Last year, the South Korean entertainment industry set off a frenzy of "ME TOO" anti-sexual harassment movement, and the bean lovers in the Korean entertainment circle supported the movement on the Internet to speak out for the victims. Therefore, "ME TOO" has also become a sensitive word.
Recently, MONSTA X Shin Ho-seok (stage name Won Ho) has caused controversy for satirizing "ME TOO", what is going on?
According to South Korean media reports, on March 9 this year, MONSTA X members Hyun Hyuk and Won Ho caused controversy among netizens over the mention of "me too" at a fan signing meeting held at a record store in Gangnam in Seoul.
On the 25th, a netizen on Twitter published a video with the text "MONSTA X Yuanhu Satirizes ME TOO", and then the video was widely disseminated by netizens on Twitter.
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In the video, XuanHe and Yuanhu are having a conversation with fans, and Xuanhe puts the microphone on Yuanhu's chest and jokingly says, "xx say it." Then Yuanhao raised his hand and shouted "ME TOO ME TOO".
In this regard, some netizens believe that Yuanhu's relevant statements and behaviors have the intention of belittling and belittling "ME TOO".
Some netizens also said that the "ME TOO" said by Yuan Hu did not have the intention of irony.
After the relevant controversy expanded, starship, its subsidiary, uploaded an apology letter at the official fan club of MONSTA X on the 26th.
Although the company issued an apology letter, some netizens continued to protest and said that the relevant members should personally apologize. Therefore, the online community, SNS, and official fan clubs have also successively appeared in the messages of fans asking MONSTA X members to apologize.
Monsta X members Wei Hyuk and Yuan Hu personally issued apology letters.
Yuanhu apology letter
Yuanhu said: "I sincerely apologize to the fans who have been hurt and inconvenienced by my rash behavior at the fan meeting. What I said could undermine the significance of the ME TOO movement, not knowing at the time that it would cause a second toll to the victims who had summoned up a lot of courage, and I didn't know why I had made such ignorant statements, so I was deeply reflecting. I am very heartbroken and sorry for disappointing the fans who have been encouraging me because of my misbehavior."
Letter of apology from Xuanhe
"I would like to apologize to the people and fans who have been hurt by their rash speeches and actions. Through this incident, I deeply realized that careless behavior can bring great harm and unhappiness to others, so I reviewed my previous behavior and deeply reflected on it. Although it is too late, I would like to sincerely apologize for my mistakes, and I will do my best to avoid making the same mistakes in the future."
The incident had just come to an end, and on October 29, MONSTA X member Yuan Hu was once again embroiled in the debt dispute, and here's what it was:
On October 29, Zheng Doen, who came from "Face Praise Times", uploaded a photo of MONSTA X Yuanhu starring in JTBC's "IDOL ROOM" through his ins, with the caption "When will HaoXi (stage name Yuanhu) pay back my money?" KKK”。
According to Han Seo-hee (Jung Do-eun's girlfriend), Jeong Do-eun once lent Won 30 million won to Won-ho, but it has not yet been repaid.
Previously, Han Ruixi and Zheng Dorn had openly had a homosexual affair through live broadcasting.
Subsequently, Zheng Duoen posted on his Twitter at 10:00 p.m. on the 29th: "Starship does not call me or answer my phone, why do you play by yourself, I also want to play together, do you think I will not say anything at present?" Paying back money is only the smallest of them (one thing)", a preview of the second exposure was carried out.
On the 30th, Starship Entertainment, a subsidiary of Yuanhu, issued a position through Korean media that it was "not a fact at all".
In this regard, South Korean netizens have said: "If it is not a fact, take legal measures to deal with it."
On the afternoon of the 30th, Zheng Dorn published on his Ins that he was said to be a lawyer with MONSTA X member Yuan Hu as a lawyer.
In the dialogue, Zheng Duoen said that Yuanhu had agreed with her to rent half of one person, but Yuanhu did not pay the rent, resulting in her paying 10 million won in advance, after which Zheng Duoen asked Yuanhu to pay back, but Yuanhu did not pay back after paying back part of it. At the same time, she also said that Yuanhu had stolen her things to sell on second-hand websites.
On the evening of the 30th, she broke the news again through INS: "I know what you did in 2008. Suwon Detention Center. Special theft suspected. These are not the beginnings, and isn't the juvenile home (juvenile detention center) a previous offense? ”
It is reported that Zheng Duoen and Yuan Hu once met through the program "Face Praise Era".
According to Korean media reports on the 31st, Han Ruixi disclosed the screenshot of Zheng Doon's conversation with a whistleblower through his own INS story.
Public screenshots show that the whistleblower's wife has an improper relationship with SHOWNU, a member of MONSTA X.
At the same time, the whistleblower also disclosed the content of the reply of the alleged shownu lawyer, including the position of shownu.
In this regard, Starship Entertainment Company, a subsidiary of the company on the 31st, told Korean media: "The rumors related to Yuanhu and Zheng Dorn are unfounded and will take legal measures to deal with it."
Then, on the afternoon of the 31st, Starship Entertainment said through the official Twitter that Yuanhu withdrew from Monsta X.
The full text of the translation is provided below
At the same time, Yuan Hu also uploaded a handwritten letter to apologize to fans in the official café.
The following is the full text of the translation of Yuan Hu's handwritten letter
Han Ruixi then posted through INS: "Ah ~~~! Even if we go, we must return our Money from Dorne before leaving!!!!! Give money, you.
Immediately afterward, starship issued an official position on shownu's argument with married women.
The following is a full translation of the official position
MONSTA X released its new album "FOLLOW: FIND YOU" on October 28 and is in the promotional campaign with the title song "FOLLOW".