Hotfelt Yeeun's Sharp Rebuke to Sidungie Who Targeted Her: "If You Pursue a Parasite's Life, I Support You"

On the 30th of last month, YouTuber Sidungi uploaded a video claiming that the feminist declaration of Hotfelt Ye-eun, a singer and former member of the girl group Wonder Girls, is contradictory. Photo by YouTube broadcast screen capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] Singer Hotfelt Yeeun, formerly of the girl group Wonder Girls, criticized YouTuber Sidungi, who called her feminist remarks contradictory, by calling him "a parasite living off others' blood."

On the 11th, Yeeun posted on her Instagram story, "If living as a parasite sucking others' blood is the way of life you pursue and your only survival strategy, then I support you," along with a screenshot of Sidungi's video.

This appears to be a response to Sidungi targeting her for previously declaring herself a feminist.

Earlier, on the 30th of last month, Sidungi uploaded a video titled "Wonder Girls' Yeeun, this person really!" on his YouTube channel.

In the video, Sidungi said, "Yeeun of Wonder Girls, who has now become an aunt. She has made a lot of money through sexual commodification as a singer, earning money that others could never earn in a lifetime, and now she declares herself a feminist. I wonder why." He added, "I think the choice was very well made. You know what feminism is, right? It was created to show that women are not crazy, but it’s an ideology where only crazy women gather."

He continued, "I don't care whether Aunt Yeeun is a feminist or not, but when someone influential like her suddenly declares herself a feminist, well..." and added, "Have you not thought about the negative influence this might have on young girls whose values are not yet properly formed?"

He then said, "Are all the rookie girl groups growing up stupid, being commodified, and ignorant of feminism?" and "They are celebrities who are coldly judged by popularity. Let me say again, feminism prevalent in South Korea is wrong. Why are feminists so contradictory?"

Meanwhile, on the 6th, Yeeun explained on MBC's 'Radio Star' about her feminist declaration, saying, "I didn't intend to declare it, but there was a book called 'Kim Ji-young, Born 1982.' Idol entertainers read it, and fans reportedly burned CDs. So I read it, and the content was very good."

She continued, "I am also a second child, and so is the protagonist of the book. I posted that I read the book well, and before I knew it, people said I declared myself a feminist. When I searched the word feminist, it meant a belief that men and women are equal, so I said I am a feminist. I do not regret it."

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