Park Bo-Young BREAKS Silence On Online Hatred During Election Protests; Fans Come In Support - Here's What Happened

Park Bo-Young has responded after becoming the latest South Korean star to get targeted with a wave of malicious comments over ongoing political protests online. The actress, who was recently seen in Netflix’s Our Unwritten Seoul, took on the question head on during a recent fan interaction. She said that she has not been much affected by negativity and thanked them for their constant support. The row comes amid a broader controversy surrounding South Korea’s local elections on June 3. Reports say there were reports of public anger and protests in parts of Seoul over voting disruptions at several polling places. As the election campaign got heated, some netizens started to attack public figures who had previously declared their support for the impeachment

movement against former President Yoon Suk-Yeol.

Why is Park Bo Young getting hate?

Among the celebrities caught up in the debate were actress Park Bo-Young, singer-actress IU, actor Jo In-Sung and actor Lee Dong-Wook. The internet is asking stars to show their support for the ongoing protests by donating to the refreshment, coffee trucks or supplies for the protesters.During last year’s impeachment, Park Bo-Young told fans at demonstrations to keep warm and take care of themselves in the cold weather. Now, some netizens are criticizing the actress for her silence in face of the current political turbulence.

Park Bo-Young's response to fans

Park Bo-Young spoke with fans on the messaging platform Bubble on June 7 after many fans expressed concerns over the hostile comments appearing on her social media accounts. The actress didn’t get angry but kept the joke going. She thanked them for their concern and said she didn’t even know about many of the negative comments until fans brought it to her attention.Park said she did not mind the criticism. She said in a message that went viral quickly with her fan base that she doesn’t mind comments from strangers but only gets hurt by words from fans because they are the people she really cares about.

Fans rally behind Park Bo-Young. Many fans praised her for staying calm in the midst of the growing online controversy, and called her reaction mature and warm.Now they have turned to social media sites and online forums to flood her accounts with positive messages. Many felt that celebrities shouldn't be expected to make political statements just because they had talked about things that affected their fans before.