Voice Actor Yoon Sora Sparks Controversy Over 'Seomin Villa Village Children' Comment... Public Opinion Remains Cold Despite Apology

Voice actress Yoon Sora posted on her Twitter on the 20th, "Today again, children from the nearby working-class villa neighborhood are flocking to our apartment playground and playing without masks. Kids, please wear masks." Photo by Yoon Sora (Twitter capture).

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Voice actress Yoon Sora is facing public backlash for using the phrase "children from low-income villa neighborhoods."

On the 20th, Yoon Sora posted on her Twitter, "Today again, children from the surrounding low-income villa neighborhoods are flocking to our apartment playground, running around without masks. Kids, please wear masks."

Netizens who saw this post expressed discomfort, calling it a "derogatory remark against low-income people," and the controversy escalated with 'Yoon Sora' ranking first on the real-time search terms on portal sites the next day.

As criticism from netizens grew louder, Yoon Sora explained, "I said it out of concern for children playing without masks."

Yoon Sora stated, "The kids take off their masks while running around. I don't understand what misunderstandings people have. I wrote it out of worry," and added, "I was concerned they might get infected since young children were playing without masks," but public reaction remained cold.

As the criticism continued, Yoon Sora eventually made her SNS account private.

Meanwhile, Yoon Sora debuted as an MBC 8th generation voice actress in 1982 and has appeared in famous animations such as "Magic Thousand Character Classic" and "Detective Conan."

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