Illit’s Wonhee Had to Report Hate Comments Herself? Victims or Media Play? Victim or Media Play? The Controversy Surrounding Illit’s Wonhee Reporting Hate Comments

Late on the night of May 14, a thread titled “ILLIT’s Wonhee exposing hate comments in real-time during live broadcast”was posted on the popular Korean forum “theqoo”. The post quickly gained widespread attention, amassing over 110,000 views and 2,000 comments.

a 16yo idol had to report multiple hate comments on weverse during a recent live, all the hate that she & her group members are receiving is because of a situation that they have no control over… and their label is doing absolutely nothing to protect them. #Belift_Protect_ILLIT pic.twitter.com/sPPnlpTz6A

— rune 𓇢𓆸 (@willibeit) May 14, 2024

Specifically, this topic featured a video on social media platform X, in which Wonhee had to address hate comments during her group’s livestream.

The author of the post showed compassion and stated that during a recent live, a 16-year-old idol had to endure numerous hateful comments on Weverse. The hate directed towards her and her group members was a result of a situation outside of their control, and their label has taken no action to protect them. The hashtag #Belift_Protect_ILLIT was used in the post.

After reading this post, many netizens expressed their sympathy for ILLIT, who faced criticism as a result of HYBE’s actions.

Nevertheless, there are others who argue that the subject is simply a tactic by HYBE to control public perception, claiming that all idols, like Wonhee, are constantly on their phones and face criticism, making it nothing out of the ordinary.

Listed below are a few remarks from internet users:

It’s not like the girls get to decide their concepts and choreography. It’s better to blame the adults
HYBE was the wrong party, but ILLIT ended up bearing hate comments
Bastards who post hate comments have something serious wrong with their minds. If you don’t like something, just ignore instead of whining about it
All idols look at their phones during their lives to read comments though? Why is it suddenly an issue if ILLIT does it? HYBE really be trying their best to reverse public opinion and spread conspiracy theories
It’s HYBE that expose them to the hate comments in a scheme to mooch sympathy

Theqoo is the source of the information found on page 2 of the hot section.