What’s up y’all, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver Music, and kpop group Red
Velvet’s Irene has issued another apology following accusations of her alleged rude
behavior last year.
Last October, a stylist shared a since-deleted Instagram post in which she described a bad
encounter with an unnamed celebrity.
The stylist admitted that the celeb brought her to tears with their harsh words.
Although the stylist had heard similar stories from other people about the particular celebrity,
she was still very surprised in the way she was treated.
The celebrity ended up being Irene from popular kpop band Red Velvet.
The stylist described the celebrity’s words as being quote “electric needles.”
She continued to say quote, “it was over 20 minutes that felt like hell in that unfamiliar
room.”
The stylist went on to explain that she thought about it for a while and while she didn’t
understand her actions, she still wanted to talk to her to hopefully get an apology, but
Irene just disappeared.
The post included hashtags like #psycho and #monster.
Fans began to speculate who the post was about, and noticed that the hashtags that were used
just happen to be titles of songs by Red Velvet.
And after the stylist deleted a positive post she had written about Irene in 2016, they
were convinced that the post was written about the singer.
Irene ended up issuing an initial apology via Instagram while all of this was going
down, and SM Entertainment also released a statement.
Irene’s apology was translated into English, and read quote, “This is Irene.
I am sincerely sorry for hurting the stylist with my foolish attitude and careless words
and actions.
Getting to this spot involved help from many people who worked together with me, but my
immature actions caused great hurt and I regret that and am reflecting.”
She continued, saying quote, “I’ve been looking back on the past because of this,
and I’ve felt very embarrassed because of my lacking words and actions and I once again
feel how precious the staff are.
I will be more cautious about my actions in the future so that this does not happen again.
I am sincerely sorry to the fans who support me and to everyone who has been caused concern
because of this.”
In SM Entertainment’s statement, they wrote, “We are conveying our statement about the
stylist’s online post regarding Irene.
Irene personally met with the stylist this afternoon and sincerely apologized for deeply
hurting her with her careless attitude and emotional words and actions, and she feels
sorry for causing concern with her immaturity.”
They continued saying that their agency feels responsible for the incident and that they
do not forget the hard work of everyone who works with their artists.
And now, about three months after the incident, Irene has posted another statement via a fan
community page.
Irene began the letter by asking her fans how they are doing and admitting that she
felt nervous to be greeting her fans through an online post.
She addressed the situation by saying quote, “First, I wanted to say that I’m sorry
for causing so much pain and worry to many people because of my imperfections.”
Irene also mentioned that since being a trainee in 2009 when she was 19, being in Red Velvet
and performing for her fans has been everything in her life.
She then explained that doing her best when it came to her work was her main priority
throughout all these years, and further said quote, “I thought that I was getting along
well with the people around me in my own way, so I didn’t know that my methods of communication
or my expressions could become a problem, and I just thought that everyone has different
ways of communicating.”
Irene also admitted that since the incident in October, she’s received a lot of concern
from the people around her as well as the public, and that she’s taken time to reflect
on her actions.
The letter continued with Irene saying quote, “Also, I realized that there were people
around me who cherish me, even if it was undeserved, including my members, fans, and staff, and
I also realized that I had been able to promote without any issues because of how they looked
after me.”
And while Irene says she can’t turn back the clock and change what happened, she is
working on not going back to her old ways and wants to be a more mature person by realizing
the weight of her words and actions.
Irene has made it clear that she doesn’t want to disappoint her fans and that she hopes
to not be criticized because of some of her past choices.
Fans have been very appreciative of Irene taking accountability and have been sharing
their support for her online.
One fan wrote, “She deserves love like every idol.
She also deserves respect and support even with her imperfections.
Everybody learns through mistakes and making them makes you stronger.
So I hope people can move on and see her differently as Bae Joo Hyun and Red Velvet's leader.”
Another person commented, “Anyone can say something nasty anytime.
Idols are just humans.
They should be allowed mistakes.
Fans should get over it and move on.
I’m not even familiar with her but she is just human.”
And this fan said, “she seems sincere i hope the media forgives her, i miss her bright
smile.”
But now I want to know what you guys think.
Were you surprised to see Irene addressing the situation once again?
Let us know all your thoughts in the comment section below.
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