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No.

Whatever happens to KSH, I'll always remember that scene in Secretly, Greatly when he squatted down and took a dump in the middle of the street. 💩

Whatever happens to KSH, I'll always remember that scene in Secretly, Greatly when he squatted down and took a dump in the middle of the street. What a hero! He'll be missed. 💩

It was a joke. You don't like jokes? I even put in a silly face emoji to help out the humorous-challenged. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I promise to treat him with all due respect.

In the mating ritual of bees, the male follows the female around - biting, slapping, and screeching until she lets him have his way with her. Nearly every time a male orangutan encounters a female, he rapes her. Among sea otters, males often grab a female's snout with their teeth or claws, and drown her while attempting to mate.

These stories, and much more, in the new book, "I'm Not So Bad," by Kim Soo Hyun 🤪

Sure. News reports from the beginning of the scandal, but I suppose "gossip" isn't that great of a stretch.

Much as with anyone else, I read, assess, digest, think & feel. I have a right to form my own opinion and I have the right to peruse as I choose, accept what I resonate with, and dismiss what I deem unworthy. I try to be aware of my biases. I agree the media is trash and the news is as full of lies as facts (maybe moreso). I try to read between the lines, so to speak. I follow my heart and intuition and my gut. If and when I ever do change my opinion of KSH I will deeply bow, be contrite, & apologize. But I won't ask for forgiveness.

You do you.

We each have the privilege to post in this forum. If you don't like that, take it up with the moderators. Or block me. Or keep replying. Suit yourself.

I am not a lawyer in the Republic of Korea or any other country. I perceive that he was certainly charged in the court of public opinion. I do not conflate the two. Someone can be found not guilty in a court of law, while still being found guilty in the court of public opinion. It happens.

I may yet become one of KSH's biggest supporters, however unlikely this may be. I empathize with the challenges he is going through and suggest more honesty & contrition (along the lines of his tearful public apology) as a recourse which is far preferable to what is being conducted by his army of power-brokers, high-paid lawyers, fixers, & public relations damage control experts.

I concede I needn't police every fan's language. But I don't consider it bullying—that's an overreach.

What was proven in court was the evidence presented by the freelance YouTube so-called "journalist" was fabricated. And he will be held to account for his perfidy. That is a separate issue from the actual truth of the situation. KSH's damage-control team would conflate the two, as would his remaining fans.

I would remind you that the courts of public opinion move faster and differently than the courts of the ROK, and they may each reach different conclusions. That is not to say that either is wrong; just different.

I am neither paid nor encouraged by anyone to voice my opinion here. This is the only place where I have shared my thoughts & perceptions on this subject. I began following this story the day I heard of KSR's tragic demise, soon after it occurred. I have followed news reports closely ever since. Previously, I had been deeply affected by the suicide of Lee Sun Kyun. I never liked Garosero.

Pardon me for splitting hairs and stating facts (like 'his innocence was never adjudicated' or that 'other accusations remain uncontested', which I sincerely believe to be factually truthful statements.)

I am not referring to police reports and I have never held Garosero in high esteem. There were circumstances surrounding that dinner/DUI which I consider to be disturbing. There are circumstances surrounding her subsequent debt to GM which I also find unsavory. Likewise, the circumstances surrounding the film Real, Sulli's role and subsequent media storm do not put KSH or his brother/cousin/director/GM president in a good light.

All of this has left me with the impression that the GM executives (namely KSH and Lee Rang) are skillful in grooming, gaslighting, setting up others. It seems obvious to me that they force young women to take the fallout of their own mistakes while distancing themselves. That they set up no fewer than four separate damage-control teams in the past year only reinforces my interpretation of what KSH must have meant in his tearful press conference when he confessed that he (in so many words) suppressed the morals of "human Hyun" in favor of the demands of protecting "Star Hyun" (sic).

You can believe what you want, but his "innocence" was never adjudicated, and other accusations remain uncontested.

ISTR reading details & different interpretations of these events which contradict your preferred narrative.

Quite so. His face should disappear from our screens & feeds with only his name echoing as a cautionary tale warning future celebrities and studio executives (etc) to check themselves.

There have been several social media experiments which consistently demonstrate how often people will completely ignore criminal and violent behaviors when the male subject is hot.

https://www.distractify.com/trending/2018/09/12/Z25CUDI/fake-hot-tinder-dude-criminal

KSH is continuing his "Worldwide Comeback Tour", which started in the Philippines and continues in Indonesia. Fans cannot help but speculate which country will he visit next: East Timor, or Papua New Guinea?

Not a thing; it's nothing personal. I've never watched him in anything. I never even heard of him until his agency publicized his victimhood.

I see what you did there 👀

It's because MDL profits spike whenever controversies cause fans to spend more time, view more ads, post more comments and buy more flowers for their idols.