Recently, Kim Eana, a popular lyricist known for writing songs for many K-Pop stars, garnered attention for screenshots of her past online chat messages.
The messages, allegedly from Kim’s Twitch account, revealed that she used phrases specifically by Ilbe users.
Popular K-Pop Lyricist Kim Eana Denies Fierce “Ilbe” Accusation
Amid President Yoon Suk Yeol‘s martial law declaration, she received comments calling her an ilbe user, however, she claimed that she never accessed the website and that she is “just a citizen outraged by the martial law declaration.”
With this, an online community post garnered much attention as a past statement made by Kim resurfaced. The screenshots posted were from her appearance on the MMTG YouTube channel from 2019.
“JaeJae: So there must be some words you have to look up, right?
Kim Eana: One thing is for certain. I don’t use words that I don’t know because I don’t want to look ridiculous.”
Korean netizens could not hide their disappointment as the image she portrayed on screen was so different.
- “No matter how much you try to hide it, it will get exposed somehow.”
- “Stop appearing on TV.”
- “Guess she was finally caught.”
- “Now I can’t listen to her songs anymore..how can I.”
- “I hope she doesn’t come out on broadcasts ever again.”
- “Wow, she hid her image well thus far.”
- “Ridiculous.”
- “Not surprised.”
- “She used the words knowingly. She was that kind of person and we didn’t know.”
- “I had no idea. I loved how she made the song for JAESSBEE. I’m so disappointed. This just ruined it for JAESSBEE, too.”
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Source: theqoo
