Lol it's not like anywhere else is much better tho
I agree with much of what you've said, but not with the affair comment. Even if there were a lot of circumstantial evidence that suggested Lee was far from innocent about his drug use (and even if I don't believe he's innocent), there weren't any DIRECT evidence to convict him. The affair allegation is hearsay from his blackmailer (which undermines the credibility) and was leaked by the police to save face once their direct investigation went sour (since they leaked their suspicions prematurely). None of this should have gone to prosecution, much less, the public court of opinion. The police did not do their job properly.
Lol it's not like anywhere else is much better tho
????? You want netizens to start a revolt against corrupt cops to support him? People left things to the authorities on matters that should be left to the authority, but clearly they've overstepped their boundaries and were incompetent this time, making them deserving of criticism.
However, if netizens simply supported Lee Sun Kyun blindly at the onset, in the middle of investigation, then they'd be just as horrible as the people blindly insulting and denigrating him. Idk what nonsense you're spouting. Are celebrities supposed to be immune to any investigations?
It's horrible that it was publicized and leaked; it's horrible they questioned him for so long without breaks; it's horrible that a blackmailer, who is also a repeated offender, was taken seriously; there were a lot of horrible circumstances that have occurred. But it WASN'T horrible that he was investigated for a crime that he was suspected of doing.
Lol it's not like anywhere else is much better tho
"But people in every country didn't bother or demoralised them to the point where they commit suicide." Uh, there have been so many ex-Disney stars that have been shredded by the public, and a lot more harshly than the Korean stars, who simply didn't commit suicide. The difference is that Hollywood/American entertainment has a wider market and larger safety net than that of little tiny Korea. Even if you're caught up in a drug or sex scandal, you can have a brand change and still become relatively successful (or even more successful). In Korea, the market size is way too small to capitalize on these niche markets, and it's a lot more conservative country. Furthermore, let's suppose you're the devil incarnate, e.g., Hollywood director Roman Polanski: you can literally just leave the country and adapt in a new environment because at least you speak a universal language. You can't do that as a Korean... Finally, if you can read Korean, most netizens were saying how unfortunate the situation was. Many even began to blame the cops when there was a lack of evidence. Few were saying he was evil or horrendous.
Why are you guys blaming K-netizens??? You guys should be blaming K-media, the cops, paparazzis, etc. Just think for a moment on what most likely led to Lee Sun Kyun's death: a few haters and trolls hating on him while the majority didn't really care OR the fact that he/his agency was getting sued for 10 billion won for breaking various contracts by getting involved in a scandal, hoards of paparazzis and reporters incriminating him before investigation was even finished, and how the cops LEAKED THE INFORMATION to the media and badgered him for 19 hours over 2 days without a single shred of physical evidence. The lack of professionalism is a joke. I wonder why we only know about Lee Sun Kyun, but not of all the other supposed elite 1% who were also incriminated. I wonder how many hours these cops investigated the president and his wife when they're alleged of dodging taxes and stock manipulation. Oh yeah, I know: zero.
However, if netizens simply supported Lee Sun Kyun blindly at the onset, in the middle of investigation, then they'd be just as horrible as the people blindly insulting and denigrating him. Idk what nonsense you're spouting. Are celebrities supposed to be immune to any investigations?
It's horrible that it was publicized and leaked; it's horrible they questioned him for so long without breaks; it's horrible that a blackmailer, who is also a repeated offender, was taken seriously; there were a lot of horrible circumstances that have occurred. But it WASN'T horrible that he was investigated for a crime that he was suspected of doing.
Uh, there have been so many ex-Disney stars that have been shredded by the public, and a lot more harshly than the Korean stars, who simply didn't commit suicide.
The difference is that Hollywood/American entertainment has a wider market and larger safety net than that of little tiny Korea. Even if you're caught up in a drug or sex scandal, you can have a brand change and still become relatively successful (or even more successful). In Korea, the market size is way too small to capitalize on these niche markets, and it's a lot more conservative country. Furthermore, let's suppose you're the devil incarnate, e.g., Hollywood director Roman Polanski: you can literally just leave the country and adapt in a new environment because at least you speak a universal language. You can't do that as a Korean...
Finally, if you can read Korean, most netizens were saying how unfortunate the situation was. Many even began to blame the cops when there was a lack of evidence. Few were saying he was evil or horrendous.
Just think for a moment on what most likely led to Lee Sun Kyun's death: a few haters and trolls hating on him while the majority didn't really care OR the fact that he/his agency was getting sued for 10 billion won for breaking various contracts by getting involved in a scandal, hoards of paparazzis and reporters incriminating him before investigation was even finished, and how the cops LEAKED THE INFORMATION to the media and badgered him for 19 hours over 2 days without a single shred of physical evidence. The lack of professionalism is a joke. I wonder why we only know about Lee Sun Kyun, but not of all the other supposed elite 1% who were also incriminated. I wonder how many hours these cops investigated the president and his wife when they're alleged of dodging taxes and stock manipulation. Oh yeah, I know: zero.