TWICE’s Jihyo accused of giving fan a “dirty look” during Chicago meet-up
TWICE’s Jihyo is facing controversy after a fan claimed an awkward encounter with her the day after the group’s Chicago concert.
On the r/kpoprants forum, a user said they ran into Jihyo and Nayeon at a Supreme store after attending the Ready To Be world tour stop. The fan approached Jihyo to say they loved the concert but alleges Jihyo responded with a “dirty look and said ‘thank you’ in a really condescending tone.”
The fan wrote:
“I walked up to her while she was sitting chilling and said I loved your concert yesterday, before I could say anything else she gave me a really dirty look and said « thank you » in a really condescending tone and looked at me with a face of disgust.”
They added feeling “less than human” and embarrassed by the reaction, with their cousin witnessing the exchange.
“I immediately left and tried to not die of embarrassment. I felt less than human and all it took was for her to look at me a certain way… I’m writing this post hoping that I could get it out and move on…”
The original poster insisted they approached Jihyo politely, just to express support.
Other fans chimed in. Some agreed fans should give idols space in public, acknowledging exhaustion and sasaeng issues. Others noted Jihyo’s limited English and suggested the reaction might have been a misunderstanding.
“She was probably super tired from touring plus all the projects they were working on,” one fan wrote.
The thread’s consensus leans toward no clear fault on either side.
As the situation is gaining traction online, no official statement has come from JYP Entertainment or TWICE.
Is this a case of idol burnout or fan misunderstanding? The debate continues.
