About a month after 14-year couple Jung Kyungho·Choi Sooyoung broke up, IU·Lee Jong-suk have split. As top-star couples break up, some people are finding signs of their breakup under the guise of "pilgrimage sites" and "predictions," which is disconcerting.
On the 10th, IU and Lee Jong-suk broke up. The two, who acknowledged their relationship in 2022, thus after four years of public dating remained as "colleagues" rather than "lovers." Lee Jong-suk's side said, "It is true that we broke up. We decided to remain good colleagues."
After the breakup became known, excessive speculation about the reasons for their split, so-called "sign-finding," has continued. Voices of concern point out that it is turning into cyberbullying that mutilates private life, going beyond simple public interest and curiosity.
As the breakup between IU and Lee Jong-suk was made official, posts claiming to have found traces of their split have been posted on online communities, social media and YouTube. A typical example is closely analyzing personal social media activity as if under a microscope, such as noting that they did not "like" each other's posts or did not follow each other's social accounts.
Furthermore, videos of a shaman who looked at their fortunes years ago or months ago are being spread as "predictions" and "pilgrimage sites." A video by one shaman claiming that the two had already broken up about two years ago and that IU now has another man can be seen as a serious invasion of privacy that goes beyond curiosity and speculation. In addition, excessive speculation continues, with trivial remarks from past interviews being pieced together as if they were harbingers of a breakup.
Lee Jong-suk and IU's sides were tight-lipped about the reasons for the breakup, saying, "Because it concerns the actor's personal private life, please understand that further answers are difficult." While the background of a top-star couple's breakup may be of interest, simple speculation born of curiosity should be avoided because it can lead to spreading false information and malicious comments, and now is the time to watch with a mature and calm gaze rather than excessive conjecture so the two can heal from the pain of separation and follow their own paths.
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