Lee Mi Joo Confronts a troll during Live Broadcast: concern raised over uncontrolled malicious comments after Moonbin’s passing 

Lee Mi Joo, who is known for her cheerful personality, directly confronted malicious commenters during her recent live broadcast.

On March 28th, Lee Mi Joo started a live broadcast on her Instagram. Doing a live broadcast, or a livestream, is an important time for both fans and artists to communicate. Fans get the chance to interact with their favorite artists, while artists get a chance to heal their tired bodies and minds from their busy schedules and work. It is a time where they can receive support from fans.

But unfortunately, Lee Mi Joo’s live broadcast was disrupted by malicious commenters.

During the broadcast, Lee Mi Joo received compliments from fans, saying, “You look so pretty.” She responded by thanking them and asking them to say it more often, jokingly explaining that she hasn’t been hearing those words often from her male colleagues. 

Lee Mi Joo spent over an hour having a pleasant time with her fans during the live broadcast, but after about an hour, she suddenly expressed her anger towards an malicious commenter by asking, “What do you want to say?” This was the first time she confronted malicious commenters.

Lee Mi Joo went on to say, “I want to know why you are watching this (live broadcast). You can leave if you don’t like it.“

Lee Mi Joo has always been able to ignore malicious commenters and move on with a smile, but this time was different. The degree of hate comments was too much to bear. This particular malicious commenter has been known to leave persistent hate comments during Lee Mi Joo’s recent live broadcast.

However, she soon regained her composure for her fans. Lee Mi Joo finished the broadcast by saying, “Thank you everyone for today. See you again.“

Lee Mi Joo, who is known for the nickname “mental armor,” was so angry that she confronted malicious commenters. Anonymous online haters who leave malicious comments on various articles have now found a new way to target celebrities through their live broadcasts. The use of anonymity to bully others is still prevalent during live broadcasts.

K-pop idols’ passing at a young age has drawn concern from overseas media. On April 20th, British daily newspaper, The Guardian, reported, “Many young K-pop stars have died in recent years,” and that “K-pop stars are chosen by agencies at the age of mid-teens or even younger, living under strict control and receiving rigorous training for most of their time.” 

The New York Times also reported that “Moonbin’s (death) was another case of a sudden death among Korean celebrities in their 20s,” and urged Korea to reflect on where the country’s most popular cultural export industry has gone wrong.

Many idols in Korea are suffering from depression or anxiety disorder to the point that even major international media are worried. 

One of the causes of this situation is the constant streams of unchecked malicious comments that has been pointed out for a long time. This cannot be simply brushed off as something done “just for fun.“

Source: daum.