An anonymous netizen stated that in middle school, Soojin called their sister and a friend of the sibling to the restroom and slapped them.
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Recently, the Korean entertainment world has been busy with accusations of bullying that has been thrown by netizens at a number of celebrities. Following a series of severe and shocking school bullying controversies from the industry the trend of increasing anonymous bullying accusations has resurfaced recently.
This time, accusations of bullying at a new school have been pouring out of girl group (G) I-DLE, Soojin. On February 20, a netizen spoke through the SNS community and accused Soojin of bullying their younger brother in high school.
This netizen stated that in middle school, Soojin called their sister and a friend of the sibling to the restroom and slapped them. Afterwards, Soojin allegedly spread the message throughout the school, stating that his younger brother is now being treated as an "outcast".
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This is not the first time these netizens have tried to file a bullying charge against Soojin. Many netizens pointed out that this netizen had made similar posts in the online community, but due to strong reactions from fans, the post was eventually deleted. Similar posts were seen on other SNS communities where the users claimed that they fell victim to Soojin in high school.
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Meanwhile, so far, many netizens have argued that anonymous accusations are difficult to believe without more supporting evidence. In past allegations of school bullying, some netizens have revealed their real identities to support (in the case of the actual victim) or refute (in the case of another former classmate who attended the same school) the rumors, despite the danger of disclosing their information in an open manner. on line. In other cases, the artist's agency which was involved in the controversy has provided a detailed explanation from the artist's point of view, as well as trying to meet the accuser in person to resolve the problem.
"There have been too many accusations lately. It 'remains neutral' until there is evidence. So many female idols are targeted, especially with baseless rumors," commented Netter. "Most people fight and fight with other students at school. But these days, everyone thinks they are victims and they are taking the way out of control," said another. "Neverlands, we must remain as neutral as possible before there are further developments. If fans blindly start defending idols, it will only make things worse," concluded another./wowkeren.com
