Recently, a Chinese fan opened up about his interaction with NewJeans’ Hanni after a recent event, accusing the female idol of ignoring Asian fans and only giving autographs to Westerners.
The full post from the Chinese netizen is as follows:
“At first I didn’t want to publish it. Normally, when I know someone’s true face, I walk away silently and never pay attention to them again. [But honestly, in most cases, I don’t care because they’re men, and I just think all men are the same.] This time, however, I met a foreigner who is part of a group of girls that I really like. To be clear, I actually like another member more, but I still had a good impression of this one. I also ordered from his fan café and posted some photos.
I hesitated whether to publish it or not. I like all female idols, and even though I don’t have much sympathy for some of them, I never speak badly of them.
But because of her actions during this offline event, I cried for a long time and asked my friend what I had done wrong. I wanted her to like me unconditionally, so I also showed this situation to my friends to find an explanation for her behavior, but no one could justify it. My illusion of Kpop had long since been shattered, but it still hurt to see an idol, who markets herself as kind to fans, behave like this in private. If he had been a male idol, I probably would have let him go. But this group is a girl group that is going through a unique phase… However, I don’t have the courage to denounce it publicly. I’m afraid of how his fans will react and they might even criticize me. At the same time, I hope to see how her fans will try to defend her, maybe just to make me feel a little better… Sorry, the beginning is a little confusing. Days have passed since it happened, but those scenes still replay in my head…
Due to the nature of the event, there were a lot of people, so I bought a ladder to photograph, carried it around and waited for almost 8 hours… When I got home, my shoulders were bruised. But this often happens in offline events, and I willingly experienced it, so I’m not complaining about it… What bothered me was seeing her smile as she personally signed autographs for four or five Westerners, even asking their names. However, most of these foreigners were just there for fun and were not real fans. They left immediately after giving her autograph. My friend stayed with me the whole time and I waited alone until she left the event. I called her, but she didn’t even turn around. It’s not about not getting an autograph; I can always pay to have one here in my country… The problem was her attitude… I told her, “I’m from China and I’ve been waiting for 8 hours…” but she still didn’t turn around. I asked my friend if maybe she was too tired, but no matter how tired you are, if you’re walking down a 10-meter trail and hear your name called nearby, wouldn’t you at least look back? All my friends who saw the video said she was rude and characterless… How could someone behave so differently in private? I don’t want to go into details… After being ignored, I slowed down, held back the tears, and my friend took me home… Then I kept thinking about it; did I do something wrong? Maybe if there hadn’t been a video of him treating foreigners kindly, it wouldn’t have hurt so much…”.
Below are some comments from Chinese internet users under the post:
- I just saw the video you posted and it’s heartbreaking. You called her name and she didn’t even look back. There were only four people there. Don’t worry about her next time. It’s really not worth it. Aren’t you the one who didn’t get an autograph? Why are you still waiting for her, an idol who doesn’t even smile?
- Anyone would leave. Kpop is terrible. These idols don’t deserve it…
- Don’t make excuses for her. My idol was filming a late night show. When they returned to the hotel at 3 or 4 in the morning, they were still smiling, waving and chatting with fans. I can only say that it is not worth your efforts.
Source: Weibo, X
