Lee Hyori's Real Reason for Deleting SNS: "Requests to Borrow Money"

Photo by KakaoTV, screenshot from 'Face ID' video.

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Singer Lee Hyori revealed the real reason why she deleted her Instagram account.

On the 14th, the third episode of KakaoTV's 'Face ID' titled 'The Full Story of Lee Hyori's SNS Deletion Incident' was released.

The video first showed Lee Hyori during a photo shoot in August. After finishing preparations for the shoot, Lee Hyori took several selfies and asked, "Which photo is pretty?" After much consideration, she uploaded several selected photos to her SNS.

A month later, in early September, Lee Hyori was getting her makeup done at another shoot and said, "I'm trying to delete Instagram, but I don't know how, so I haven't done it yet." When a staff member asked, "Can't you just not use it? Don't delete it?" she replied, "I said I wouldn't drink, but have I ever not drunk? If I do, I keep going."

She continued, "I habitually spend 1 to 2 hours a day looking at it," showing a photo of her cat Sooni watching her browse Instagram. She said, "I suddenly felt very sorry, thinking, 'Since when has this cat been looking at me like this?'"

In particular, she revealed, "There are too many requests coming through DMs, like asking to borrow money, and I can't lend to everyone. When I see that, I can't easily ignore it, so I keep worrying. That's also a problem."

Regarding recent malicious comments from Chinese netizens, she said, "(The reason for deleting SNS) was not the biggest reason. That's something I just have to accept."

Meanwhile, Lee Hyori is appearing on MBC variety show 'Hangout with Yoo?' first as part of the group 'SSAK3' and now with 'Refund Expedition'.

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