Kim Jong Kook Scrutinizes For Criticism Against Tall Women

Just recently, Kim Jong Kook made a strong comment denoting his preference of short women. His statement was then viewed negatively as something that is against tall women. The opinions shared by Kim Jong Kook were made during the April 30 episode of SBS's "Running Man".

The "Running Man" episode was all about the travel of the cast to Jeju Island, Osaka and Taipei, as it was a global project of the show. In one of the scenes in the episode, Kim Jong Kook was driving the car, together with Sistar's Hyolyn by her side seated on the passenger's seat. On their way to their destination, the two then started discussing about love, until they talked about what Kim Jong Kook's ideal woman was.

As their conversation was going pretty smoothly, Hyolyn had a comment regarding her short stature. And because of it, Kim Jong Kook went on to add that men don't really like tall women. This was where things spiced up.

Kim Jong Kook then added he would not like or prefer to date a tall woman because he is unable to see her as a real woman. He then says that he prefers short women, such as Hyolyn. According to Koogle, a lot of netizens were angered by the statements that were sent off by Kim Jong Kook. He was labeled as a sexist for his discriminatory opinions regarding women.

According to All K-pop, on the other hand, there were also those netizens and his fans which defended him, saying that it was all just his opnion. His fans went on to say that it was just a matter of personal opinion and thoughts and that there was nothing wrong about it.

There were also that that react positively to Kim Jong Kook's statement, saying that there is really no reason to get angry over that. Despite the many people who scrutinized his statement, there were also those that sympathized with Kim Jong Kook.

His sympathizers say that it truly is a hard thing to become a celebrity because you have to deal with all the sensitive reactions of people even if your statement is just a personal opinion.

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