Treating staff like servants, looking down on other idols, acting like they don’t need
anyone, etc. are some of the most taboo things that all idols should never do if they don’t
want their reputation to end in a blink of an eye.
However, according to netizens, there are still exceptions as these following idols
are just too full of themselves that nothing on Earth matters more than their esteem and
indulgence.
1.
The Boyz’s Younghoon said to take staff’s effort for granted
Coming from a small company but still managing to be super famous for his visual that strongly
resembles Jisoo, Younghoon has been under scrutiny 24/7 lately with everything he does.
While that comes with a bunch of benefits, Younghoon has recently also been caught up
in a scandal regarding his alleged arrogance during a Vlive.
The livestream started out just fine as for the first five minutes, Younghoon just talked
to fans and described the choco bread from the coffeeshop he liked.
However, things began to turn for the worse as he asked for some orange juice as eating
the bread alone was throat dry.
Instead of saying it formally to the staff, Younghong half-jokingly said to the camera
“I want orange juice.
I am saying this because I feel like I can have some if I say it out loud,” which in
the eyes of netizens was a sign of disrespecting and taking staff’s efforts for granted.
What’s even more annoying to them was that when the staff brought him the orange juice,
Younghoon didn’t say “thank you” but just clapped and laughed as if it was something
people must do for him.
Others also pointed out that he even had the balls to reply to the comment “IST having
a difficult job” with a flippant attitude, saying “Maybe [it was true that the staff
is having a difficult job]” and “I just wonder if everything I say will come true
or not.”
The scene was so annoying that instead of being nitpicked on by antifans, the alleged
arrogance of Younghoon was brought up by a The B. After the Vlive, this person had cut
this contentious snippet out of the livestream and posted it on Twitter, which ended up making
it so viral that netizens on Pannchoa also began talking about it.
Many said that though they got Younghoon’s joke, he should at least have thanked the
staff for taking care of him 24/7 and as an idol, he should have known what joke to pull
and when to pull it.
Still, there were opposing opinions and according to fans, people were just blowing things out
of proportion because had they followed The Boyz long enough, they would have known how
Younghoon and the staff members were like family members.
Plus, the fact that everyone in the comment said they knew Younghoon was joking but still
accused him of being arrogant sounded like they were just trying to be nice while their
ulterior motive was still to bring him down.
2.
EXO’s Lay said to be overconfident about his group
In the memories of netizens, AAA 2016 didn’t end on a very high note because according
to them, the alleged arrogant attitudes of Lay that night had spoiled everything they
expected at some most awaiting award shows.
The tea started after EXO bagged home five biggest awards of the night, Baidu Star Award,
Singers Popularity Award, Asia Star Award, Popularity Award and of course, the most valuable
title, Daesang.
While the common case was that people would have polarized opinions as to whether a certain
group deserved the award, the attention was all shifted to Lay because of his alleged
ill manners when EXO was giving a tribute speech: shoving his hands into his pockets.
According to netizens, this was a solid sign of his arrogant attitude and as EXO was at
the top of their career at the time, Lay was said to view himself too big in terms of the
group’s successes.
The hate was so big that even fans admitted Lay was becoming too full of himself as time
passed and though they were always supporting EXO, they couldn’t wholeheartedly cheer
for Lay.
Year-end awards shows that year were indeed the origin of all criticism toward Lay because
just over a week after that, he was again embroiled in another attitude incident when
receiving the award at MAMA.
When EXO was named to be the group to which the title Album of The Year belonged, Lay
volunteered to give an acceptance speech but according to netizens, while he could have
used the opportunity to make the night more memorable, he used it to show the overconfidence
that EXO would forever be the top boygroup of Kpop, “There is a sign in China, ‘The
waves behind drive the waves in front.’
I hope EXO will change the latter half of the saying with our hard work, the front wave
will forever stay at the top of the ocean.”
Actually some pointed out even before Lay began the speech, they had already sensed
the smell of haughtiness in the air because first, he pointed his finger up to the sky
while talking though the speech was meant to send respect and tributes, and second,
he didn’t bother to greet fans or thank the staff but straight forward jumped to the
wish that EXO could never be outdone by younger acts.
But…which “younger acts” he was talking about?
According to netizens, Lay didn’t specifically name called but it was quite clear that he
was hinting at BTS, the only group whose popularity rose at lightning speed and could potentially
take over the crown of EXO, and this ended up resulting in a huge fanwar between EXO-Ls
and ARMYs.
However, Lay’s supporters claimed that people were
exaggerating what should just have been an ambitious goal of Lay, and some ARMYs were
literally stuffing words in his mouth because he had never mentioned BTS that night or even
in the past.
Some even said that it was ARMYs who were arrogant since there were many promising groups
at the time yet they believed Lay was referring to only BTS.
3.
Jay Park said to look down on BTS and flatter himself
Used to be the ace of 2PM but soon left because of the controversial racial remarks, Jay Park
is still one of the most successful artists as he not only manages to have a famous solo
career but also single-handedly manages AOMG, H1gher Music, MORE VISION and Won Soju.
However, to many K-Pop fans, Jay Park was no one but a cocky persona that had no respect
and limits in the words he used for others.
Things all started after he expressed disappointment in an interview in 2020, saying that he was
put in an awkward situation when approaching hip-hop audiences in the States because people
didn’t take him seriously and always labeled him a “K-Pop idol” whose style was similar
to BTS.
As Jay Park partially touched on BTS’ reputation and to a certain extent, portrayed the group
with not so good an image, the tweet spread like wildfire, gaining 100k views in a few
hours, and ARMYs kept throwing shade at him like crazy, calling him out to be attention-seeking,
cocky and delusional about how well his music should have been recognized.
Howver, his reactions to that were said to be more than enough to trigger ARMYs as a
short while after his name was trending, he just casually tweeted “there isn't an artist
as versatile as me......that is all” and sarcastically asked “ when did i get so
poppin on twitter.”
According to BTS’ fans, these were blatant signs of how he was taking too much pride
in himself though in South Korea, his music wasn’t welcomed that much.
And Jay Park was seen immediately clapping back with this tweet:
People found it hilarious the way Jay Park put his name beside BTS and director Bong
Jun Ho, saying that what he did was JUST AS HISTORIC AS they do and had people kept complaining,
they would definitely have been haters.
Others said the most arrogant and shameless thing about this whole story was how he put
an end to the discussion with a cocky and bitter tone, claiming he would mention every
K-Pop group in his next song because there was nothing wrong with those references:
However, opinions were still divided and according to the opposite side, Knetz and especially
ARMYs were too pressed over nothing.
According to Jay Park’s supporters, he said nothing wrong in his tweets as talking of
K-hip-hop, his name would pop up first in people's minds.
Besides, they said people also needed to chill because artists referring to each other in
a speech was normal as long as there was no ulterior motive behind it.
4.
Sunmi said to deliberately avoid reporters
Last month, Sunmi was unfortunately involved in an attitude scandal and was criticized
for being so arrogant that she made the reporters wait at the airport to take her pictures but
ended up not showing up.
The tea started after the outlet MyDaily highlighted that Sunmi had lied to reporters to evade
them and instead of going out from the main gate where she was being waited, Sunmi only
let her manager go that way.
Besides, the article also described the action of Sunmi amid the alleged ghosting as “running
away” from those who had been there to take her pictures and keep her reputation afloat.
However, very different from other cases, most netizens were on Sunmi’s side because
according to her clarification later, the trip was on her personal schedule and she
didn’t promise to appear.
One of the evidences for her claim that netizens found out was that she didn’t wear any designer
clothes, which was completely opposite to the implicit rule that idols must wear items
from famous fashion brands to promote them, and instead just had on a full gray brandless
set.
Later, some even found out that the reporters were actually there for TWICE but they thought
it could be a lucrative deal had they stayed to get Sunmi photos yet eventually couldn’t,
so they got mad at her.
5.
Irene, Joy and Yeri said to treat airplane staff like servants
Just a month prior to Sunmi’s incident, Irene, Joy and Yeri were also embroiled in
an allegation where a flight attendant accused them of arrogantly treating the airplane staff
like their servants.
While this was just an anonymous post on the Internet, many netizens believed this was
true because the OP was on Blind, an employee community that asked users to verify their
account with their work email.
According to this person, while Seulgi and Wendy were nice, the other three acted like
they were really something and must be treated differently.
In the comments, another user also verified the information as he even specifically finger
pointed at Irene, saying that she should have stopped throwing her IDs, snatching her tickets
from the flight attendants, and most importantly, should have come to the counter in person
for check-in as her mobility was completely fine.
Responding to the accusations, many maintained a neutral attitude and still added that if
what posted were true, they wouldn’t be so surprised considering Irene’s past scandals
and the fact that idol-privilege existed.
Moreover, some said as there had always been a weird vibe around Yeri and Joy, it’s very
likely that the whole story was true.
Needless to say, many Reveluvs were furious at those accusations.
They claimed that the whole thing was fake and baseless because this story was re-uped
by Sojang, a notorious Youtube channel that often posted fake news about idols to damage
their reputation.
Many also said this news must have been uploaded by antifans that wanted to take Red Velvet
down because one, the information was too generic and two, it was said to be fake as
Red Velvet had no flight schedule around the time the post was made.
So, do you think these idols are actually rude or some netizens are so sensitive that
every little thing idols do was a thorn in their eyes?
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