Singer and actress IU (26, Real Name: Lee Ji - Eun) kept her presence at the side of Sulli in the funeral parlor. However, she could not avoid malicious comments targeting her.
The Star News reported that IU went to the funeral parlor of Sulli on October 15th and stayed until the end of the process.
However, hateful netizens also began to send slandering comments towards IU.
Sulli's passing shed light on gravity of malicious comments and revealed behind-the-scenes that the actress had to undergo due to hateful rumors. It drew public attention on the urgent need of correcting online culture. Many organizations including the Korea Entertainment Management Association also addressed that they will take strong action against malicious comments.
However, malicious comments appeared everywhere. One singer published Sulli's tribute, and was attacked because the poster never met Sulli. Choiza, a member of the Dynamic Duo, became a prey for hateful comments. The group f(x) member Crystal was targeted as she did not post condolences on her SNS.
Malicious comments also targeted IU. IU stopped all the public events related to the new album, "Love Poem" when Sulli's death news was released.
However, netizens criticized that there was no mourning message directly posted by IU herself.
The Star News reported "IU stayed in the funeral parlor during the process." "She was close to Sulli and she kept her presence at the funeral site in deep grief."
IU and Sulli are well known for their intimate friendship in the entertainment industry. IU's new song, Peach, was created being inspired by the moment two presided SBS' "Popular Songs" in 2012. Peach entered the chart and drew attention. Sulli also appeared in tvN's drama 'Hotel Del Luna' as a cameo revealing their close friendship.
At the funeral parlor, f(x) former members of Luna, Victoria, Amber, and Crystal were spotted. They stayed at the parlor in remembrance of their friend's memories. Gu Hara was also at the funeral. Many other artists and staff from SM Entertainment shared the grief at the funeral parlor.
It was a way to see how dangerous and misleading it is to post malicious comments based on unconfirmed facts when it lacks the time to mourn enough.
