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Oh look, eldio, who "doesn't care what celebrities do," is back to cry about some rando crying about IU publicizing her charitable giving.

And look, eldio, who "doesn't care what celebrities do," knows all about Johnny Depp going to a children's hospital dressed as Jack Sparrow and Leo DiCaprio promoting nature conservation, and both being called out as doing it for publicity, even though eldio totally "doesn't care what celebrities do."

I know more than you've forgotten about social licensing, tax benefits of charitable giving, etc. I work in PR/Marketing. Two of my medium-sized clients are non-profits. That's how I know there are plenty of ways for famous people to give without anyone ever knowing about it. They do it all the time. Quietly. Privately. In a manner opposite to what IU did here.

Get a grip on your own out-of-control BS, eldio, who "doesn't care what celebrities do," but is back with a third comment crying at a rando who was crying about something a celebrity did.
You know, even though eldio "doesn't care what celebrities do."

You're a hoot.

Thanks, IU's dad.

I never said nor implied that her donations are made for "nefarious reasons," that's you making stuff up, but thanks.
It's the self-serving, publicity-seeking behavior that accompanies the donations that puts me off.

I have an idea!
IU could double her donations and tell her fans that she has donated in their place, and they should keep their money for their own living expenses!
Of course, some fans would donate anyway because they have parasocial relationships with IU, so it's a win-win for the charity AND IU!

What do you think?

Hmmm..."everyone" that's been questioning me..." amounts to two whole people, you and IU's other mom.

So, you seek out celeb-promoting articles, look for comments "crying" about them, and then "cry" back at the commenters because you "...don't really care what celebs do," is that right, eldio?

I wasn't aware that, for "tax reasons" and "financial transparency," celebrities are required to send out publicity materials about their charitable contributions.
Nor was I aware that "everyone" knows this. lol
Thanks for bringing me up to speed.

"Parasites"
Lame.

Because I have a working brain and a healthy skepticism of celebrities using charities to further their own fame and wealth.

Why do you care that one or two people under this article are asking questions about IU's motives?
Are you on her PR team?
Are you her mom?

Exactly.

Hi, IU's mom.
You're in this thread a lot today. :)

"She's been donating every year multiple times since 2011. "
You know this because she and her PR team make sure you know it.

"she donates money in the name of her fandom."
What a perfect cover/excuse to make sure we all know about her donations.

"Only people with sad and lonely lives think she's doing this for attention when she's already one of the biggest stars in Korea."

lol
I'll ignore your lame insult.
I didn't say she makes the donations for attention; I said she and her agency put out press releases about it for attention.
If you believe entertainers stop seeking attention once they're famous, you are naive, ignorant, or dim-witted.

Only people with "sad and lonely lives" dedicate themselves to defending famous, rich people who have no idea who they are and don't care.

That, or they work for IU's PR team or they're IU's mom.

I wonder...has IU ever considered simply making her donations anonymously and secretly, without splashy press releases from her agency to make sure we all know how generous she is?

She has made sure everyone knows about her donations, which could easily be anonymous, for many, many years.

That's nothing new, either.

Thanks for the effort, but I don't care enough about this topic to take the time.

Yankii can be prostitutes.
Prostitutes can be Yankii.
The labels aren't mutually exclusive.

As I said, I googled multiple sources.
They're not all wrong.
I'm beginning to think you are "wrong." lol

I'll regret asking, but why is forcing your vision of what makes a "Yanki," on others so important to you?

Good to see you around again! :)

Spoken like a true, sex-phobic MDL Church Girl, always afraid of dirty, dirty, really evil, Satan-spawned S-E-X.

Sex is a huge part of life for grownups, child.
Let us all know when you finally get laid.

"...and Shizuka's fine with it."

I don't think he's fine with it, but as with everything else, he reacts like a Sloth or not at all.

"...the ambiguity of what they are to each other is part of the story at this point."

That may be so, and I think you're right, but that aspect is very poorly portrayed.

Spoken like a true Church Girl.

Bingo!
What's weird is that early on, they were banging away, shown having hot sex, but as they move (supposedly) deeper into the relationship, the sex has not intensified; it has dwindled to nothing.
When they say goodbye for the evening or whatever, it's like "oh well, sure, see ya maybe...maybe not...whatever..."

Episode 5:
This gets more boring with every episode.
There is no energy in the story or characters.
Shizuka is passive-aggressive af, but in a slow-motion, dull way.
He even smokes slowly, as a Sloth would do.
The romance takes a back seat to the family drama, but the family drama is nothing we haven't seen a hundred times before, and it's boring, as well.

I seriously love many slow-paced, leisurely films and dramas, but I guess only when the stories they tell are interesting, which this is not.

I had trouble staying awake through this episode.

Episode 5:
This was more entertaining with the pervy, unrestrained lust and attendant silliness.
Now, it's veering into relationship city, and I fear boredom ahead.
I was a little bored with this episode.

And, coming next week, a pedestrian/car incident. Now, THAT'S original.