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‘After Kwak Jun-bin was embroiled in a controversy involving bullying allegations against Lee Na-eun and faced a backlash for defending her, a person claiming to be Kwak Jun-bin’s middle school classmate, referred to as A, surfaced and revealed that Kwak Jun-bin was also responsible for the bullying during their middle school days. However, internet users have shown skepticism towards this revelation, questioning its credibility as being too focused on the perspective of the perpetrator.’, ‘On the 19th, a post by A, who claimed to be a middle school classmate of Kwak Jun-bin, was shared on an online community. A stated, “I believe that Kwak Jun-bin is also responsible for the school violence during our middle school days to some extent,” and revealed, “I remember an incident where a friend had a (Nintendo) DS, and Kwak Jun-bin stole it, leading to a big issue.” A continued by saying, “I have never witnessed Kwak Jun-bin shuttle bread, and it didn’t seem like something he would do. However, I have seen instances of compasses or eraser shavings being thrown around. But I don’t think of it as severe school violence. It was a common prank even before Kwak Jun-bin got caught for stealing it.”‘
Kwak Jun-bin. Video Capture
‘Earlier on the 16th, Kwak Jun-bin uploaded a video titled ‘My Romantic Week in Italy’ on his YouTube channel. On that day, Kwak Jun-bin expressed, “I used to get sensitive whenever bullying stories came up. I blocked those who called me a perpetrator, but after seeing a news article stating otherwise, I felt the need to clarify. It felt like causing harm to a person being misunderstood.”‘, ‘Following this, internet users expressed disappointment towards Kwak Jun-bin, who had been receiving love from fans for his narrative as a successful travel YouTuber, for seemingly siding with Lee Na-eun amidst the bullying controversy. Despite posting two apology letters on his channel, Kwak Jun-bin is still receiving criticism and sparking controversy, with divided reactions of disappointment and excessive criticism compared to the controversy.’, ‘Reporter Seo Hyeong-woo wnstjr1402@kyunghyang.com’, Sports Kyunghyang Top News, ‘▶ Sports Kyunghyang SNS’, ‘▶’, ‘[ⓒSports Kyunghyang(‘, ‘), unauthorized reproduction and redistribution prohibited]’