Editor who Became a Victim Explains the Chronology of the Meeting with Irene Red Velvet, Asks Fans to Stop Posting Cruel Comments

Kapanlagi.com - The name Irene Red Velvet continues to be discussed among Korean netizens and K-Pop fans. The woman, whose real name is Bae Joohyun, has just admitted and apologized for her unpleasant behavior towards editor and stylist Kang Kook Hwa.

Kook Hwa has indeed deleted her long post after being verbally bullied by Irene following her idol and SM Entertainment's apology. But she then uploaded another long statement on Insta Story to clarify some details and also ask fans to stop making hateful posts on social media or forums.

1. Reasons for Not Taking Further Action

This is the content of the editor and stylist's Insta Story, uploaded on Friday (23/10/2020), as reported by Soompi. It should be noted that she referred to Irene as C and SM Entertainment as B:

"I have been hurt and will not forget the pain. However, I want a direct apology from C to protect my dignity as a human being. I met with C and representatives from agency B, who needed coordination and time for a meeting yesterday.

After posting, I did not take any action because I needed to make rational and wise decisions in preparation for this situation. The main reason is that I do not want to further misunderstandings and do not want to add fuel to the chaos and speculation that is going on.

In my opinion, there is no need to rush into action because soon after the incident, I received an apology from someone from agency B who hired me and from the manager who was there at the time. And they admitted C's mistake."

2. Question 'First Meeting'

"I have never been a stylist for group C. I was assigned by my company to work as a stylist for a photoshoot on Tuesday, October 20th. (I was first assigned for this photoshoot on October 5th. I received an official email on October 6th and prepared for 15 days upon the request of agency B and group C).

I wrote 'someone who just met for the first time' because C forgot that they had worked with me for a magazine photoshoot in 2016 (I confirmed this when I met them yesterday), and also because their actions not only happened to me but also to a junior editor who helped me at that time and an assistant.

Therefore, those two people came with me to the meeting to apologize. They spoke with someone from agency B and C and received an apology from C."

3. Deny the Existence of Settlement Money

"At first, I didn't think it was necessary to respond to baseless hateful comments given by C's fans. I still feel the same way. The reason I haven't taken any action is because since I felt that I needed to do something about this, my main goal and objective is for C to promise not to do such actions again to anyone and for him to meet me and two members of my team and apologize. Since this has happened, I have stopped doing anything after receiving the official request yesterday.

Although some people have imagined and speculated about this, there is no compensation. (There is only a payment process for salary and compensation for expenses for work on October 20). Also, there was absolutely no 'settlement money' in yesterday's meeting. It was just a meeting for an apology request, not for settlement money."

4. For the Sake of Dignity

"I have to protect myself until the end. In that meeting, I requested an apology letter that includes the acknowledgment of agency B and C for their mistakes, an apology, and a promise not to do such actions again, because there is no reason for me to receive random attacks from people who don't think first so that there are no further misunderstandings. This post will also be my final statement on this matter.

I'm just an ordinary person. I uphold the ethics of the work that I believe in and always give my best ability to any given task. I also make mistakes and can be seen as a bad person by someone and considered a good person by others. C is the same. But I can't make this a personal matter. I'm doing this for the sake of recovering from slander and protecting my dignity, which has completed all tasks according to my duties, and for colleagues who have experienced the same thing."

5. Ask Irene's Fans to Stop

"I will work hard to heal this wound and return to be able to continue living. Also, I will not take any action related to this matter anymore. It's not for me, this is my last action considering C who came to the meeting yesterday. Also, if you are indeed true fans of C who really care about her, I hope you will not cross the line and stop. That post doesn't hurt me and won't have a positive impact on C.

Finally, as I thought before, because of the magnitude of this problem, privacy violation and creating rumors about media manipulation dramatically, and even though I know I can't do anything to stop it, it would be better if you stop now. I am also preparing something related to this matter."

6. Writing This Post to Be Read

"This post is getting long. From my position, I have to write this. I personally apologize deeply to the staff of agency B who have done tiring work.

I politely request to the people who read this post. I hope you stop writing speculative articles and posts that will only cause more pain for everyone. Thank you," she concluded.

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