Irene Mistreats an Editor

[LostInTheDream]

Recently the famous photo shoot editor Kang Kook Hwa posted this on their social media about an interaction she had with an idol recently:

"Looking at articles about Heather Cho, who is the epitome of a 'sociopath' when she created the infamous peanut incident in which she made an airplane with 250 passengers return to the airport over some peanuts, also the article about the psychopathic elementary school daughter of Bang Jung Ho, the former president of TV Chosun, who abused her power and cursed at her 50-year-old chauffeur. I came to wonder how an individual is raised to become like that. I've been deeply thinking about it, but today, I've been thoroughly trampled by this one person, and I became the position of the abused. Proven to be disqualified from being human + a puppet living behind a smiling mask + known to be a warm person by friends + an 'adult child' who lacks character + has a sense of entitlement + has the stupidity that reveals all the deficiencies transparently to the person they meet for the first time.

I should have prepared myself from the stories I've heard before I met her. But today, I became speechless as this person stung me with her words that are like electric needles. I had no choice but to stand still with my hands, feet, and even my brain tied together. I had to stand still in front of that repulsive face that was hysterically throwing a fit at me. I had to stand there like a fool without anything I could do. This person did not give me time to understand the situation or even seek understanding from this person. This person didn't even give me a chance to explain because she can't hear anything. I've experienced all sorts of people in this field for 15 years. I thought I had experienced everything in life and thought I had let everything go, but I was wrong.

I experienced hell for 20 minutes in an unfamiliar room. This person skipped the greeting and sat right down as this person began spewing insults at my face with her cellphone pointed at me. This person was so emotional that you couldn't know if she's talking to everyone in the room or just me. But either way, the target today was me. I wondered, 'I guess other people experienced this too? They are experiencing it, right?' The knife from her mouth did not stop as I have been stabbed multiple times by her words, and only tears rolled down my face. I wasn't even in the right mind to feel embarrassed that I was crying; tears just came out. What am I doing this for? Who am I doing this for? What do I want to show? Is it to earn money? Who chose me? Did someone ask for a favor? Why am I going through such an insult?!

I thought deeply about this but could not understand her actions. I calmed down, and I wanted to talk to her person to person like a normal human being. And I wanted an apology. But she just disappeared. I recorded everything, just in case something else would happen. I should take action against this lady. I will state the exact facts through my words.

I was an editor paid to work and was a writer. I'm going to use all my energy and use my brain smartly and cleverly from now on. It's been a long time since I felt revenge be a catalyst #psycho #monster"

Many fans speculated it was either Irene or Seulgi of Red Velvet due to the hashtags #monster and #psycho. And later on it was revealed that the idol she was talking about was Irene of Red Velvet!
She posted this on her own social media;

"This is Irene.
I sincerely apologize for hurting the stylist with my foolish attitude and careless words and actions.
I received a lot of help from people who gave their effort for me to get to where I am now, and I regret that I hurt them greatly with my immature behavior.
This incident has made me look back on the past, and I'm very ashamed of my poor words and actions, and I feel the importance of staff members once again.
I'll think and act more carefully, so this does not happen again.
I'm truly sorry to the fans who support me and for causing worry because of this incident."

Then SM Entertainment released their own statement:

"This is SM Entertainment. We would like to comment on the stylist's post online about Irene.
Irene sincerely apologized for the deep hurt she caused to the stylist because of her carelessness and emotional behavior when she met with her this afternoon, and she's sorry for causing concern to many people with her immature behavior.
We also feel responsible for this, and we'll not forget the hard work of all the people and staff who collaborate with us and our artists, and we'll try to prevent this from happening again to everyone who works with us.
Once again, we apologize for causing concern."

What do you all think about the situation?
Do you think Irene just had a bad day or is this her real personality shining through?
Do we expect too much of idols to be too perfect all of the time.

I really don't know what to think about the situation. I'm glad that she apologized. I hope this was just a one time thing and she was just having a bad day or something, but idk...

Initial Article
Irene's Statement Article
SM Statement Article

 

[LostInTheDream]

There are more allegations coming out about her behavior

Read this article for more info

 

[Jichu4]

Well this is me, I feel some idols are not always the same off & in on stage. Some can have a different personally while others don't. I'm saying this becuase it hurts me to see an idol who I only knew for 2 years has a personally very diffrent than other idols.But some could be becuase they already are having a bad day like you said or some like Perfectionist (not being rude).. ..I'm like that too w/ personally. TBH. Don't hurt me but this is the truth. But I say it could be her personally. THAT'S JUST ME.

 

[LostInTheDream]

Well this is me, I feel some idols are not always the same off & in on stage. Some can have a different personally while others don't. I'm saying this becuase it hurts me to see an idol who I only knew for 2 years has a personally very diffrent than other idols.But some could be becuase they already are having a bad day like you said or some like Perfectionist (not being rude).. ..I'm like that too w/ personally. TBH. Don't hurt me but this is the truth. But I say it could be her personally. THAT'S JUST ME.

Yeah I agree. It could be that she just had a bad day, or maybe that's just how she acts off camera and who she really is.
It's so disappointing to learn all of this.

 

[LostInTheDream]

Yeah I agree. It could be that she just had a bad day, or maybe that's just how she acts off camera and who she really is.
It's so disappointing to learn all of this.

And with more accounts coming out, it's seeming like this is here personality.

 

[Jichu4]

And with more accounts coming out, it's seeming like this is here personality.

Yeah I agree. It could be that she just had a bad day, or maybe that's just how she acts off camera and who she really is.
It's so disappointing to learn all of this.

I mean I've had heard that she doesn't have a good personally & is a srict person. My sister said that to me once but IDK were she found that. But I just hope Irene doesn't face this again.

 

[_YourAverageFanboy_]

When the photographer said that they've heard warnings from other people about her, I'd guess that this is just her personality :/ I'm not really a Red Velvet "fan", but I enjoy a couple of their songs, so I'm not sure if I'm really in a position to comment on Irene, but I feel that it is insensitive to just make a public apology when we're not even sure if she's apologized to the actual people that she's hurt. The actual apology itself almost seems like an "I'm sorry for getting caught" instead of "I'm sorry for what I did." I don't know, that's just me, but like I said I don't know anything about Irene or Red Velvet in general so my opinion could very well be meaningless.

 

[LostInTheDream]

When the photographer said that they've heard warnings from other people about her, I'd guess that this is just her personality :/ I'm not really a Red Velvet "fan", but I enjoy a couple of their songs, so I'm not sure if I'm really in a position to comment on Irene, but I feel that it is insensitive to just make a public apology when we're not even sure if she's apologized to the actual people that she's hurt. The actual apology itself almost seems like an "I'm sorry for getting caught" instead of "I'm sorry for what I did." I don't know, that's just me, but like I said I don't know anything about Irene or Red Velvet in general so my opinion could very well be meaningless.

According to SM she did meet with the person she hurt and apologized in person. But still, we don’t know how that went cause we weren’t actually there. I feel like we need to hear from the person to know if it was actually genuine or not. But she also has a history of this behavior, so that might be enough either

 

[Yukari]

yeah true everyone is here is really calm on akp it is like getting in to a bloody gang fight

 

[LostInTheDream]

yeah true everyone is here is really calm on akp it is like getting in to a bloody gang fight

Of course it’s like that, it’s akp
It’s a scary place I will never enter

 

[Yukari]

Of course it’s like that, it’s akp
It’s a scary place I will never enter

lol

 

[loonatheworld !]

All I can say is that I'm so disappointed in her actions and hope that the stylist and anyone else she hurt before is feeling better...

 

[knnovation]

All I can say is that I'm so disappointed in her actions and hope that the stylist and anyone else she hurt before is feeling better...

I agree. I hope she has learned from her actions

 

[x.Jennifer.x]

I do not stan GG's but this has blown up like a wild fire, it is literally everywhere. IMHO people have bad days, we are all human. we are going to have an off day, not be ourselves, lash out more than normal, be overly sensitive etc. If she is ALWAYS like this, than yes her behavior is an issue. But hasn't the group been around for years? Wouldn't others have spoken up about it in the past if she was THAT bad or is because of this comeback someone wants to speak up, possibly being spiteful? It's really hard to say and it does suck that if it was just a bad day that she is so slammed and slandered over this. But if she is always like this maybe she needed a wake up call but from what i've read this was their last comeback anyway? I just don't understand why people are so quick to just jump on the band wagon and immediately point fingers. Most of it is all speculation, there's never been 100% solid evidence, have the editor post the voice recording, have sm admit the listened to it and verify what really happened, even if it's damaging at least it's the truth coming out and not people forming speculations.

 

[LostInTheDream]

I do not stan GG's but this has blown up like a wild fire, it is literally everywhere. IMHO people have bad days, we are all human. we are going to have an off day, not be ourselves, lash out more than normal, be overly sensitive etc. If she is ALWAYS like this, than yes her behavior is an issue. But hasn't the group been around for years? Wouldn't others have spoken up about it in the past if she was THAT bad or is because of this comeback someone wants to speak up, possibly being spiteful? It's really hard to say and it does suck that if it was just a bad day that she is so slammed and slandered over this. But if she is always like this maybe she needed a wake up call but from what i've read this was their last comeback anyway? I just don't understand why people are so quick to just jump on the band wagon and immediately point fingers. Most of it is all speculation, there's never been 100% solid evidence, have the editor post the voice recording, have sm admit the listened to it and verify what really happened, even if it's damaging at least it's the truth coming out and not people forming speculations.

Psycho wasn't their last comeback, not sure where you read that? I agree tho, if it was a one time thing, some people have bad days. If this is reoccurring thing, she needs to do some serious thinking. What you said about the group being around for awhile, I would think so too but remember Jimin and AOA. They had been around for years before Mina came out to expose her as the horrible person she is. So we can never really know.
I hope we get more information soon.

 

[x.Jennifer.x]

Psycho wasn't their last comeback, not sure where you read that? I agree tho, if it was a one time thing, some people have bad days. If this is reoccurring thing, she needs to do some serious thinking. What you said about the group being around for awhile, I would think so too but remember Jimin and AOA. They had been around for years before Mina came out to expose her as the horrible person she is. So we can never really know.
I hope we get more information soon.

I thought i read somewhere it was, i could be mistaken since I don't stan them, and don't know much about them. I mean I'm on the "evil forum" as well as this one, and it's much tamer here then there...almost 200 pages worth of talk about this and i only glanced so it may be my mistake. I thought i read their contract was expiring and this is their last comeback. But yeah, the AOA stuff too that was a big thing, and now the forums are blowing up with NCT stuff and i'm like man are people bored? But I mean if this is how she really is, i feel like how would she have lasted "this" long. if others have had to deal with her, with AOA it was between the girls but if other staff had problems with Irene why didn't they state things sooner? I guess since i don't stan them it's hard for me to even comment, i guess my opinons are just overall ones.

 

[LostInTheDream]

I thought i read somewhere it was, i could be mistaken since I don't stan them, and don't know much about them. I mean I'm on the "evil forum" as well as this one, and it's much tamer here then there...almost 200 pages worth of talk about this and i only glanced so it may be my mistake. I thought i read their contract was expiring and this is their last comeback. But yeah, the AOA stuff too that was a big thing, and now the forums are blowing up with NCT stuff and i'm like man are people bored? But I mean if this is how she really is, i feel like how would she have lasted "this" long. if others have had to deal with her, with AOA it was between the girls but if other staff had problems with Irene why didn't they state things sooner? I guess since i don't stan them it's hard for me to even comment, i guess my opinons are just overall ones.

wait what are they saying about NCT now?

 

[x.Jennifer.x]

That taeyong is racist because in a thing with SuperM they were getting in a limo and lucas was in the back and he stated he couldn't see lucas because it was too dark back there and people are saying that taeyong is being racist they are also criticizing the video or live video they did of their new song in the "indian" outfits calling it cultural appropriation

 

[Mikasa Ackerman]

It's so disappointing to hear such incidents happening. Idk what else to say. Just like @Lost_in_the_Dream said, maybe that's how her real personality is or maybe she was in bad temper at that moment. We need more proof to prove what is right from above mentioned two reasons.

 

[x.Jennifer.x]

i don't stan gg's but it is everywhere all over the "dark side" and so many are just screaming i guess about her while others are saying she shouldn't be canceled and given a chance to correct her behavior, others are posting her apologizing and admitting it was her, some say it could have been a bad day others said she's been like this for years, it's such a mess, all i know is when something happens it explodes i'm new to kpop since feb. 2020 and i remember taeyongs bully controversy exploded like wildfire and now this is just everywhere. to me i'm like okay she was rude, have that editor not want to work with her every again, why blow this up into a huge mess but i guess i don't really understand it all.