Red Velvet’s Irene Personally Apologizes To Stylist For Her Poor Attitude Controversy
Red Velvet‘s Irene has personally apologized following the recent controversy regarding her behavior towards a stylist that came out earlier today.
First, SM Entertainment made an official statement to announce that Irene personally met up with the stylist who posted the original post. Irene sat down and apologized for her behavior.
This is SM Entertainment.
We would like to comment about the article that was posted about Irene by a stylist.
Irene met the stylist in person this afternoon, and sincerely apologized for the pain she caused the stylist due to her careless attitude and emotional outbursts and actions. We are very sorry for concerning many people with her immature image.
— SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment also stated that they feel responsible for the incident and vowed to change.
We also feel responsible for this. We can’t forget the hard work put in by all of the staff for both the company and the artists. We will make sure that something like this does not happen again, for everyone we work with.
Once again, we would like to apologize for causing concern to so many people.
— SM Entertainment
Irene soon followed up with her own statement through a post on her personal Instagram. With a blacked-out image, she apologized for her past behavior in the captions.
This is Irene.
I sincerely apologize for hurting the stylist with my foolish attitude and careless words and actions.
I am regretting and reflecting on the fact that I have hurt many people who have worked with me up to this point, due to my immature behavior.
The recent happenings helped me look back on my past, and I am feeling ashamed of my lacking behavior, actions, and words. I have once again realized the importance of our staff members.
— Irene
Irene also personally vowed to change for the better in the future.
I will think and act more carefully in the future, so this does not happen again.
I would like to sincerely apologize to the fans who support me and all the people who have been concerned about this incident.
— Irene
Earlier in the day, an anonymous stylist released a post targeting an idol who had poor “attitude”. The hints attached to the post targeted a Red Velvet member, which some netizens thought was Irene. While many Reveluvs went to defend her, the situation escalated when other production staff members came forward to agree with the original stylist’s claims.