K-netizens react to NCT's Renjun revealing an ordinary civilian's phone number
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Posted by Sophie-Ha Friday, June 21, 2024
NCT's Renjun has apologized for accidentally revealing a private individual's phone number.
Previously, SM Entertainment issued a formal apology after Renjun shared the number on the Bubble messaging app, mistakenly identifying it as belonging to a Sasaeng (obsessive fan).
However, the number's owner, Ms. C, clarified she had unintentionally called Renjun. Ms. C criticized SM Entertainment for not directly apologizing to her and revealed that Renjun's manager initially questioned if she was a Sasaeng. Ms. C reported the incident to the police, demanding a proper apology from SM, as she faced harassment and had to change her phone number. Renjun has now issued a personal apology on his Instagram account.
Following apologies from both the label and the artist, Korean netizens have taken to social media platforms and popular online communities to criticize Renjun's careless act. The incident has sparked widespread discussion, with many expressing their disappointment and frustration over the mishandling of the situation.
Korean netizens commented: "If it were me, instead of eating peaches, I would have thought about whether revealing the phone number would cause any trouble later on."
"He needs to find a lawyer."
"That's so wrong."
"Does he not know that revealing personal information like that is illegal?"
"He's really not that smart is he?"
"That's so crazy. As an artist, he has no consideration for his fans."
"Wow."
"The artist revealed the personal information and his fans are attacking an innocent person."
"Will he get sued?"
"I heard the victim was a minor."
"This is so crazy."
"He was so thoughtless."
"How is he going to compensate for all the damages and suffering she went through?"
I’m genuinely shocked no one is thinking about the long-term consequences of publicly exposing a phone number… At first it might seem justifiable and satisfying to give a sasaeng a taste of their own medicine by bombarding them with calls and texts, but what happens after? Eventually they’ll switch numbers, and an ordinary citizen will be left with a cursed number. If fans can make a public list of blacklisted sasaengs, they can easily make a public list of “sasaeng phone numbers” that won’t even belong to the sasaengs in two days. Who will be left to deal with the consequences? Not the celebrity, not the sasaeng, but an ordinary citizen. This is why idols should not be exposing numbers publicly.
Here’s the victim’s phone number being used for all the wrong reasons already :/
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Kurapikaaa5,453 ptsFriday, June 21, 2024 2
Friday, June 21, 2024
The Nctzens in the comments calling a kid a bitch for dialing the wrong number is wild.
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I’m genuinely shocked no one is thinking about the long-term consequences of publicly exposing a phone number… At first it might seem justifiable and satisfying to give a sasaeng a taste of their own medicine by bombarding them with calls and texts, but what happens after?
Eventually they’ll switch numbers, and an ordinary citizen will be left with a cursed number. If fans can make a public list of blacklisted sasaengs, they can easily make a public list of “sasaeng phone numbers” that won’t even belong to the sasaengs in two days. Who will be left to deal with the consequences? Not the celebrity, not the sasaeng, but an ordinary citizen.
This is why idols should not be exposing numbers publicly.
Here’s the victim’s phone number being used for all the wrong reasons already :/
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