MAMAMOO's Hwasa opened up about the hate comments she received following the latest controversy.

Recently, she was embroiled in a controversy stemming from a police report filed against her due to her provocative performance at a university festival. On September 4th, a video featuring Hwasa as a guest was posted on Sung Si Kyung's YouTube channel. In the video,  Hwasa introduced her upcoming comeback title track "I Love My Body," which is set to be released on the 6th. She opened up, "There is a reason why I chose this song. I was making headlines for a while due to the public indecency controversy." 

Hwasa continued, "I went on MAMAMOO's U.S. tour, and the day I arrived in the U.S., I got so many Kakao Talk messages. I thought, 'Something must have happened,' and I checked my messages. I heard that the way I performed on stage was controversial, which was understandable, but the hate comments I got were intolerable. I am usually not susceptible to hate comments but this time it was way over the top."

"Our first show was in New York, so I had to keep myself together. I tried to make a mental note I should just perform as usual but I couldn't brush it off of my mind," she recalled. 

"I performed pretending I was fine, but as soon as the show was over, I burst into tears. We were in our hotel's elevator, and  I remember bawling my eyes out when we were cheering each other after the show. I cried the hardest I've cried all year. My tears were flooding like waterfalls. I told Whee In, who I was sharing a room with at that time, that I was going to go get some air and I cried in a hotel's parking lot." 

"This was before I signed with P Nation but Psy sent me 'I Love My Body'. I smiled for the first time during our U.S. tour. The title made me laugh and the song refreshed my mood." 

She added at the end, "I'm not saying I am going to ignore all criticisms, but I think it's right to just tune out the ones that are ridiculously hurtful."