Earlier, Lee Chaeyeon Made a Candid Statement About the Candlelight Rally
Criticism of Jung Yura Continues Over the Remarks
Lee Chaeyeon, a singer formerly of the group IZ*ONE, made remarks related to the candlelight rally supporting the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, which drew criticism from Jung Yura, the daughter of Choi Seo-won (formerly Choi Soon-sil).
On the afternoon of the 7th, after the impeachment motion against President Yoon was automatically dismissed due to the absence of ruling party lawmakers, Lee Chaeyeon, who was chatting with fans through a communication app, said, "You say I'm not in a position to talk about politics? Then what position is one supposed to be in to talk about politics?" She added, "As a citizen, as a member of the public, I will speak as I see fit. I'm raising my voice because I'm an entertainer. Thank you for your concern. Let's live in a better world. Let's love freely in such a world."
Singer Lee Chaeyeon, formerly of the group IZ*ONE, made a candid statement regarding the candlelight rally calling for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol, drawing public attention. Jung Yura, daughter of Choi Seo-won (formerly Choi Soon-sil), criticized her for this. Lee Chaeyeon Facebook · Yonhap News
In response to these remarks, on the 8th, Jung Yura shared an article about Lee Chaeyeon on her Facebook and criticized, "It's true that position doesn't matter and is unnecessary when talking about politics, but the problem is that someone like you, who had zero interest until now, suddenly chimes in." She continued, addressing Lee Chaeyeon, "Whether the National Assembly budget is wrecked or the impeachment motion has been raised 22 times causing government paralysis, your petty sense of superiority and your so-called enlightened male-female titles seem more important than the country's affairs (continued)."
Jung Yura also said, "Get a grip," and pointed out, "You fixate on the word 'martial law' and foam at the mouth calling it communism, but it's not communism. You recklessly say things and then pretend nothing happened when the situation turns unfavorable, always acting like 'I'm just a singer, an actor.' This is not the first or second time seeing such behavior. Entertainers raising their voices? Entertainers don't even look into things and always get caught up in agitation, indirectly or directly influencing others' opinions but never taking responsibility for what they say."
Finally, Jung Yura said, "Freedom of speech comes with responsibility. If you want to speak freely, you need to understand the situation properly and take responsibility if you're wrong?that's democracy." She added, "Are you the only citizens? The other half are also citizens and members of the public. Do only you have rights? Do you think you're democratic while restricting and suppressing others' speech? You have become communist without even realizing it, and you don't even know that you've become communist to this extent, you XXX," harshly criticizing Lee Chaeyeon.
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