Netizens were disappointed.
Koreaboo
Recently, gang LUCIA member Sangyeop drew criticism for his choice of words on the fan messaging app, Bubble.
His choice of words while replying to a comment received a lot of reactions from netizens.
“Fan: My polaroid camera.
Sangyeop: Paper ssagae (wrap)”
“Fan: What is a document ssagae?
Sangyeop: Paper comes out when taking a photo with a Polaroid.”
This garnered a negative response online as the expression “ssagae” began to be used in places, including online communities like DC Inside, as a derogatory remark towards the issue of gender conflict in Korea.
Not long after, Sangyeop posted an apology for his statement.
“This is Choi Sangyeop. I found that I disappointed a lot of people with my choice of words. I apologize for worrying my supportive fans due to my careless choice of words.
The word choice I made has no other meaning or intent. But I am thinking deeply about my carelessness and will be more cautious from now on.
Even though I’m a little late, I sincerely send this message to apologize to the fans I disappointed.
I deeply apologize once again to everyone who supports me.
—Choi Sangyeop
However, Korean netizens were still shocked that he used such words while chatting with fans.
- “I was shocked after seeing the meaning of the comments.”
- “I can see what kind of standards he has. His apologies are downright insincere.”
- “You use that word to mean ‘output,’ right? Then it’s just disappointing.
- “It’s a shame… it was a band I liked.”
- “It’s a play on the word ‘bedwetter’ used to degrade women…”
- “So he used that word without actually knowing what it means?
- “Dirty.”
- “How many times has he used that word in real life for it to be used so easily.”
- “Wasn’t this band that recently got into controversy talking about the military?”
- “Decompression.”
- “I’m sure he knows the meaning of how he used it.”
- “Is it him? How immersed is he in using it so easily?”
- “How can you use that word to describe a Polaroid?”
- “How could he use a word like that?”
