K-pop singer and actress Sulli complains of ‘gaze rape’ during Instagram drinking party live stream
K-pop singer-turned-actress Sulli’s Instagram live-streaming of her drinking party on Monday has sparked controversy in South Korea.
The red-faced Sulli, 25, wearing a black sleeveless blouse, filmed herself enjoying the party with her friends at a restaurant.
About 14,000 people watched her Instagram live feed and asked her questions.
When some fans asked personal questions, she said: “You do not have to worry about me. I hate people who ‘gaze rape’ me.”
“Gaze rape” is a newly coined term referring to excessive gazing that makes people feel violated.
When another netizen asked Sulli to turn the live-streaming off, she refused, and said: “I do not think such a person is my fan. What are you?”
Some netizens said Sulli – whose real name is Choi Jin-ri – was simply expressing herself, but others said she should have been more cautious about her behaviour and the words that she used.
Sulli made her debut as a child actress in 2005 and joined the successful K-pop girl group f(x) in 2009.
The group’s hit debut single LA chA TA, was followed by chart-topping releases including Nu ABO, Pinocchio (Danger) and Electric Shock.
She left the group in 2015 to forge an acting career.
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- Former (f)x member unhappy with personal questions from some of 14,000 followers watching her in restaurant with friends