Singer Sung Si-kyung (성시경) has drawn criticism for an abrupt question posed to NMIXX (엔믹스) member Sullyoon (설윤) during a broadcast. The question left Sullyoon visibly flustered and viewers puzzled.
Sullyoon: “I want to go camping and grill meat there.”
Sung Si-kyung: “So you have a boyfriend who can grill the meat for you?”
Sullyoon quickly waved her hands, denying: “No.”
Below are translated comments from Korean netizens:
1. Not surprised... Sigh, ajusshi (uncle)...
2. What era is he living in?
3. How many times has he spouted nonsense? It's not that his image is bad because he's a top artist; it's that he disappoints every time he opens his mouth.
4. Is the ajusshi trying to find some opening?
5. No, why does he keep doing that? I genuinely can't understand...
6. Not surprised, his way of thinking is super old-fashioned. Why do they keep using him?
7. He really acts like an old man.
8. The firewood never runs out (meaning he constantly causes trouble).
9. This is the first time I've seen such a reaction. What kind of mindset leads to saying something like that?
10. He's been like this for more than a day or two... It's amazing he still gets work and is consumed (by the public).
11. It was so sudden that it's even harder to understand. What's wrong with him?
12. Ajusshi, ajusshi, what are you doing to someone young enough to be your daughter?
13. Girls can grill meat too.
14. Ugh, female idols, please stop appearing on ajusshi's shows.
15. She just wanted to eat grilled meat, what is he even talking about ㅠㅠ I genuinely feel his singing voice is too good to be wasted like this; I'll just listen to his songs...
16. Even people from the 90s probably wouldn't say something like that.
17. It's time for him to be 'earthenized' (referring to his image collapsing).
18. Although it's Sung Si-kyung's problem, couldn't they have edited it out? It's sad that female idols are also caught in the same framework, and the video spreads like this...
19. Sung Si-kyung has accumulated so much goodwill through his main profession, why does he occasionally ruin his image with ajusshi remarks?
20. It seems he really wanted to say that no matter what. Such an old stubborn man ㅋ
21. Ajusshi, you're pathetic.
22. I genuinely felt bad watching that part. How could he be like that?
23. Truly consistent (in his behavior).
24. Why would he say something like that to an idol?
25. He's always like this, so I have absolutely no positive feelings for Sung Si-kyung.
26. If he says things like this at work, I can't even imagine what he says in private.
27. The production team probably didn't see any issue either; they likely thought it was funny and didn't edit it out.
28. It seems there's no one around him to correct him. The production team is probably birds of a feather.
29. Haven't you used X (Twitter)? Content with 1.4K retweets means there's a reaction. What are you talking about?
30. I don't know about content with 1.8K likes, but it would have been better if Sung Si-kyung hadn't said that, right?
31. Is there no one around to monitor him? This isn't the first or second time he's had these issues.
32. I hate perverted old men, damn it.
33. A guy who sings well but specializes in ruining himself with his loose tongue ㅋ Honestly, I wish he'd just shut up and sing well.
34. I really dislike him because of things like this.
35. When I watched 'Eardrum Boyfriend,' his interviews were all good. Was it the power of the script and editing...? Why ask idols such questions? The production team that didn't edit it out also lacks sense.
36. It's truly terrible to joke about romantic relationships with idols. If you know idols are quietly being careful, can't you just stop saying those things? It's a talent to build goodwill through singing but then annoy everyone with this behavior every time.
37. He later added that he was just teasing them because he found their reactions amusing... This isn't the first or second time, so shouldn't we just ignore it?
38. Ajusshi......
39. The phrase 'not the first or second time' says it all. He should change ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Times have changed, it's best not to say such things. And isn't he the only one who finds the 'reaction amusing'? Is it okay if only he finds it funny?
40. Just because it's not the first or second time, does that make ajusshi behavior acceptable?
41. He's said similar things to other idols too. It's precisely because it's not the first or second time that it's causing more discussion.
42. The PD who broadcasted this kind of thing is also...
43. 🤮 Not surprised.
44. How long will he keep saying these unfunny, nonsensical things?
45. Want to eat meat = have a boyfriend ;;; Ajusshi, enough is enough.
46. Why are people like this...? Consistency isn't always a good thing.
47. Seeing that on my feed made me feel terrible.
48. Perverted old man....
49. Being in the industry, he should know that idols, especially female idols, need to be careful even when joking.
50. Why did the topic jump there?
51. I'm genuinely so angry. That surprised reaction will be mixed into rumors and spread wildly as short videos. Damn it.
52. Very Korean man.
53. Is he only getting negative reviews because he's a top artist? That's just wishful thinking. An artist with over 20 years in the industry who can't read the room, says strange things to juniors young enough to be his daughters, making them uncomfortable, and then claims it's funny—who would like an ajusshi like that?
54. He's always been that kind of person, which is why he even filmed that kind of Netflix show.
55. He really should just stick to singing. Watching his comments on hosting or variety shows... he's just a perverted old man.
56. Honestly, seeing that, any remaining goodwill I had for him is gone. Please just shut up..
57. I'm genuinely curious about the structure of his brain, how he comes up with comments like that ㅋㅋㅋ
58. An old man nearing 50 saying something like that to a woman in her 20s (and on a broadcast, no less), and some people are still defending him. It's amazing, damn it ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Do you really want to defend such uncomfortable and foul-smelling remarks?
59. Ah, while it's not something that deserves extreme condemnation, it just has a foul smell... What host says things like that these days?
60. But then he'll sing incredibly well somewhere else and become a well-liked artist again ㅋ Sung Si-kyung always follows this pattern. The problem is that he's too good at his main profession.
61. Ajusshi, your mouth.
62. ...Disillusioned.
