Gagwoman Hong Yunhwa apologizes to Suho and EXO fans

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Article: [Exclusive] Gagwoman Hong Yunhwa apologizes to EXO Suho fans "I'm sorry"

Source: Star News via Naver

"Hello, this is Hong Yunhwa. I didn't know where to write this post for fans to see so I'm posting it here. Yesterday, we filmed the Chuseok special for SBS 'Star King' and I just checked the posts written by EXO Suho-ssi's fans earlier. The posts were about how I groped Suho-ssi's thighs and how he didn't like it and had to move away from me. The posts also demanded that I clarify it or apologize.

I would first of all like to apologize. I apologize to Suho-ssi and his fans. Thinking back to the situation now, I don't remember exactly what happened, but I think this is all happening because I touched him and people saw that. I had no intention of doing it but I think I touched him without thinking about it while reacting to something else.

At the filming, the times where I hugged him and touched his arm were all pre-discussed with Suho-ssi. Either way, even if we had gone over it, I'm sorry if I disturbed you. I'll be paying more attention to my every action in the future."


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1. [+17,629, -995] Imagine how scared she was to have written this

2. [+17,414, -1,355] They're old enough to handle it between themselves, why are fans making it their business tsk tsk

3. [+16,980, -1,577] Knock it off stupid EXO fangirls ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+16,066, -1,471] This is why EXO gets hate. EXO does nothing but their fans are always the one causing messes.

5. [+2,359, -349] Why is she apologizing? This is why people hate EXO, because this is how their fans act...

6. [+2,296, -342] EXO fans have issues

7. [+1,900, -268] Maybe that EXO member just went to the side for no reason... Stupid fangirls always love making up stories that make themselves the victim

8. [+1,850, -231] How about you psycho fans worry about not going to their family weddings and causing a scene

9. [+1,724, -206] It's not even Suho who was uncomfortable with it but his fans and she has to apologize for that... Talk about a power trip.

10. [+1,766, -260] And another becomes witch hunted

11. [+1,458, -189] It's not like she touched him on purpose, people can do things while reacting for broadcast.. ㅋㅋ Hong Yunhwa-ssi is too nice, she's so weak

12. [+1,340, -148] It's funny how idol fans get all pissy about stuff like this but they're the ones who are trying to grope them at concerts and airports.

13. [+1,274, -212] EXO fans act like EXO's at least 5 years into their debut and at the top of the broadcast food chain ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

14. [+1,258, -217] I seriously don't get what's so amazing about EXO that everyone gets so scared like this

15. [+1,154, -290] This is why I hate EXO

16. [+802, -114] Remember on 'Mask Best Singer' when the panelists saw Chen and were like, "Oh gosh, we're so sorry", "Mess with him and bad things will happen"...... just how bad are the fans that they have to act like that.

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Source: Nate

1. [+1,360, -92] Stupid EXO fangirls ruining lives

2. [+1,183, -76] She got involved with the wrong crowd... sigh

3. [+1,008, -83] This is something worth apologizing over...? Such an amazing fandom~

4. [+87, -10] I remember one fan said "Even we're afraid to touch him in case he shatters or wears out" ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ the cringe, it makes me barf ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ do you even think of your own parents that preciously... tsk tsk tsk

5. [+79, -18] They're afraid he's going to wear out if he gets touched too much? As if that pathetic EXO is that amazing ㅋㅋㅋ

6. [+58, -13] People should only shoot documentaries with EXO, no more varieties. Stupid fangirls don't know how to handle it, tsk tsk

7. [+50, -9] Is he some national treasure? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Then go stick him in a museum somewhere~ so that no one can touch him~

8. [+48, -5] Must be stressful for the celebrities on show with EXO... because of their stupid fans


source: naver + nate via netizen buzz

Comments

[tempestdance.livejournal.com]

to clarify so far there's absolutely no photo or video evidence of this, it was this one fan who was in the audience and kept claiming that her hands were all over suho, and fans went nuts.

[happydirections.livejournal.com]

sigh.

[lastbestwest.livejournal.com]

"12. [+1,340, -148] It's funny how idol fans get all pissy about stuff like this but they're the ones who are trying to grope them at concerts and airports"

This.

[jrt131n.livejournal.com]

That made me think of the BTS video I saw of Joongkook being grabbed by faces. I mean they were holding on to his bookbag, but still. Hands off.

[hyungmoney.livejournal.com]

👀 smh

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

EXO-L need to realize that varieties are really scripted.

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

Doesn't mean one side can't feel uncomfortable or the other side won't cross the line.
E.g. Tiffany & Onew.

[madielou.livejournal.com]

the entitlement some fans feel towards their idols jfc. they weren't even complaining bc they saw it as possible harassment but because he's precious?? really?
but the second they step out of the airport it becomes okay to maul them

okay

[bunica1990.livejournal.com]

wow

[punkylana.livejournal.com]

mte, i'm in the same boat. idk what to believe. but i think some people are also acting like men can't be sexually harassed and mmm yes, they can

& no at blond suho, he looked awful, especially with the middle part style

[belintuchiha.livejournal.com]

I miss blonde suho

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

9. [+1,724, -206] It's not even Suho who was uncomfortable with it but his fans and she has to apologize for that... Talk about a power trip.

Yes, this fandom is out of control. It's ELF 2.0, with an even creepier sense of ownership and entitlement. I bet even EXO members themselves can't stand them anymore.

[parkjsun.livejournal.com]

Idk what to think without video/photo evidence because there have definitely been incidents in the past of gag-women groping unwilling male idols for the sake of "comedy" but it could also just be fans overreacting to plain physical contact.

[bluemaid86.livejournal.com]

That one of the sad results of fangirl overreacting to everything. If/when a legit incident happens few outside the fandom will take it seriously instead brushing then off as another case crazy fangirls.

[seulgibear.livejournal.com]

i mean groping without consent is never okay and if it happened why not call it out?
people shouldn't rush to call either side guilty or crazy without the details, but if hypothetically it did happen, this wouldn't be the worst thing exo fandom ever did?

[sayuai.livejournal.com]

I mean if she was really groping him they were right to call her out, but it seems that was not the case so I hope they stop harassing her and chill tf out. It's crazy how rumors can get so out of control like that. Poor woman.

Not talking about her but gag(wo)men always seem to think it's okay to take liberties with idols' bodies and, planned or not, it never really ends up being funny. The idol almost always just looks very uncomfortable. I still cringe when I think of that creepy dude groping Onew.

[haixiao.livejournal.com]

at first i was like "wow i must be a bad suho stan i didn't even know this happened" but apparently there's no pic/vid evidence this is just word of mouth stuff so...? anyway i won't totally say it did or it didn't happen bc there's been incidents of this stuff in the past, but this witch hunting w/out evidence stuff has got to stop.

the fandom reacting like this isn't surprising but it is embarrassing and will be even more so if it actually wasn't something serious

[kwonsoonyoung.livejournal.com]

ia

[xxhna.livejournal.com]

if its true..uhm...yeah no. if its not..then really wth.
sigh. why do we always have so much drama =[
kind of OT but how exhausting must it be to be an exo member.
like they need to be careful about everything because it seems like they're always being watched -____-

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

I think it's unfair without physical evidence to lean extremely in one way, esp when there is precedence of gagwomen doing this to male idols... Why do I feel like if it were a different group the response would be different?

[leighbee333.livejournal.com]

Not just gagwomen, remember Onew being groped by Jung Jun-ha? These comedians need to learn to respect male idols' boundaries.

I'm definitely withholding judgement, though, since we haven't seen the video, and she claims to have covered her bases and gotten consent...

[laikiia.livejournal.com]

i mean it wouldn't be the first time gag(wo)men cross boundaries when it comes to touching idols but at the same time there is no evidence so idk what to believe.

i hope suho never goes blond again.

[algaee.livejournal.com]

ok.. my problem with people bringing up (legitimate) criticism of gagpeople for their history of treating idols grossly is that that doesn't really fly in this case? obvs sexual harassment doesn't lie in the intent of the action, but some touches truly are innocent. plus she said it right there.. she took the precaution of discussing physical contact with him, and it doesn't seem like it was a situation where either of them were in the spotlight, so it doesn't really look like she would have a motive to try and grab a few cheap laughs either. just because she is a gagwoman and he is an idol doesn't mean all situations involving a gagperson and an idol apply.

idk this is all based on the fact that i'm more inclined to believe hong yunhwa's version of things than the word of mouth of fans who have proven themselves over and over to be capable of blowing up the most inane things? ur idol isn't glass bones & paper skin if they're surviving plenty well in the entertainment industry.

in the end tho, who knows the full story. i just feel like whatever happened, at least her apology seems sincere and not some sm pr statement

[kaninasan.livejournal.com]

ugh EXO-Ls need to calm down. They're quickly becoming cassies 2.0. I remember when TVXQ were on Running Man and Song Jihyo refused to stand next to them bc she didn't want their fans to go after her in case she accidentally touched them or sth. I've never seen her react like to any other male idol tbh.

[kwonsoonyoung.livejournal.com]

'[+1,340, -148] It's funny how idol fans get all pissy about stuff like this but they're the ones who are trying to grope them at concerts and airports.'

lol the irony.

we dont have any physical evidence to see if she was really 'groping' him, so we cant really decide if those fans were exaggerating.

anyways, why did omona mods reject my post abt exo's con at Gocheok Sky Dome? i i submitted twice and they rejected it

[punkylana.livejournal.com]

i'm not a mod lol but they always explain you why they reject posts (when you get the e-mail notification)

[nefertitii.livejournal.com]

blonde suho was hot. he didnt look like the usual walking talking wax figure

[undeniablysarah.livejournal.com]

12. [+1,340, -148] It's funny how idol fans get all pissy about stuff like this but they're the ones who are trying to grope them at concerts and airports.


TRUTH

[atopworld.livejournal.com]

She did say she discussed with him what she'd do, and if the attention was not on them it wouldn't be necessary to purposely touch Suho to get a laugh.

It's all word of mouth, though, so there's nowhere to lean on this. I'll stick with the masses and agree that BlondHo was fine as hell.

[psharp10.livejournal.com]

mte, i'll be neutral rn and admire blondho (and how much i miss his blond hair)