Recently, a topic titled “NewJeans’ Minji only stared at her phone while at the airport” was published on the Korean forum Pann Nate, drawing massive attention.
The topic attached multiple news articles, all of which claiming that Minji was transfixed to her phone to the point of ignoring reporters at the scene, painting a negative image of the female idol’s attitude.
According to the topic’s author, footage of the situation shows that Minji’s situation is “severe”, obviously meant to criticize the female idol.
However, netizens who see the topic are vehemently defending Minji, even calling the news article “malicious media”. Below are some comments from netizens:
- There were photos of Minji greeting fans and fan sites on the same day, but of course the trash reporters try to paint her in a negative light
- She was just sending a message to fans and yet you and the reporters are trying to be malicious
- I just watched the video and she just looked at the phone for a few seconds…
- What kind of malicious mediaplay is this? Are the reporters too jealous of NewJeans’ success
- Who’s paying the media to try and drag down NewJeans, I wonder….
Source: Pann Nate, PC
