Last year, after the statement 'What is Kalguksu?', a heated debate broke out...
Source: Reporter Park Hyeon Woo
[The Fact｜Reporter Park Ji Yoon] Minji, a member of the group NewJeans, bowed her head and apologized for the 'kalguksu controversy'.
On the 16th, Minzy posted a long article on the official media saying: "My tone and attitude made viewers uncomfortable during the live interaction with Bunnies (fandom name) on January 2" and to resolve the "kalguksu controversy". ' She expressed her opinion on this.
Previously, when Minji appeared on Calm Man's YouTube channel last year, she was asked a question related to kalguksu, to which she replied, "What is kalguksu?" and "I've never tried kalguksu. I'm shy about new foods."
Some netizens, upon hearing this statement, questioned whether Minzy intentionally pretended not to know kalguksu because she was an idol, and the debate continued afterward.
Finally, Minji interacted with her fans through a live broadcast on the 2nd and asked, "I will stop saying that I haven't eaten anything yet. I don't know what kalguksu means? Think about it." Think carefully." and "How many types of kalguksu are there and what are their ingredients?" "Do you know what material it's made from?".
Netizens seeing this defended Minji, saying, 'How much trouble did she have to go through to become like this?' However, some responded with comments such as 'Aggressive tone' and 'Incoherent speech'.
In response, Minji finally expressed her apology with a long letter. She said, "I'm a picky eater and have never tried kalguksu, so when I thought about the type and taste of kalguksu, I unconsciously said to myself, 'What is kalguksu?'" and "I don't know how to talk." Whether being alone causes misunderstandings or not, I want to explain clearly but it seems like the last drop of water has overflowed and I think as time passes it will be quiet."
However, contrary to his judgment, as time passed, there were even more words. Minji said, "I think the strange misunderstanding even mentioned my relationship with the members who continued to harass me whether intentionally or unintentionally throughout the past year. I tried explaining out of frustration but disappointing myself with my immature attitude. reflects a lot on myself." .
Finally, Minji said: "Through this incident, I thought a lot during the vacation as well as through conversations with people around me, I was able to rethink the responsibility in every word I say." I learned a lot. I will be more careful and attentive to not repeat the same mistakes again." “We would like to once again express our apologies to the Bunnies, who must have felt uncomfortable and embarrassed while watching the live performance,”
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