Reporter Wu Ruici/Comprehensive Report
The South Korean music scene has recently resumed offline activities. Music programs are open to fans to join in the fun, and even the way to work for photography is proceeding as usual. Recently, there was an unexpected incident in which several photojournalists satirized the girl group fromis_9. Because the members refused to take off their masks, the photojournalists retorted, “Do they think they are bulletproof?” The whole conversation was embarrassing to listen to. Caused fans to bombard.
▲fromis_9 refused to take off the mask, but was choked by reporters “Do you think you are bulletproof?” (Picture / Retrieved from fromis_9 Twitter)
fromis_9 attended the show “Music Bank” on their way to work on the 8th. When they stood at the designated point one after another, a photographer asked them to take off their masks, but after being politely refused, the photographer began to speak bitterly to them, One of them scolded “If you want to wear a mask like VIVIZ, it would be more interesting”, another replied “That is to say, VIVIZ is still very good at acting like a spoiled child”, and another sarcastically “I have come to “Music Bank” to work for 3 weeks”, “Speechless”, “Do they think they are bulletproof”, “Bulletproof girl group”.
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▲After the video of fromis_9 being choked by reporters was exposed, the media has quickly cut out the dialogue. (Picture / Retrieved from fromis_9 Twitter)
The target of fromis_9’s tragic fall into the reporter’s mouth immediately caused a wave of turmoil in the fan circle. The fans expressed their grievances for them, “Is it wrong to wear a mask?” They were asked to take off their masks during the concert. Although they refused at the first time, they were forced to take off the masks collectively.
Not only that, but this conversation was unadorned at first and was posted on the YouTube website of the relevant media. In just a few days, it attracted a large number of fans to criticize “the standard is really poor” and “the entertainment line reporter finds it ridiculous to speak ill of others.” , “Would you like to stop wearing a mask this week?” Seeing that the public opinion was wrong, the video edited the filmed dialogue and uploaded it again, but it still failed to put out the fire.