A review feed posted on social media after Espa’s 101st anniversary performance in Gyeongbokgung. online community capture
SM Entertainment’s idol group ‘Espa’ is causing a commotion as fans flock to the Gyeongbogo event, and inappropriate sexual harassment posts are posted on social media.
As the post spreads through various online communities, the gender conflict is also intensifying.
According to the photos that spread online on the 2nd, some fans who are believed to be students of the school posted sexually harassing comments such as “I did everything except touching”, “My girlfriend is here”, “Sex X” along with pictures of Espa on personal SNS. did.
In addition, Espa members faced a situation where they ran into fans too closely without any protection, but the fans around them were so close that they could not walk, causing controversy among netizens. A netizen who said it had something to do with this school also criticized, saying, “The president of the student council after graduation came to the event and took pictures with Espa, and the management of the venue was really bad.”
The situation is also exacerbated by gender conflict. On this day, online communities were flooded with criticisms such as “Larvae (a slang for young men) class”, “No matter how many students there are, there is a line that must be observed. Is it an animal?” and “Potential criminals.”
Regarding this, some netizens countered with comments such as “Femmys who have nothing to offer other than the main character”, “They also make a fuss by inflating some small things”, “Boys may react violently as fans. Do you listen to classical music now?” .
Amid the controversy, Gyeongbogo posted an apology on its website. Gyeongbo High School said, “Today, the 101st anniversary ceremony was held by the Gyeongbok Alumni Association. Espa was invited to the ceremony and performed a performance. However, after the event, there was a media report that unintentionally damaged the reputation of Espa, so we apologize.”
He continued, claiming that he was not a student at Kyungbok High School and said, “As a result of an on-campus investigation of students, it was found that several non-Gyeongbok students came to the event, but for safety reasons they were not permitted to enter. It can be inferred that malicious comments that are never true were posted on some social media sites.”
Gyeongbogo said, “As a result, we apologize again for damaging SM Entertainment and our singer Espa after the event.” Meanwhile, Gyeongbok High School is the alma mater of Chairman Lee Soo-man, who founded SM Entertainment.
