Baek Ji Young criticized for using the ice bucket challenge to pray for 'Superstar K6' success

[bunica1990.livejournal.com]

Singer Baek Ji Young also joined the ice bucket challenge.
On August 22, Baek Ji Young posted on her Instagram, "Go Super Star K and the people I challenge for the ice bucket challenge are Taecyeon, Son Dam Bi, and Yoo Ah In" along with a picture.

In the picture, Baek Ji Young was wearing a pink tanktop and jean shorts, kneeling on the ground with her hands put together as if she was praying. She was being showered with a big bucket full of ice water.
Internet users who saw this commented, "She must be freezing," "I wonder what it would've been like if this happened in the winter," and "Wow, she's crazy."





Article: Baek Ji Young does the ice bucket challenge "praying for the daebak of Superstar K6"

Source: OSEN via Nate

1. [+872, -24] The original intention was to raise awareness for Lou Gehrig's disease patients. She seems to have lost the purpose of the ice bucket challenge by doing it for the success of Superstar K.

2. [+601, -14] Ah... the ice bucket challenge is not to pray for the success of shows.. Why is she making a wish

3. [+598, -15] I can't believe she did the ice bucket challenge for Superstar K;;

4. [+51, -2] Why would she wish for Superstar K's success while doing that?

5. [+41, -2] Is she letting her dumbness show.. I like Baek Ji Young but this is wrong.. Is she asking for hate?

6. [+36, -2] Praying for the success of Superstar?? What a dumb celebrity who doesn't even know the meaning of the ice bucket challenge~~

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Article: Baek Ji Young's ice bucket challenge loses meaning in promotion for 'Superstar K6'... an immature decision by a veteran of 16 years

Source: TV Daily via Nate

1. [+232, -8] She's going to have a long career. If she's done all that stuff to get hate, you'd think she'd have learned and moved on but she still keeps going. It has to be intentional by this rate.

2. [+137, -3] It's not only Baek Ji Young, it almost feels like some celebrities are doing it to prove that they're famous for being chosen and to show off that they were named.

3. [+135, -3] Celebrities are having a lot of fun with this

4. [+23, -2] Someone already guessed it before ㅎㅎ that it's a good deed for a good cause but there will inevitably be immature celebrities doing it to show off ㅎㅎ

5. [+18, -1] I agree with Lee Kyun now. If she had any thought at all, she wouldn't have done this.

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Sources: kpopstarz ,netizenbuzz ,osen via nate and tvdaily via nate

Comments

[cotxpaxi.livejournal.com]

What a dummy

[hearttaek.livejournal.com]

what a foolish thing to do.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

Girl it's not a wish bucket.

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

right because everyone seeing this doesn't know about ALS by now, it would have made a huge difference if she'd said otherwise

[obeytheempress.livejournal.com]

it's still kind of disrespectful to the cause.... the whole purpose of the challenge is for ALS, not anything else.

[honeyfunnybunny.livejournal.com]

Sigh ;( but she challenged Yoo ah in and I really wanna celebrate that but she's doing it for the wrong cause

[parkjsun.livejournal.com]

Well, I think she took it down? Hopefully she puts up a proper one.

[bunica1990.livejournal.com]

I couldn't find the video. I looked for it both today and yesterday. I think she just posted the pic.

[parkjsun.livejournal.com]

Ik, still hoping she puts up a proper one mentioning ALS.

[e-bone (from livejournal.com)]

So she didn't mention/encourage donation for ALS research at all?? If so the commenters are rightfully critical (for once)

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

It was happening before, it's not like they were being critical for no reason. I would argue that without them being critical, not as many people now would know it's for ALS.

[kittyboo17.livejournal.com]

she really should have known better :/

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

She can't be that dumb, but at least there are visible ice cubes coming out of her bucket.

[coldhives.livejournal.com]

[woohyun.livejournal.com]

gurl

[pbutterlion.livejournal.com]

oh god embarrassing

[gray-fairy.livejournal.com]

That reminds me to those kids doing it for free meals and stuff. So shallow and disrespectful.

[innertide.livejournal.com]

damn that's selfish. obviously all celebs are using this trend partially for publicity but this is just disrespectful

[juhli.livejournal.com]

Did she not know what this challenge was for or is she just brazen enough to do this?

[10135.livejournal.com]

Awkward.

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

She of all people should know better too, she's dealt with scandals in the past you'd think she'd try and be extra careful.

Smh.

[tempestdance.livejournal.com]

OMG the thing is her video does not mention SSK ANYWHERE. she said it was for a good cause and in a separate tweet she said Go SSK. This was a classic case of reporters being douches and they all fell for it. i feel bad for her.

[impatiences.livejournal.com]

god, people can bitch about anything.

[lovealwaysliana.livejournal.com]

Did she say she was praying to win the show anywhere? I'm confused...