seems that there are still many fans who are not fully satisfied with the current lineup because their bias in the show did not make the cut. Among the 9 contestants eliminated in the finale, Kawaguchi Yurina probably caused the most regret because in the previous rounds, she always ranked high. Yet, the Japanese trainee only got 14th place in the final ranking.

Recently, Kawaguchi Yurina drew a huge controversy on social media after she liked a comment written by a fan that mentions Huening Bahiyyih. Specifically, the following comment was left on TikTok on January 17 in Japanese: “Yurina, did you know your fans sent messages asking to switch your and Huening Bahiyyih’s ranking, some even swore at and threatened to kill her… in the finale of “Girls Planet 999″?”. According to fans, Kawaguchi Yurina liked this comment but then unliked it.

Since this incident broke out, fans on Twitter have been constantly talking and arguing about it. Many fans have defended Yurina by claiming that the female trainee is not a manager of social media accounts but a management team, and they regularly like every comment from fans. However, some others found that explanation unconvincing and whether it was Yurina or her team, they didn’t like every comment under the posts. As a result, netizens started debating whether the fact that her account accidentally or intentionally liked this comment, and whether Yurina really knew about what her fans did to Huening Bahiyyih or not.

yurina and her management need to release a statement about liking a post acknowledging the hate against ? and tell her delusional fans to stop sending hate over the past. it’s frustrating that this shit only happens to ? cuz ppl couldn’t vote enough.#yurinaapologize pic.twitter.com/UGZR4d6DKE
— hal ? (@bahizen) January 17, 2022

Y better to apologize, i am so sick with jnetz, someone need to clear tge air, and bcs Y verified acc involving this sutuation into the worst scenario, I think she need to responsible, ofc the acc belongs to her no matter who was liking that hate comment #yurinaapologize https://t.co/KM70A2gC9w
— Nana Cherryhielights (@NHiyyihlight) January 17, 2022

This is really irritating. Whether it was a mistake or not, this act encouraged hatred towards a minor. We want a public apology.#yurinaapologize https://t.co/PqDqkT4Oo5
— Mon~Bahiyyih_our_princess (@Monmin87) January 17, 2022

even if u argue out that she has a management controlling her socmed….. that still represents her??? so like #yurinaapologize or at least address the issue…. https://t.co/bjtAOxJN5A
— CLOSED (@avyshie) January 18, 2022

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#HUENING_BAHIYYIH doesn’t deserves all of this, #yurinaapologize #WeLoveYouBahiyyih
— bahiyyih (@BHiyyih1) January 18, 2022

Language is not the issue! If they don’t fckng understand its context then why the fck will she/her team like it? That’s very irresponsible of them!! She’s adding fuel to fire! ? is bullied in their country and she’d cause more commotion by liking that? #yurinaapologize
— mika ? (@hiyyihchang) January 18, 2022

As the incident spread more and more widely, Huening Bahiyyih‘s fan community soon spoke up to defend their idol. Many people have started trending the hashtag #yurinaapologize to demand an official apology from Kawaguchi Yurina.

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