Actress Son Soo Hyun coolly responded to malicious comments amid backlash after uploading a post supporting girl group FIFTY FIFTY.
On August 21st, Son Soo Hyun posted on her SNS, “I watched ‘Unanswered Questions’… I’m really disillusioned with those who play with other people’s desperate dreams. FIFTY FIFTY fighting! Fly up once again proudly!“
Earlier on August 19th, SBS’ “Unanswered Questions” dealt with the exclusive contract dispute between FIFTY FIFTY and their agency Attrakt, but faced a strong backlash after the broadcast. Many viewers pointed out that the program only repeated what had been covered by various media outlets and even omitted significant aspects, such as the applications for trademarks and The Givers CEO Ahn Sung Il’s forgery of education and career background, etc. Especially, “Unanswered Questions” was also criticized for their biased attitude towards FIFTY FIFTY as they ended the broadcast by highlighting the emotions of the members through a letter without objective verifications.
As a result, the viewer bulletin board was paralyzed at one time. The petition for the abolition of “Unanswered Questions” was also posted on the National Assembly Petition Board.
In the end, “Unanswered Questions” stated their official position, “The ‘Unanswered Questions – Billboard and Girl Group’ episode, which aired on August 19th, was produced to think about what it takes to become a sustainable K-pop through FIFTY FIFTY’s incident. We make it clear that we did not side with either party or the interests surrounding them.“
Regarding a few matters that are currently in controversy, they promised to fill in the missing parts with an additional follow-up episode through additional coverage.
After Son Soo Hyun uploaded the post, netizens poured out malicious comments such as “If you want attention, act harder. It’s a foul to attract attention with something like this“…
To the comment “This is a person without basis. If you see the public opinion towards ‘Unanswered Questions’, you should be cautious or quiet. Seeing that you upload the post as if nothing happened, I feel that your basis is wrong. I hope you succeed and become a star“, she coolly responded, “I have to do what I’m supposed to do. Thank you for supporting me like this. Please continue to give me a lot of interest in the future!“
Source: Wikitree
