M00NDirt 255 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Article Wheein of MAMAMOO has come under fire from some netizens recently for mentioning Typhoon Prapiroon in connection with their pre-release single “Rainy Season“. On July 1, Wheein uploaded a photo of herself and a message that read, “Listening to ‘Rainy Season’ with Prapiroon.†Typhoon Prapiroon recently unleashed heavy flooding and strong winds to southern Japan and South Korea. Some people found her post inappropriate and criticized her for not being considerate about the damages inflicted by the typhoon. After receiving backlash, the post was deleted. Recently, it gained further backlash after it being picked up by the media, Wheein released an apology. On July 4, Wheein officially apologized, “Hello, this is Wheein. I would like to express my apologies to everyone who was hurt and uncomfortable by my foolish and careless writing. From now on, I will try to think more cautiously and carefully.†The clarification by the fandom is basically that she posted it before the typhoon did any harm, deleted it when it caused damage, and that the media is only picking up on it now cause it’s a hot topic. Click here to view the Tweet Yeah, I understand the point being made and it’s not wrong per se, but it’s a bit dismissive. Like not having the foresight to think that it was likely that a massive storm that could make landfall might cause a ton of damage and/or loss of life is rather dumb. That said, is it deserving of being some kind of major issue given that she had already realized it was dumb and deleted it prior to it being reported on in the press and has now apologized? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawline 4,624 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 The clarification by the fandom is basically that she posted it before the typhoon did any harm, deleted it when it caused damage, and that the media is only picking up on it now cause it’s a hot topic. So desperate for some buzz that you try ruining an artiste's reputation. Common but still fucking disgraceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyKeys! 599 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Why tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sehunes 366 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 i’m glad she apologized for it but i still think it was a tad distasteful to even make a comment like that about the typhoon in the first place, even if it was before any damage was done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nsfw 5,496 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 lol i didnt even know people were injured from it i just thought it was dumb of her to post that in the first place but thats just the tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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