K-Netz Recall Hyori's Remark About Bullying That Would've Been Scandalous Now

With celebrities being embroiled in school violence controversies lately, K-netz recalled Lee Hyori's past remark that would've prompted people to cancel her.

Lee Hyori Hints at Taking a Junior's School Uniform

On the online community, theqoo, 1st-gen icon Lee Hyori became a hot topic after an online user brought back her past interview, where she hinted she committed bullying.

While it was brushed off as a joke back then, K-pop fans emphasized how scandalous it would be if she uttered the remark today.

In particular, the comment came from her appearance on SBS' "Haha Mong Show," wherein they were discussing the worst things that they committed while at school.

When asked about how they did at school, Lee Hyori said:

"Have you ever changed your school uniform? To a new one..."

When the cast showed confused expressions, the K-pop icon then added:

"If you go to the class of 1st year... oops!"

While this remark doesn't completely confirm that she took a junior's new school uniform, her remark would have blown up in this current era, and led her to be canceled by fans.

K-Netz Call It 'Luck' That Lee Hyori Debuted in 1st-Gen K-pop Era

As netizens and fans are very wary of idols being accused of school bullying lately, Lee Hyori would have been canceled for saying this, and her past student life would have caused a huge turmoil.

Thus, K-netizens are stating that she is "very lucky" that she debuted as a first-gen idol, an era where jokes were meant to be jokes and people weren't as sensitive.

But since the Hallyu wave has taken a global turn, K-pop idols nowadays must also take into consideration the feelings and culture of local and international fans.

• "Times have indeed changed. If she said it now, she would have been canceled."
• "She's so lucky she debuted at the time."
• "She must be so grateful that social media wasn't a thing back then."
• "There was a time that saying things like that is just a joke."
• "She didn't say she did it. But it's a possibility. She always said unfiltered things back then that would have ended her if she said it now."

However, there are fans who defended the icon. They said that if she did it, a victim would've come out, since Korean online forums were already popular at the time.

Since no one came forward, people concluded that it must have been just a joke from Hyori for the show's entertainment.

Meanwhile, Lee Hyori recently debuted as a solo MC on KBS 2TV's "The Seasons - Hyori Lee's Red Carpet," which ended on March 29.

In May, she will appear on JTBC's 'Mom, Do You Want to Travel Alone with Me" a road movie-like variety show together with her mother.

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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz