This post was supposed to be about fashion in the kpop world, but something much more interesting popped up, so I'll discuss that first. Yes, I'm speaking about none other than JYJ's Yoochun and his two scandals in two weeks.
The last time I'd seen something this big was last year when it was discovered that Seo Taiji and Lee Ji Ah had been married secretly. It seems as if Yoochun's anti fans are really trying to break him down though. Here's a little recap of what happened over the past two weeks.
Last week sometime, some chick threatened to release a sex tape, claiming that a famous idol star was the leading character. Thanks to netizens awesome investigational skills, it was determined (unofficially) that the idol in the video was Park Yoochun (even though the photos released were blurry). Things ended well though as the tapes were turned over to government officials. Then earlier this week, videos surfaced with Yoochun slapping a fan while trying to enter their apartment building.
Sooo, here's my quick two cents. One, men should NEVER hit women. There's really no excuse. He was wrong. However, I will be the first to stand behind Yoochun and support him (and dropkick a bitch too) if anyone dares to throw stones at him. Because he's a public figure, the backlash of this event will be harder on him than on any other normal man. Why? Because he's a role model. Even if the government and justice system doesn't punish him, the people that he needs to support him may not do so. And that's understandable. As a woman, I'm offended by his actions. But as a person who likes to see the good in people, I can understand his situation.
Let's imagine a day in the life of a Korean celebrity. Wake up before the sun comes up to get hair and make-up fixed (which is bad because they only just went to sleep at 3AM after a rehearsal to perfect their choreography). Smile and nod respectfully at seniors and influential people that manipulate you because your career depends on how well you behave to them. Spend an hour running through performance rehearsals, then spend six hours in a crowded waiting room for the actual performance. Spend three and a half minutes actually performing. Head back to practice room to review performance and to spend all night correcting mistakes that only you know you made.
Sounds stressful right. Now imagine, you finally get a half day off to rest, and you're trying to get to your apartment and there's a crowd of people following you. When you arrive to your apartment, it takes you five minutes to get to the door, when it should only take you 30 seconds, because your "fans" refuse to let you through (pardon the exaggeration). As you arrive to the door, you can't get through because one particular fan decides she's not going to move because she's so starstruck. Anger surges through and you slap her without even thinking about it....
Not saying it's justified, but seeing it like that, it's more understandable. Sort of like how stealing is always wrong, yet it's a bit more understandable if a poor kid steals than a rich kid.
Second, leave the past in the past. The ex girlfriend should not have brought her personal business out on the streets, even if she was desperate for money. I'm sure she could have come up with a better strategy. Did she not realize that she would ruin her own name by doing that? And the slapping incident happened years ago. If Yoochun has a conscience, then he felt the guilt from that a long time ago. Why bring it up and re-open wounds? If he doesn't, then either way it doesn't bother him, so all the people who released the tapes did was cause his fans to either hate him or hate them.
One thing all k-pop fans would do well to remember is that the stars that we love are all still humans. They're not perfect. We make mistakes and do things we regret, they do too. Instead of condemning them to hell because they do something wrong, embrace them. As their fans, they do still need our support. While it's okay to say we're disappointed and that they should not have acted in such a manner, it is not okay to spread hate. They have feelings too, and I'm sure if you were in the same position, you'd want someone to stand beside you without casting judgement. They probably know they did wrong and regret it already. What they need is to know that they can be forgiven.
That is all.
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