Article: Irene on suspicions of abusing stylist, "Immature attitude, thoughtless behavior, I'm sorry"
Source: Chosun via Naver
1. [+7,539, -186] Apologizing? Apologizing only after the scandal blow up, does that count as a real apology? It gives me goosebumps to think that she was acting like this behind the cameras while smiling like the devil for the public and begging for popularity...
2. [+2,873, -70] Look how disingenuous her apology is
3. [+2,277, -55] But you wouldn't have said a thing if none of this was exposed.. you really aged backwards, didn't you, tsk
4. [+2,003, -43] She's feeling the fire under her feet now that her movie's about to be released.. What exactly did you say in those recordings for it to get to this point? Let the public decide!
5. [+1,347, -44] People never change who they really are inside, she'll do this to someone else again
6. [+1,033, -7] That recording must've been terrible for her to come straight out and confirm it
7. [+958, -13] It's not like she's a teenager, she's in her thirties now. I highly doubt she's going to reflect over anything. People aren't meant to be fixed. Just retire and go abuse people in your corner of the room. What a mess.
8. [+880, -15] Something about her facial expressions always looked pissed off. Despite having a pretty face, she never gave a kind impression.
9. [+887, -24] Irene and Joy are quite infamous. I do think that she had this coming. These times are new times, celebrities aren't anyone special enough to get away with abusing anyone. How immature of her.
10. [+865, -13] One thing's for sure, she will never land another CF model or variety show again. She's going to have to take years to recover from this. I remember another certain celebrity got into a similar scandal and couldn't get back on TV for years only to get bombarded with hate once she did so she had to quit again. Irene's celebrity career is effectively over with this...
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Article: "Irene's character has always been like this" staff accounts pour out
Source: Kukmin Ilbo via Nate
1. [+2,982, -89] She must've thought she was unapproachable after getting a taste of money and fame at such a young age ㅋ How dare you act like that to people who are there to support you? ㅋ She needs a stern reprimanding.
2. [+2,563, -87] This is a huge scandal. I remember all the media play they did for her calling her an 'ice princess' since her debut. In the end, she ended up being the craziest b*tch ever stuck in her own princess mindset;;
3. [+497, -7] SM has several cold, b*tchy female singers that they've glamorized as being 'chic'
4. [+423, -8] She's 29 years old... how can you behave like that when you're approaching 30? I assumed she was some immature girl in her early twenties but I was shocked to read her age... Imagine how coddled she must've been all her life...
5. [+344, -15] And this is why Park Jin Young is always obsessing over character and attitude
6. [+338, -7] Abuse of power is unforgivable
7. [+332, -3] She's only apologizing because there's a recording ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ sigh ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
8. [+299, -5] The reason I don't trust the person who's defending her is because this wasn't just a one time case. If it was, I can see the stylist having blame too like maybe she wasn't professional or something but there are multiple people coming out to say the same thing. It's not an issue of instance but an issue of her character. Don't shield what can't be shielded. You guys do realize that the stylists still need to find work in this field , right? Imagine how bad she must've been to them for her to risk their careers for this.
9. [+252, -8] She has it written all over her face... "I'm a bitch" ㅎㅎㅎ
10. [+212, -5] To the person shielding her... they said in their post that "she was different than the rumors she had heard countlessly about"?? So she there were already "countless" rumors about her going around?
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Source: Naver
1. [+1,786, -35] Accounts that pressed like on the exposé: Red Velvet's former coordi, Vogue's September editor, industry top Hong Jang Hyun, photographer Kim Hee Joon, BoA's coordi, SHINee's former coordi, top nail artist Unistella, Marie Clarie editor, GQ editor, Singles editor, Eyes Magazine editor, S management models
2. [+1,147, -11] How bad is the recording that she couldn't even refute any of it ㅋㅋㅋ
3. [+1,007, -30] Has her character always been like this? Or did fame get to her head?
4. [+599, -61] She needs to go to JYP and get a few years of character training
5. [+470, -9] It's not like she's a top celebrity in the industry or has accomplished anything special as one of the main idols in a large entertainment company. It's ridiculous that she thought she was big enough to be abusive towards not only her internal staff but to editors and skilled staff of other companies? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Is she stupid or is she unable to control her own temper??? Or did she spend her whole life training so she has no idea what social etiquette is like?
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Article: Irene's character controversy continues to burn... additional accounts come out
Source: Everyday Econ via Naver
1. [+2,167, -44] To all of the people in the industry who are defending her, please stop defending her by saying that she wasn't abusive towards you and that she was kind to you so that makes her a kind person. It's basically like saying that someone's not a murderer because they didn't kill you even though they killed other people. Is someone kind just because they were kind to you? There are victims who exist. Stop killing them twice.
2. [+1,484, -43] She claimed that she's a super shy, reserved personality, and that her voice is naturally timid;; I'm getting goosebumps. She really acted it up!
3. [+750, -25] If talk of the recording never came out, she never would've apologized and she would've kept promoting like nothing was wrong. Stop attacking the victims twice! There have been a sequence of shields from staff but isn't the timing of it so funny? If anything, they're ruining her character and image even further.
4. [+509, -11] Two things you should never forget in society: humility and respect. People can be scarier than money.
5. [+424, -17] True colors aren't meant to change
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Article: Fans respond to Irene's confirmation... "I've known her for 7 years, I hoped that it wasn't true"
Source: Korea Ilbo via Naver
1. [+1,363, -35] What truth are they looking for? ㅋㅋ Then shall we release the recording and debate the truth then? Can you fans handle it? Obviously she came out confirming it right away because there's indisputable evidence.
2. [+595, -22] She let all the compliments about her beauty get to her head, to the point where she must think she's Kim Tae Hee or Lee Na Young. Even pretty actresses like them never abuse their staff, who do you think you are? ㅋㅋㅋ Farewell
3. [+283, -6] Release the recording
4. [+179, -9] She thought her popularity made the world hers
5. [+126, -0] All of the staff who worked with her on the movie pressed like on the post ㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎ she must have a huge temper
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Article: Red Velvet cancels fan meet on the 24th due to Irene's controversy
Source: Han via Naver
1. [+149, -18] Irene needs to leave Red Velvet just like Jimin left AOA.. the other members need to make it through this..
2. [+54, -6] Isn't this the group that called it an honor meeting Kim Jong Un ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
3. [+49, -5] I've been seeing a ton of shield articles coming up but that doesn't make her abuse go away ㅋㅋㅋ
4. [+44, -2] Disband the group~ and let SM take responsibility. Stop debuting people with poor character. Stylists and managers are all a part of the family. They're all sacrificing themselves for these stars. It doesn't seem like a one time thing that Irene abused them. People like her should be banned from ever becoming celebrities. What times does she think we're living in?
5. [+35, -0] Irene would be getting less hate if her shield posts were coming from other people working in the industry but they're all coming from people who know her personally
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