Former After School member Yoo So-Young is under fire for voluntarily sharing details about her past relationship with soccer player Son Heung-Min during a live podcast.
On July 14, graduated After School member/active actress Yoo So-Young appeared as a guest on podcast “Jung Young Jin and Choi Wook’s Fiery Friday Night Show.” During the show, the MCs brought up her past relationship with a famous soccer player, to which Yoo immediately responded. However, the problem arose when the actress voluntarily shared a bit too much about her personal romantic encounter.
After answeing the question, Yoo So-Young continued to elaborate on the details of her romantic experience, specifying that it was Son Heung-Min. She said, “I wanted to talk about this at some point in my life. At the time, many people accused me of taking advantage of him or being really clingy.” She continues, “it felt so unfair. Do you really think I would do that? I feel so betrayed.”
While the MCs did ask the guest about her past relationships, they did not specify which soccer player. It was Yoo So-Young, who voluntarily revealed every tiny detail of her encounter with Son Heung-Min, including their first meeting.
Yoo said, “we met through a gathering of mutual friends. I did not know who he was at first, and when he introduced himself as a soccer player, I apologized for not knowing. He seemed very startled at the fact that I did not know him. However, am I at liberty to tell this story? He might not like it.”
After the broadcast, netizens criticized Yoo So-Young for bringing up her ex-boyfriend and sharing the unnecessary details. As the criticism continued to pile up, Yoo So-Young begged the public to stop. On her personal Instagram, the actress asked, “please stop. The person I love is my current boyfriend, Go Yoon-Sung. Stop bothering me so much. I beg you.” Along with the comment, she uploaded a picture of her and her current boyfriend, Go Yoon-Sung.
Despite the actress’ request, the criticism continued, if not increased in amount and ferocity. Ultimately, Yoo So-Young had to switch her account to private account.
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Translated by Dasol Kim
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