Some Korean fans of "Red Velvet" issued a statement urging Irene to leave.

● DCINSIDE "Red Velvet Gallery" withdrawal request statement.

[literally translated]

The "Red Velvet Gallery", where fans of the idol group Red Velvet gather, is a representative fan community that shares the stage and broadcasting activities of Red Velvet on a daily basis and forms sympathy while communicating.



The group name of Red Velvet is based on the concept of digesting two things: "Red, which is a strong and fascinating color, and the sensuous image associated with Velvet, which has a classical and soft feel."



Red Velvet made its debut with the single "Happiness" in 2014, visited North Korea and Pyongyang in 2018, performed twice, and as a result, won the first place in the brand reputation ranking in April and both in name and reality Became Koreas best idol.



Red Velvet is also an icon of good influence, with all members supporting donations related to the new coronavirus.



However, recently, it became clear that the party to the power harassment revealed by stylist and editor was Irene, a member of Red Velvet, and I can not help feeling miserable and will issue an official statement.



The editor described the situation at that time in detail on his SNS and suggested a strong response in the future.



After that, the turmoil spread around the online community, and Irene and SM Entertainment of their agency each announced an apology, effectively admitting power harassment.



On the other hand, all the members of "Red Velvet Gallery" said that if Irene continues to work as a member, this incident will inevitably damage the image of the group, and Irene will continue to work in the group in the future. We urge you to leave Red Velvet as soon as possible, judging that it is extremely inappropriate to continue.



SM Entertainment, who cannot properly manage their singers, hopes to reflect on the incident as to how big ripples each wrong behavior of socially influential idols will cause.



October 22nd, 2020

Red Velvet Gallery