"Ultimately a Character Issue"...Reexamining Celebrity Character Amid 'Floor Noise Controversy'

Actor Park Bo-young / Photo by YouTube 'GGUL' capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] Recently, cases of floor noise complaints in apartment complexes involving famous celebrities such as comedians Ahn Sang-tae and Lee Hwi-jae have come to light, bringing neighborly floor noise conflicts to the forefront as a social issue. Amid some netizens grumbling, saying "Are celebrities campaigning?", the dignified responses of celebrities who became victims of floor noise have been revealed, touching the hearts of many netizens.

Recently, a post titled 'Actor Park Bo-young's House Floor Noise' has been spreading on SNS and online communities.

The post featured Park Bo-young calmly dealing with sudden floor noise during a live communication session with fans on Naver V Live last year.

While communicating with fans in her room, Park Bo-young laughed and said, "What is that thumping sound? It's the upstairs babies running energetically. They're at their peak running time," when she suddenly heard the thumping noise from the upstairs floor.

However, when she then heard a parent's voice scolding the child and a baby crying, Park Bo-young could not hide her embarrassment, saying, "I hope you can't hear this sound. Can you hear it?"

Listening to the upstairs noise for a moment, Park Bo-young said, "Oh no. The child is crying," showing concern for the child instead.

Netizens who saw Park Bo-young's video praised her, saying, "Isn't she a real angel?" and "She's like a Bodhisattva."

Photo by Harim Instagram capture

Singer Harim also received praise from netizens for his exceptional character when he once complained about floor noise issues.

On the 1st, Harim lamented, "I was sleeping in the morning when suddenly thud thud thud... Someone upstairs must have bought a massage chair."

He said, "I got a little annoyed for a moment but then started thinking about various things," adding, "How much would the child who bought the expensive massage chair have resisted, and how much would they have wanted to buy it? I thought about the feelings of the elderly person lying there, pressing the first button with some hesitation."

He continued, "It's unpleasant for me, but it's a good thing for someone else. Thinking about that made the sound seem okay," and "I don't remember well, but it must be one of the elderly people I met in the elevator."

Despite complaining about the floor noise, Harim's warm heart that considered his neighbors' feelings drew responses from netizens like "I want to emulate such a beautiful heart," and "Harim is a Bodhisattva."

Comedian Ahn Sang-tae's neighbor's post exposing noise complaints between floors, uploaded to an online community on the 13th of last month [Image source = Screenshot from online community]

Their responses drew more attention because they contrasted with the recent floor noise controversies involving famous comedians Ahn Sang-tae and Lee Hwi-jae.

On the 12th of last month, a netizen claiming to be a downstairs neighbor of comedian Ahn Sang-tae's couple posted about the suffering caused by floor noise on an online community. As criticism poured in amid the floor noise controversy involving Lee Hwi-jae and Moon Jung-won couple, on the 18th, comedian Ahn Sang-tae's wife, Jo In-bin, expressed dissatisfaction on her SNS with a post saying, "Poor celebrities living upstairs, poor keyboard warriors living downstairs," responding to neighbors' floor noise complaints.

Rather than apologizing for the floor noise issue, the SNS post seemed to claim that "celebrities are being witch-hunted," and the floor noise controversy escalated into an 'issue of character.' The downstairs neighbor quickly posted a rebuttal, and their conflict rapidly turned into a mudslinging battle of accusations and counter-accusations.

Comedian Lee Hwijae, who recently became embroiled in controversy over noise complaints between floors, is playing indoors with his children. [Image source = Screenshot from Lee Hwijae's Instagram]

The Lee Hwi-jae and Moon Jung-won couple also apologized after their neighbor exposed their floor noise, but later, allegations arose that Moon Jung-won did not pay for children's toys at an amusement park, leading to their eventual suspension of activities. Some netizens pointed out that their controversy, which started with floor noise, ultimately ended up as a character issue, saying, "It was just a matter of time before it exploded."

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