An AKP reader asked why k net citizens hate Super Junior much.. A Korean-American ELF wrote this in reply..
It's because K-netizens see SuJu as "cheap" since SuJu appear in variety shows ALOT and ruin their own image to be funny. And SuJu's mistakes in the past (Kangin beating someone, Leeteuk saying that Kim Yuna refused to be his friends on Cyworld, etc) are all still remembered. So SuJu is seen as an easy target to hate and make fun of.
I'm K-elf and no international elf will ever realize how hard it is to be K-elf. Whenever I read SuJu related articles on Korean websites, I only see harsh bashing comments. So I stopped reading comments about SuJu afterwards. K-netizens seriously hate SuJu SO much. I even saw death threats when Leeteuk was rumoured to serve in public service instead of military service. Leeteuk CLEARLY said he was going to serve in military service but those K-netizens came up with their own conclusion that Leeteuk was gonna serve in public service and he had to receive tons of harsh threats like that.
Of course, not all K-netizens aren't like that, but I'd say 90% of K-netizens bash SuJu. SuJu is like the only group that the majority of K-netizens hate. K-elf even gave up fighting against bashing comments because it was just too much to fight. Whenever I read the K-netizens' bashing comments, I actually feel like a loser because I feel like I'm fangirling a group that everybody hates.
I can say SuJu is the most underrated group in Korea. I live in Canada so I know exactly how SuJu is the most popular K-Pop group and their work to spread Hallyu, but Koreans have no idea about their international popularity and they're just busy bashing SuJu. I don't know when Koreans are finally gonna realize how SuJu deserves respect.
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**We international fans all wish to be in Korea, saying K-ELF are the luckiest of us all.. being able to see the boys in person whenever they wish so.. I also thought so.. But reading this, makes me feel sorry for them.. They've been through a lot seen SJ's debut, an awful lot! We int'l ELF cannot change korean's perspective towards SJ.. What we can do is support SJ, in all possible way we can.. buy albums from legitimate sources, vote for them in different polls, increase their MVs' number of views..Let SJ and K-ELF know, we are here, we will always be.
All words extracted from: Anamae PetalElf Facebook.
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