Broadcaster Kim Sook mentioned the character of a well-known entertainer, and aftershocks such as attempts to identify that entertainer's identity are continuing.
Recently on the YouTube channel 'BiboTV', Song Eun I and Kim Sook were in a phone consolidation with psychiatrist Lee Kwang Min to talk about human nature and anger control, and a video showing that conversation was released.
The video continued with discussion about human nature. While stories such as a fiancé who becomes particularly aggressive when driving were introduced, specialist Lee Kwang Min advised, "Unlike cases where some suppressed emotions are expressed in games where anonymity is guaranteed or in a car, it is necessary to pay close attention when someone cannot control their anger even in situations where their identity may be revealed."
At that time Kim Sook said, "There used to be a really, really famous entertainer," adding, "They were so mean. So I kept my distance. I thought, 'That person really has a dirty nature,'" as she recounted her personal experience.
In particular, Kim Sook added, "Popularity can't last forever, so later it fell. But they became kind. People around them all said, 'They're changed. They lost their popularity and changed.'"
However, Kim Sook said, "I thought their nature was bad and didn't believe otherwise. Then they regained popularity, and everyone came to me saying, 'Sook-ah, you were right. their true nature showed.'"
The atmosphere moved to Kim Sook's personal anecdotes, but online reaction heated up. Although Kim Sook did not provide specific details that would identify the entertainer's gender, name, or field of activity, comments on the video and online communities have continued to speculate about the identity of the person Kim Sook mentioned.
The 'find the culprit' pattern is overheating, with even the real names of some entertainers who had been associated with Kim Sook being mentioned. Concerns have been raised that reactions ranging from those who treat it as fact by linking a famous MC's real name to Kim Sook's remarks, to the possibility that a private anecdote without a named person could combine with sensational interpretations and speculation, causing harm to fellow entertainers.
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