Article: Kang Daniel, even bigger backlash after confirming relationship with Jihyo? Fans in 'chaos' after confession post

Source: SpoTV News via Naver

1. [+8,361, -1,470] He should be improving his skills in the time that he's dating... can you sing, can you rap, can you produce anything? He can't do anything but dance. Put out an album like that and you'll become nothing. Please work on building your skills for now;

2. [+5,505, -539] He's not even super handsome or anything, why is he so popular? This isn't a hate comment, I'm just curious;;

3. [+1,333, -187] He was most charming when he was Wanna One's center. He was innocent and passionate about his work. Just~! right up until then. For now, his skills are too lacking compared to his popularity.

4. [+1,011, -157] It's almost like he's an expert at driving his own fans insane... While his fans were out there fighting all the negative articles that LM was putting out about him, he was living in a nice villa with his girlfriend before putting out an album to make some nice money... He basically got his fan money for free, he deserves the hate he's getting. He played all his fans at Yoo Seung Joon's level.

5. [+911, -136] ㅡㅡ? With the way he was acting, I assumed he was an older singer... but he's a kid... Isn't this his first album since Wanna One? Even singers who are 6-7 years into their careers don't act like this... this is why experience is so important. What kind of rookie singer has his own agency and lives in the UN Village? Wake up, man.. before you lose all your fans.

6. [+892, -181] Life is all about fighting the odds. And the fact of the matter is, Kang Daniel and Jihyo's relationship isn't going to last very long. And obviously they're not going to get married. But with this relationship, Kang Daniel basically lost 80% of his supporters. He's never going to recover the popularity that he used to have, although I'm sure he'll have no problem living off of the other 20%.

7. [+943, -299] Such a high percentage of women in their 40s in this article.. ㅋㅋㅋㅋ this is why he isn't waking up, because you ajummas are protecting him like he's your own son. Look at how c*cky he is just two weeks after debut.

8. [+689, -34] Honestly, after his scandal with Yook Jidam, I assumed he would be more careful with issues relating to women. That was just last February... but then he went and picked out Jihyo late last year... which means he still didn't learn anything after Yook Jidam's scandal. He was out there looking for a woman of his own style the whole time after. It just seems so selfish to me that he was thinking about dating while in Wanna One... most members would be too cautious to negatively affect their group in any way with their actions but he did everything he wanted to. He just proved that he needs a girl to survive ㅎㅎ and he'll do anything he wants, without consideration to his members or fans. There's no longer any reason to remain his fan.

9. [+614, -53] I loved the Kang Daniel that chased after his dream even while having nothing, who was so innocent, so passionate ㅠ I don't think that Daniel exists anymore. Not just because he's dating a woman but because he's lost his roots and has fallen to the celebrity disease. I give up. Have fun with the fans still left shielding you.

10. [+584, -97] He was good to his fans, always smiling to them and treating them well. That was true, so don't hate on that ㅋㅋ However, Daniel doesn't seem to realize that there are way better singers out there who are even better to their fans and even more talented ㅎㅎ even jin just Wanna One, there are more skilled and talented members than you right there. I liked you for your innocence and passion, but I think I was mistaken. When did you change so much? When other members haven't even caused one scandal, how many have you caused already? Wake up and stop tainting Wanna One's name.

11. [+455, -33] If he had instead said that he met Jihyo by chance and felt comforted by her during his lawsuit when he had no one to turn to, I'd be like "yes, that sounds lovely~" but the fact that he went to Im Seulong and asked to be introduced to jihyo first while fans were out there waiting for him with no end in sight, working day and night to make sure that he still felt confident in himself, that Wanna One has still got it... It seems the happiness right in front of him was more important than his future. If he wanted to maintain the fame and wealth that he obtained through his fans, he should've kept his relationship quiet at least in consideration for them too.

12. [+362, -18] Leaving the fandom

13. [+319, -15] He's too much of a bubble. I've never seen blank papers like him last very long in the industry.

14. [+297, -4] He must assume that he's already a top star because of the dominating votes he had in Wanna One. Whenever he said he wanted to go solo, I assumed that he had a ton of skills that he wanted to show us but I was horrified when I listened to his new album. I'm actually tearing up at the fact that your fans sold you 400,000 copies of that.

15. [+242, -31] He backstabbed his company with his Hong Kong sponsor and now he's backstabbing his ajumma fans. You can't hide your true colors.