When Twice singer Jihyo dismissed haters in a recent online chat, some netizens were not happy that she used a Korean term that is viewed as humiliating to men. The 22-year-now has now apologised, tracing her outburst to her struggle coping with fame since early last year.
Then, there was talk that she could be among the women who were filmed in sex acts in videos circulated by singer Jung Joon-young in a chatroom. When the group returned to Seoul, she added:"I was worried that I would cry again, so I came back at a different time than the other Twice members." Fans have responded to say that there is no need for her to say sorry, urging her to be strong in an industry that recently saw two singers, Sulli and Goo Hara, being found dead in their homes.