Charles Sung-Chull Lee, a popular plastic surgeon known for his significant following on social media, is facing intense scrutiny and backlash for his controversial comments about IVE‘s Wonyoung.
Lee’s remarks came under fire after a video of him attending an IVE concert went viral. The now-deleted video — which featured him in scrubs and a surgeon’s hat — was captioned with implications about Wonyoung possibly seeking plastic surgery.
Come with me as I go to an IVE concert as a “pick me” wearing scrubs and a surgeon’s hat so Wonyoung notices me
— Dr. Lee on Instagram
The controversy intensified as Lee engaged with fans’ comments on social media. Responses that were seen as disrespectful by the audience included Lee agreeing with a netizen’s claim about Wonyoung desiring a plastic surgery consultation — where he added “more” plastic surgery, implying she had undergone procedures before.
Other interactions where Lee expressed his amusement and personal reactions to fans’ suggestions about Wonyoung’s attention towards him further fueled the fire. Similar to his video, all of his replies also garnered thousands of likes.
Lee, who boasts over 522,000 followers on Instagram, is no stranger to the limelight. His platform has been a mix of personal anecdotes, humorous takes on his profession, and speculative analyses of celebrities’ appearances, suggesting potential plastic surgeries they may have had. His videos garner hundreds of thousands of views, sometimes even reaching millions.
However, this recent incident has shifted the narrative, with a viral tweet condemning his behavior receiving over 3,000 retweets and 24,000 likes. The backlash has not only highlighted Lee’s comments about Wonyoung but also resurfaced previous controversial statements he made regarding other K-Pop idols.
OH SHUT THE FUCK UPPPPP pic.twitter.com/ruSM598rbG
— montana 🧸 loves ive (@dive4love) March 16, 2024
An instance mentioned by fans includes a video on Stray Kids, after which member Felix felt compelled to address speculations about his changing appearance being due to weight loss, not plastic surgery.
He’s so fucking weird and I’m never gonna forget the shit he said about Felix to the point where he had to come on bubble and clarify.. https://t.co/pwIsRolWbN
— star 🧸ྀི 💫 ⋆｡°✩彡 ∞⁸ (@winterfallslix) March 17, 2024
Basically the surgeon kept making videos of skz and accusing l!x of having surgery to the point where he saw it and came on bubble to clarity pic.twitter.com/pK7OgXH0qV
— star 🧸ྀི 💫 ⋆｡°✩彡 ∞⁸ (@winterfallslix) March 17, 2024
The uproar has escalated to fans calling for legal action against Lee, urging Wonyoung and her agency, Starship Entertainment, to consider suing the surgeon for his malicious comments.
As the situation unfolds, many are watching closely to see how the involved parties — including Dr. Lee, Wonyoung, and Starship — respond to this controversy.
