Singer Sunye, formerly of the group Wonder Girls, explained why she deleted a post mourning U.S. far-right political activist Charlie Kirk after a wave of criticism.
On the 17th, Sunye wrote on her Instagram, "After watching a video of a wife's plea over her husband's death in a tragic shooting, as a fellow person living as a mother, with a heavy heart I posted a tribute in my Stories."
She added, "Then people I don't even know came into my space to hurl insults at me, to vent anger over Charlie Kirk's claims as a politician and issues like the far right and the hard-line conservative camp, and even to bring up Wonder Girls. Why go that far?"
Sunye said, "A person has died, and I have a heart to mourn," and asked in return, "Then are you laughing with the thought that 'it serves him right' at the death of a human life?"
She continued, "Are you angry at me because I did not remain silent?" and emphasized, "I hope you will not be upset that I responded with 'deletion and blocking' to comments from those who come into my space and fill it with demeaning words, unnecessary fights, and language that makes this place less beautiful."
She also emphasized, "Setting aside my identities as a professional, a mother, and a woman, I mourned the tragic death of a person as an individual, and as an individual I am living with the desire to pass down to the next generation a world that is at least a little better than now. Though our views and thoughts differ, because we are different we can adjust toward a better direction, and through beautiful collisions we can move toward a better world."
Sunye concluded by urging, "Because of my tribute post, please refrain from dragging me into political or religious issues or coming into my space with rude and inhumane behavior."
The day before, Sunye posted a video mourning Charlie Kirk on her Instagram but deleted it after criticism arose.