Fans Feel Uncomfortable With How Violent Jung Hyung Don Is On “Idol Room”
Jung Hyung Don has been working with idols for years on shows like Weekly Idol, but fans have been quite upset by his violent tendencies on broadcasts.
Fans were very excited to see TWICE guesting on the episode but that excitement soon turned into unease. Shortly after being introduced, the comedian was seen shoving Jeongyeon.
While the comedian did so as a joke, fans were unamused. They noticed that although she was trying to laugh it off, she continued to clutch her arm subconsciously.
Fans also noticed how uncomfortable Jeongyeon, but her attempts at changing places with Dahyun failed. As soon as Dahyun moved next to him, she too was pushed.
If that incident hadn’t made fans uncomfortable already, his next action certainly would as he went on to nudge Jeongyeon once again!
This incident came after fans had already complained about his harshness on Weekly Idol last year, where he hit Jeongyeon with all his strength using a toy hammer.
he really hit jeongyeon hard with that toy hammer my head hurts too pic.twitter.com/He3dINxCNt
— n #dtna (@twiceszone) May 17, 2017
i know it's been like 2910 years since this happened but im still mad abt how hard they hit jeongyeon w the hammer @ weekly idol
— olivia (@glssbead) May 25, 2017
Fans immediately started voicing their outrage at the way Jeongyeon and Dahyun were treated on Twitter.
I cry when i see her face :( https://t.co/O0wX1VHiaZ
— Colourful Firefly CY (@visfralin) July 10, 2018
Doni shouldn’t hit Jeong but isn’t he alway like that to idols(even during back in weekly idol)? I don’t get why people are so… — Just because he has been doing it for a long time now doesn't mean it should continue uwu
U know… https://t.co/wWDuknYleH
— Gwen (@prettyrapstar23) July 10, 2018
honestly, it wasn't funny at all. I don't see the point of being funny in pushing her so harsh. not just once and jeong was obv uncomfortable. hurting someone for the 'joke' isn't funny at all. you don't deserve to be respected as a comedian if that's the humor you're going for.
— きむ💕 마코~미모🚨 (@hiraimyouis) July 10, 2018
Defcon won't treat girl like that
— NabongBong (@nabongteeth) July 10, 2018
But that coni pic.twitter.com/03ur7RBg5C
— NabongBong (@nabongteeth) July 10, 2018
slap him
— Colourful Firefly CY (@visfralin) July 10, 2018
I wish i can😠😠😠😠
— NabongBong (@nabongteeth) July 10, 2018
Others stated that he should be apologizing to the girls.
Ikr. -_- i dunno maybe he apologized after the shoot or during breaks but damn I just wish he lessen his violent tendecies on people. even with the hammer last time. Ppl were saying "its just a toy" but like even a pillow would hurt if u smash it rly strong on someones head
— Ben10 (@once_benny) July 10, 2018
I dont think so lmao Im sure he forgot about it alreadyyy
— Colourful Firefly CY (@visfralin) July 10, 2018
Yeah your probably right haha but oh well. I'll just pray it wont happen again xD
— Ben10 (@once_benny) July 10, 2018
And one netizen summed up everyone’s thoughts on the topic perfectly.
It does NOT matter if an idol is a boy or a girl, nor if they’re an unknown artist or 1 of the most popular. NO ONE should be physically or metaphorical pushed around by a senior & have no say about it. If we don’t call attention, many behaviors go unchecked and only get worse.
— 🍭 oncejelly 🍭 (@twicett520) July 10, 2018
Hopefully, everyone will learn from this incident and prevent things like this from happening again in the future.
