Her past messages on Twitch resurfaced and associated her with the problematic website.
Kim Eanaone of the best-known lyricists who has written countless songs for K-Pop’s hottest stars such as UI AND Taeyeondenied association with the problematic website Ilbe after screenshots of his previous online chat messages resurfaced.
The chat messages, presumably coming from Kim Eana Contraction account and sent to an online game streamer’s live broadcast, it showed the lyricist using words specific to ilbe users. The vulgar words in question, such as “jwa-jangmyun” AND “hot pot,” They are said to be making fun of the former Korean president Moon Jae In and the Democratic Party of Korea.
- You just declared yourself to jwa-jangmyun?
- Cho Kuk…?
- A solid #1 supporter…?
- Please choose between stew against jjajangmyun.
Alongside the chat messages, Kim Eana’s past appearance on a live broadcast show in which she used the word “Samilhan”, an ilbe word strongly linked to violence against women has also resurfaced.
ㅅㅇㅎ statement… pic.twitter.com/8nSrWdSsvq
— Yuna (@iltaeya) December 8, 2024
Lee Mal Nyeon: I’m just saying… I think people need to get hit once in a while. It keeps them modest.
Kim Eana: You’re suggesting that you care Samilhan?
In the midst of the president’s consequences Yoon Suk Yeolreceived Kim Eana’s declaration of martial law Instagram comments calling her a Yoon Suk Yeol supporter and an Ilbe user. To a comment, the lyricist responded by stating that she had never had access to the ilbe site and that she is “Just a citizen outraged by the declaration of martial law.”
Comment: What do you think about the declaration of martial law? Do you agree with impeachment? Did you vote for Yoon Suk Yeol?
Kim Eana: I have never had access to the ilbe website. I had no idea the words came from ilbe. I am just another citizen outraged by the declaration of martial law.
Comment: But how do you know the words ilbe come jaw-jangmyun, stew, AND Samilhan?
Comment: Well, it is possible to know From the words without being an ilbe user. Just like you know about words.
Comment: Of course, it is possible to know them without being an ilbe user. But a non-ilbe user would never use such words.
Meanwhile, the screenshot has left K-Pop fans in utter confusion as Kim Eana has presented herself differently in TV shows, etc. theqoo The post accusing Kim Eana of being an Ilbe user has since garnered over 960 comments expressing shock, disappointment and pure disgust at ilbe.
- “These words are damned repugnant.”
- “That’s definitely Kim Eana, LOL. At the time, he watched a lot of Hearthstone streamers on Twitch and chatted up a storm with professional Hearthstone players. He also had no problem watching some of the Hearthstone streamers who were on the “darker” side.
- “I’m so shocked right now, this thing… it gives me chills. Ugh.”
- “What do these words mean…? I’ve never heard of it.”
- “What the hell? This is shocking.”
- “Wait, I’m speechless… I’ve never heard those words, but hearing them from Kim Eana?”
- “His whole persona was fake. A lyricist who uses vulgar words that most women don’t even know?”
- “It’s… so vulgar that I’m more than shocked.”
- “This makes me so angry. I imagine that users already knew it. But since it was not exhibited, it was not canceled. I can’t believe I kept listening to his music. It makes me nauseous.”
- “This is shocking.”
Read more about “ilbe” here:
Inside “Ilbe”: What exactly is this Korean website and why has it become so problematic?
