Recently, an online community post garnered much attention after comedian and TV personality Kim Shin Young gave her honest thoughts about an idol group.
During her recent radio broadcast for MBC FM4U’s Noon Song of Hope, she mentioned the virtual idol group PLAVE and received harsh criticism from fans.
김신영 행주 MBC 정오의 희망곡 김신영입니다 라디오 녹음 pic.twitter.com/ydsKKLmg46
— hu (@hu3810980999437) February 16, 2025
Kim Shin Young: It’s been two years since PLAVE’s debut.
Hangzoo: Have you gotten used to it now?
Kim Shin Young: No, I haven’t.
Hangzoo: Still?
Kim Shin Young: I saw Go Young Bae take a picture with a PLAVE member recently, and I was shocked (PLAVE appeared on Go Young Bae’s radio show).
Hangzoo: Ah, I can imagine.
Kim Shin Young: I was so shocked.
Hangzoo: I see…
Kim Shin Young: I wondered how he recorded the show then. How did he do the broadcast? That’s what I kept thinking.
Hangzoo: They can’t meet them in person. If I’m close to a virtual group, I can’t meet them. Since we live in different worlds, we can only communicate through social media.
Kim Shin Young: This is crazy. Go Young Bae didn’t take that picture himself. Hopefully, someone can add someone on the side…someone from another world…
Hangzoo: It’s edited.
Kim Shin Young: Edited?
Hangzoo: Because these people can come and go; otherwise, Go Young Bae can go there and take pictures.
Kim Shin Young: Honestly, this group can’t appear on our show. I think I’ll get hit with a huge reality check.
Hangzoo: Because…it can’t be seen.
Kim Shin Young: Where should I look if they can’t be seen? I guess we have to accept this culture, but for now, I am still..yeah…
After hearing this, fans called out both Kim Shin Young and rapper Hangzoo.
이건 우리애들 욕하는것도 맞지만
한 분야를 싸잡아 낮춰서 욕하는거 같음
팬들이랑 소통하려고 최선을 다해 외부 스케쥴 뛰면서 노력하고 있는 애들한테 이런 언행은 굉장히 경솔하고 예의없다고 생각함
김신영, 행주는 자신들의 언행이 얼마나 수준낮은지 생각하고 반성했음 좋겠음.— ʕ •̀ o •́ ʔ밍🕯️ (@teadyming) February 16, 2025
Our idols are being criticized, but they are also insulting a genre as a whole. This is extremely rude to those who are trying their best to manage schedules and communicate with fans. Kim Shin Young and Hangzoo, I hope you reflect on how shallow your words and actions are.
플리들 ㅈㄴ화났음
김신영씨, 행주씨 버추얼의 저주를 겪어보세요
써방안해ㅆㅂ pic.twitter.com/IGDO1S3JW5— 지프링 (@jipring0216) February 16, 2025
Fans are f*cking mad. Kim Shin Young, Hangzoo— time to experience the virtual wrath.
우리 소중한 추억들인데 뭐래 진짜 pic.twitter.com/l9jBXRuRGX
— Defit (@Defit9n) February 16, 2025
Who are they to say this about our precious memories.
However, some netizens felt that there was nothing wrong about her statement.
- “So they really just talk into space when doing the broadcast with them? That’s so weird lol. I thought there was at least someone next to them before editing them in.”
- “I don’t understand what the problem is…
- “She didn’t say something crazy…most people think like this about virtual groups.”
Most recently, it was revealed that her statement regarding the group was edited out of the broadcast.
이제와서 편집해서 다 자르고 내보내면
문제의 발언이 없었던 일이 되는 건가요?
정오의 희망곡 김신영씨 행주씨 제대로 사과하세요 pic.twitter.com/VIjYPbKmkj— 플둉 (@love_plaveS2) February 17, 2025
Do you really think that what you said will disappear if you edit it out like this? Kim Shin Young and Hangzoo, apologize properly.
Meanwhile, Kim Shin Young and Hangzoo have not spoken up on the matter.
