He is the first celebrity to speak out about this issue.
Recently, student protests have broken out at several women’s universities in South Korea to push back against their possible transition to co-educational schools. Actress Kim Soo Jung she became the first celebrity to clarify her position on this topic.
Protests began at Dongduk Women’s University after students found out that the administration was considering admitting male students in the future. School records also show they admitted six male students to the Korean Language and Culture Studies program this year. The students of the university expressed their dissent through multiple demonstrations and were even called by the police.
Amid growing tensions with the administration, student bodies have called on popular alumni of Dongduk University to speak out on the issue. Actress Kim Soo Jung, who was a student at the university but dropped out later, responded to this call and shared a screenshot of an online petition she signed to support students.
This open show of support has sparked a wave of hateful comments on the actress’ social media, but she refuses to back down. She took a screenshot of an online community post making sexually harassing comments about her and uploaded it to her Instagram story, denouncing them.
I wanted to remain a female graduate, but seeing you act like this makes me want to go into engineering. Honestly, I really hate gloomy, inadequate men like all of you. You’re not even men.
—Kim Soo Jung
Since then, the actress has posted screenshots of when she listened to songs about empowered women, including tripleS“Girls Never Die” and “Wonder Woman” by We will see each other, DavichiAND TARE.
Kim Soo Jung’s unapologetic support for the student protests and subsequent posts garnered divided reactions among netizens. While many have vowed to stop supporting her acting career, many non-fans have declared their admiration for her belief. Following the comments on his latest YouTube video, it seems like he has gained a lot of new subscribers due to his location.
Meanwhile, Dongduk University students invited other celebrity alumni, such as Girl’s Day‘S Minah, KARA‘S GyuriAND WJSN‘S Soobin, among others, to use their platforms and speak out for their alma mater.
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