SEA K-Pop Fan’s “Threat” Sparks Massive Viral Backlash
Hearts2Hearts’ Carmen is caught in a firestorm after an Indonesian fan’s viral TikTok threat stokes online backlash.
The controversy began when an Indonesian K-pop fan posted a TikTok comment demanding SM Entertainment stop what they called discrimination against Carmen, the agency’s first Indonesian idol.
The fan threatened:
“I’m Indonesian, and I’m so angry about the discrimination against Carmen that I’m going to delete all the videos I uploaded on TikTok.
‘Series about Korean male idols falling for Carmen’
‘Yushi and Riku fighting over Carmen’
‘Korea’s handsome Cha Eunwoo stared at Carmen 2 seconds longer than popular idol Karina’
‘Series about Korean men falling for Carmen’
‘Even Jang Wonyoung was shocked by this Indonesian girl’s beauty’
‘The reason Korean women are jealous of Indonesian women’
‘Why dark skin is more beautiful than white skin’
…And there are many more videos.
SM, this is a big problem now.
If you don’t want me to delete my TikTok videos, immediately stop discriminating against the Indonesian members.”
This post blew up on a Korean forum, stirring heated reactions from Korean netizens. Most called the fan’s message “embarrassing” and “scary.” One comment read:
“Who is this now? Agencies need to realize that being from Indonesia is a barrier to getting fans…”
Others said:
“…This is f*cking scary, seriously.”
“Damn, I just read the text and it’s so f*cking embarrassing.”
“I think Carmen herself would hate this.”
“LMAOOOO the wording is hilarious. What did Carmen do [to deserve this]? LOL.”
More netizens demanded:
“There are all kinds of mental illnesses, seriously LOL. We don’t need her, so just withdraw her from the group and take her back to your country.”
As tensions rise, this feud spotlights ongoing conflicts between Korean and Southeast Asian netizens over idol representation and treatment.
Stay tuned for updates as the story develops.