Kim Dong Wan Apologizes for Posting Photo of Fan Online, Asks Netizens to Stop Criticizing Her  

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Shinhwa’s Kim Dong Wan has apologized for posting a photo of a civilian woman online, after he noticed the woman being inconsiderate and rude to others while having come to the airport to see him. 

The Shinhwa member recently posted on his Facebook, “Today at the airport, you stepped on the feet of about 10 different people, knocked over people’s luggage, and bumped into them. This is because you didn’t care to look around and only had your eye in the viewfinder.”

He continues, “Others will assume that Shinhwa fans are guilty of doing those things. Don’t do things that’ll reflect badly on Shinhwa fans. You made a lot of people upset today,” and added the photo of the civilian woman. 

While a large portion of the woman’s face was blocked by the camera, she has ended up on the receiving end of a wave of criticism from netizens. 

Because of the strong response, Kim Dong Wan posted an additional statement on Facebook on May 18, at length apologizing for his previous post. “I heard that that person is receiving a lot of personal attacks and hate on Weibo. Please stop. It is not what I intended. It was my mistake, impulsively posting the photo,” says Kim Dong Wan. He goes on to tell a little bit about his own experiences.

“I like to take photos, too. At first, I used to take photos without thinking about anyone else. I heard of Korean photographers getting sued by others while abroad, so after that I give out a business card with my e-mail [when taking photos]. And I did the same in Korea, as well. Even people who don’t model for a living have rights.”

Explaining why he got angry, he says, “It’s hard to tell people what to do when the photos they take aren’t used for commercial purposes. But I’d like it if everyone would mind their manners. […] Because of that person, who still doesn’t have proper manners, I wasn’t able to greet many fans who had come out to see me. That’s what made me the most upset.”

Closing, Kim Dong Wan says, “If you don’t know what to do, take a look around at what rules others are following. The reason why people love things like soccer or baseball is because there are rules. Please don’t ruin the rules of the age old games that we all love.”

this is why some netizens need to get some smacking (not by celebrities or their manager cuz they need to stay professional) but other fans should have smacked the sense out of her,

@mariamercedesdeamor_stv Her face was blocked by the camera she was holding. People still managed to find out who she is. Perhaps he could have posted a picture that cropped out her face. He forgot just how amazing netizens\' detective skills are. It is as you said, somewhat a cyberbullying case. With that said, I don\'t think his intention was wrong. Anyway, the main point of the article is that he apologized for posting the picture and explain that he didn\'t want people to bully her. He probably took the photo to let her know that he was aware of her behaviour, did not approve and wanted her to be accountable. Might not have been the best way to do it but it was probably like what he said done in a heat of anger and righteousness.

@winterkisses @mariamercedesdeamor His intention wasn\'t wrong. I\'m sure about that. But the way he did was wrong. Especially in Korea where putting face of someone on any kind of social media is \'strict-kinda\' feeling whether you crop/ modified  it or not. And she\'s his fans after all. If he could tell her more wisely and well-explained, not getting angry and suddenly posting it, it will be much better. But it\'s not my business. Just hoping both got good lessons. The fan-girl more aware and the idol more careful and wise for the next.

If she was the type of fan that he wants then he wouldn\'t have done what he did. She clearly went overboard with her rudeness, otherwise why would it have made him angry enough to post her picture in the first place. Sure he shouldn\'t have posted it in hindsight but how else was he meant to let her know that her actions impacted other people around her? He mentioned that all she did was look through her view finder so I doubt that if he wasn\'t so blunt about it, she wouldn\'t have understood what she did.

I\'m pretty sure this fan is going to turn into a hateful fan now...

The girl was absolutely wrong. But what he did for posting her picture on facebook wasn\'t right too. He treated her like a criminal. His facebook/ SNS actually the source of fans bullied her without he realized it.  It was such a cyber bully. Isn\'t it enough to scold her in front of many people? Sometimes people just overreact. I\'m pretty sure many fans didn\'t know this case before but because of the statement on his SNS, again spreading widely. I\'m sure if this case not happen, those fans still enjoying her fan cams though…sigh.. 

she must have gone really way overboard that he got that angry and I like it that he straight forward  told her off....the pic upload was unnecassary though. ..hope both have learnt something out of it, so that everyone has a good time

What make people so especially mean on the internet? Great on him to set ground rules!

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