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Red Velvet's Irene apologizes after rumors spread about her alleged rude behavior

By Bianca Geli
Published October 23, 2020 3:36 PM PHT

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Red Velvet member Irene issues an apology regarding accusations of rude behavior

K-pop girl group member Irene of Red Velvet has released an apology letter after rumors circulated that she is the female Korean singer in a blind item posted by a K-pop photoshoot editor.

In a post from the photo editor's private Instagram account, she mentioned an incident where a celebrity verbally attacked her.

Netizens started speculating the member is either Irene or fellow Red Velvet member Seulgi, due to the hashtags #psycho and #monster used in the said post. Irene and Seulgi released a mini album called Monster earlier this year.

However, rumors leaned more towards Irene after the photo editor liked a post about Irene having temper tantrums.

On the other hand, other Red Velvet staff members have spoken up in defense of Irene and complimented Irene's behavior.

Irene's apology letter has reached over a million likes in less than 24 hours.

"This is Irene.

"I sincerely apologize for hurting the stylist with my foolish attitude and careless words and actions.

"There was a lot of help from many people who worked hard together until I was here [sic], but I am regretting and reflecting on the fact that I hurt a lot with my immature behavior. Looking back through this time, I was ashamed of my lack of [sic] words and actions, and I felt the importance of the staff once again.

"We [sic] will think and act more carefully to prevent this from happening in the future.

"I sincerely apologize to all the fans who support me who are lacking [sic] and to all those who have caused [sic] concern over this incident.

아이린입니다. 저의 어리석은 태도와 경솔한 언행으로 스타일리스트 분께 마음의 상처를 드려 진심으로 죄송합니다. 제가 이 자리에 있기까지 함께 노력해주신 많은 분들의 도움이 있었는데 성숙하지 못한 행동으로 큰 상처를 드린 점 후회하고 반성하고 있습니다. 이번 일을 통해 지난 시간을 되돌아 보니 저의 부족한 언행이 많이 부끄러웠고 스태프분들의 소중함을 다시 한번 느끼게되었습니다. 앞으로는 이런 일이 없도록 더욱 신중히 생각하고 행동하겠습니다. 부족한 저를 응원해 주시는 팬 여러분과 이번 일로 인해 심려를 끼쳐드린 모든 분들께 진심으로 죄송합니다.

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