TWICE’s Jihyo Posts Letter Apologizing For Recent Comment & Explains her feelings

[snowphone.livejournal.com]

On the morning of January 7 KST, TWICE’s Jihyo posted a letter to ONCE explaining her recent comment during a V Live chat. The comment was in response to a question about why she was absent at times during the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards, and her choice of words (oong-aeng-oong, specifically) elicited criticism from some netizens.

During the chat, she said, “I’m saying this because attention seekers keep [crying about it/saying nonsense] (웅앵웅), but I wasn’t feeling well. You must have been having fun because there was something to pick on, but I’m sorry. I just couldn’t do anything about not feeling well.”

웅앵웅 is part of a Korean expression that first started on Twitter when a user was saying that something in a film was unintelligible, or sounded like nonsense. It has since been adapted by radical feminists in Korea as a term for belittling men. Rapper San E also used the phrase as the title of a diss track.

In a letter to ONCE, posted on TWICE’s official fan cafe, Jihyo apologized for what she said and explained that she has been having a hard time since early last year.

[#TGTrans] JYPE Fans' Update
"ONCE It's Jihyo"https://t.co/w7wUZTqhO8#TWICE #트와이스 #Always_With_TWICE #TWICE_네가있어난다시웃어 pic.twitter.com/6J883tQfVx

— TWICE GLOBAL (@TWICE_GLOBAL) January 6, 2020

Korean male communities discuss because they think Twice Jihyo used "feminist slang" #Knetz pic.twitter.com/Okr48YKXNT

— KnetTranslate (@KnetTranslate) January 5, 2020

2 pic.twitter.com/61ssm9dlgZ

— KnetTranslate (@KnetTranslate) January 5, 2020

Female community's reaction #Knetz source : https://t.co/yjOQhyojwd pic.twitter.com/dFmZWusGyF

— KnetTranslate (@KnetTranslate) January 5, 2020

Female community's reaction 2 pic.twitter.com/97x6AIaGGU

— KnetTranslate (@KnetTranslate) January 5, 2020

Sources: edaily.co.kr and naver via soompi | @TWICE_GLOBAL | @KnetTranslate 1 2 3 4

i don't know a lot about the 웅앵웅 thing so forgive me

Comments

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

Of course male fans are in shock, how dare their beloved imaginary girlfriend has her own mind!!!!
They don't like it when female idols call them out on their bullshit, see Irene, Joy, Naeun and other examples.

Trolls keeps go blahblah so I’ll tell you. I was sick. lol I’m sorry for them they finally found things to bash TT Well I can’t do anything about my body
That's the most sassy response I've seen from a twice member yet. Queen. She shouldn't have to apologize for that.

[daynr.livejournal.com]

Jesus, everywhere I turn these days it's just constant criticisms and exerting control over women. Men, and women, just won't stop. This reminds me of the early 2000s backlash against feminism when everyone came out as cool girls to support the supposed war on boys.

1. Let Jihyo be. 2. I sure as shit hope she's a feminist. Universal you should be too. (English really needs to bring back a plural you pronoun.) 3. Let Jihyo live.

[paige-nevaeh.livejournal.com]

Idk what the old plural for “you” used to be, but in the North East of England, we say “you’s”. (E.g “You’s all should be feminists”

[snowphone.livejournal.com]

“Thou” would actually be 2nd person singular and “you” is derived from the 2nd person plural

[paige-nevaeh.livejournal.com]

Thou! Of course, I should have twigged that.
That’s what happens when I comment before coffee.

[myrrhcat.livejournal.com]

i'm guessing that "radical feminists" here refers to any feminist who isn't as polite and self-effacing about her views as possible

[hallyujah.livejournal.com]

Probably refers to any feminist period tbh. Male scum like that only tolerate a woman who speaks her mind if that woman happens to subscribe to all the same patriarchal bullshit, conformity to gender norms, etc that they do. Those men are actual cancers to society

[jasmineakaiumi.livejournal.com]

yeah from what I've seen it seems to refer to any woman who's a feminist period

[klauses.livejournal.com]

haha this makes me like her

[symmetra.livejournal.com]

wtf at those comments lol it's def not on the same level as the slur towards roh moohyun.

[thebloomroom.livejournal.com]

I dont know the context either but her letter is so sad. These idols are exhausted and broken mentally (and prob physically too).

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

We need more misandrists because clearly Korean men can’t stand feminism.

I can’t believe Jihyo had to write this at all.

[timetobegin.livejournal.com]

Jihyo is a queen. Girlgroup members deal with so much crap from male 'fans', good of her for finally snapping on them.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

She's right.

[xoxkenzxox.livejournal.com]

it's stupid to apologize....for something so stupid.

[coyote-revolver.livejournal.com]

She didn't need to apologize for shit.

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

I feel like men get pissed at women speaking their mind all over the world but in the US You just wouldn’t apologize. The comment wasn’t that hurtful or severe. Idgi 🤷‍♀️