K-Pop Fans try to SOLVE A MURDER of their Favourite Idol

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Ай бұрын

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Today’s Freaky Friday episode is about the unsolved case of '90s K-pop idol Kim Sung-jae, who was found dead in his hotel room on the same night as his debut solo performance. He was found with 28 injection wounds in his arm and traces of animal sleeping pills in his blood.
At first, his secret girlfriend, Kim Yoo-seon was charged with his MURDER, but after two years she was found not GUILTY and disappeared from the public-eye…
Their relationship was a secret until his tragic death put everything into the spotlight. They had kept things under wraps, which isn’t surprising considering the strict rules against idols dating and the kind of backlash from fans it can bring. Just look at what happened to Karina from aespa. She ended up having to make a public apology when her relationship got revealed.
Kim Sung-jae was the other-half of Deux, alongside Lee Hyun Do. Deux was a popular hip-hop duo from the 90s that helped shape the K-pop world we know today.
Nearly 30 years later, Kim Sung-Jae's tragic death remains unsolved. The SBS documentary series "Unanswered Questions," which delved into the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death, was banned from airing not once, but twice. His girlfriend successfully obtained a court order in South Korea to stop it.
Decades on, Kim Sung-wook, Kim Sung-jae’s brother, is still seeking justice and keeping his brother's legacy alive. Kim Sung-jae meant so much to K-pop fans and to the legacy of K-pop itself. Even major groups like BTS have covered his songs, such as “As I Told You,” paying tribute to him.
Fans haven't given up either, Kim Sung-jae’s sudden and unsolved death remains at the heart of the K-pop fandom. Decades later, his fans are still trying to uncover the truth behind what really happened to their beloved K-pop idol.
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@Kittenbiscuits216 Ай бұрын

It’s crazy how many people are in here in the comments defending Nicki and getting mad at Eleanor for just pointing out what NICKI did oml just because someone’s music is good doesn’t mean they are a good person.

@jayerrington1598 Ай бұрын

HONESTLY! Her fans will do the MOST to ignore the truth and try to insult people who are intelligent enough to research into it. She paid her brother’s bond of $100,000 , she took him bowling when he was out on bail, she said, “I’ll do anything to see my brother smile” , she posted photos with him, she wrote a letter to try to get him a lower sentence. She then married someone who commit violent crimes again another child when he was 15, it’s DISGUSTING. I’ve seen people in these comments trying to falsely claim that she was only mentioned because of her race- like no- race does not play into if you actively choose to defend rapists and predators.

@jmae3263 Ай бұрын

Much like Chris Brown; there’s no denying he makes great music and he’s a very talented dancer but how he isn’t behind bars is shocking to me. Everyone knows what he did to Rihanna but he’s got A LOT more recent cases of assault and violence. Nasty piece of work

@x_void_princess_x Ай бұрын

@@jayerrington1598nicki has always given me bad vibes tbh

@bbygxr33 Ай бұрын

THIS

@aaliyahfigueroa8932 Ай бұрын

@@jmae3263 when that happened chris was young and so was Rihanna , Rihanna honestly started the fight not saying a man should do that we weren’t in their situation and ppl still talk ab chris brown but so many other ppl tune into blue face and Chrisean or even other artist hitting or abusing their m partner and no one says anything chris brown is a father and his kids are going to have to see that one day he has paid enough with that situation why can’t anyone get over it he was 19 he is 30 now he had time to reflect everything we all did fucked up shit . Nb is perfect.

@Kat-V Ай бұрын

I appreciate the off topic Nicki Minaj tangent, I had no idea

@SILLYGOOSE908 Ай бұрын

love eleanor but she is heavily misinformed on a case that is very old and nuanced with pieces of evidence scattered in different corners of the internet. that isn’t something you can talk about definitively in a few sentences 😭

@carinap Ай бұрын

@@SILLYGOOSE908guess YOU never did your research bby bc she DAMN DID 🤣🤣

@briannad7429 Ай бұрын

@@carinap she literally admitted that she didnt. Same with the lives, shes never sniffed, she smokes maryj. She should research the cases though, public is definitely not properly informed. The case with her husband, she was 16 and he was 15, they were dating and her parents made her press charges. That lady's story is as solid as a watery rainbow.

@Vegan_Vlogs Ай бұрын

@@briannad7429dating someone doesn't give you the right to rape them at knifepoint. You rape apologists are absolutely vile.

@briannad7429 Ай бұрын

@@Vegan_Vlogs I never said it did? I assume you’re a true crime fanatic, how often does a innocent person change their story? Tell their friends that they lied, etc. Don’t assume you know me or my trauma, I became a victim at 9 years old. Ignoring evidence that someone is potentially lying because you’re too scared to speak up is crazy work. Do research, real research. Or, read the court documents, I did. It’s public.

@coreyholmes1980 Ай бұрын

I laughed so hard at Eleanor taking a break to berate Nicki

@Des-nx7me Ай бұрын

🤣 I literally said “enlighten me Eleanor”

@miraclesage8622 Ай бұрын

Honestly she’s so right too. I want to like Nikki but I just can’t with what we know about her now

@user-pq4fc1mc7q Ай бұрын

@@miraclesage8622 her response to that line in Hiss that quite possibly wasn't even targeted at her... facepalm

@lasagnawteeth Ай бұрын

She’s feeding us good fr

@nattpearl Ай бұрын

why we love ellie 🫡🫡

@iFlutterbye Ай бұрын

I’m actually glad that the whole “idol image” is getting less and less severe and people are starting to have to be less perfect and humanized.

@sarag.7156 Ай бұрын

I fear is in the whole South Korean society.. and it will took a looong time to change. I often recognize Koreans around my city by HOW refined they look even in the more relaxed situations, they looks really very concerned about the look, which is a positive thing, but I mean, it's really really deep in their culture I guess. About plastic surgery and those things, the statistics are crazy compared to the rest of the world

@dalia8858 Ай бұрын

I think because Kpop has more international fans now. I’ve become Kpopper in 2005 and at that time people were insanely obsessed with their idols love life and don’t want them to date and sometimes they were in their 30s which I always thought was horrible and weird. They deserve to find love and settle at any age, they’re not our boyfriends/girlfriends and we should support them as artists.

@grey.themusiccat Ай бұрын

yes, but we're also making it worse. beauty standards constantly change and we're making people look like plastic dolls to match it.

@OctaviaLizars Ай бұрын

@@dalia8858 100% And then you have fans of groups like... well an example is STAYs (fans of the JYP boy group Stray Kids) who have recently been practically begging SOMEONE to date the leader Chan because HE'S getting so parasocial with fans 💀 But of course I am guessing that the majority of that group are interational fans.. 😅😅

@mint0zs Ай бұрын

yaaaa i am extremely new to k-pop,, i really appreciate and love seeing idols with unique traits and quirky features that make them seem more human (imperfect teeth mainly)

@MinaDeborah Ай бұрын

Stood up and started clapping at the Niki bit fr

@envyelle Ай бұрын

no one cares

@germs6796 Ай бұрын

@@envyellei do actually

@midbrei7056 Ай бұрын

@@envyelleshutup bruh😭😭

@envyelle Ай бұрын

@@germs6796seek help

@envyelle Ай бұрын

@@midbrei7056no bc she’s spreading lies

@cobeyss Ай бұрын

Everyone defending Nicki is crazy…you can like her music idc but she’s a bad person.

@jayerrington1598 Ай бұрын

Her fans will do and say ANYTHING to try and defend her actions.

@jayerrington1598 Ай бұрын

I’ve seen people literally claiming that she mentioned it because Nicki is a black woman like wtf. Race does not play into whether you do or don’t defend rapists and pedos.

@SILLYGOOSE908 Ай бұрын

@@jayerrington1598 you're obsessed with her holy shit

@K_Interlude Ай бұрын

@@SILLYGOOSE908why would they be obsessed with a pedo lover

@Savage200-ri5sf Ай бұрын

TW!NK

@ManamiHanako Ай бұрын

As a kpop fans and a true crime fan, I am glad Eleanor's talking about this case, he deserves justice!

@preciouslyunhinged Ай бұрын

I agree

@miraclesage8622 Ай бұрын

He does. There is no way he died of drug overdose. He couldn’t have even done that to himself if he tried

@ManamiHanako Ай бұрын

@@miraclesage8622 Ikr everything went wrong with this case, i can't believe they haven't solved it yet, and idk if we'll ever know sadly

@BoGeass Ай бұрын

Bro, the girlfriend killed him. She came from a rich family( they more than likely payed off the police and were the ones to get rid of the tapes especially since it took so long for them to consider it a murder giving the family enough time to clean up her mess), the agency was getting in the way of their relationship(completely ignoring the fact she was horrible to him so she was not ok mentally), and was depressed of her constant failing in school. Then with the final blow of failing her exams?! You know her family was more than likely bullying her and looking down on her. That it sent her down a dark hole. She knew she was gonna lose Sung-Jae to his career and her career was falling apart. She took his life and was gonna kill her dog and herself so they could all be together. Why she didn't kill herself? only she knows but I think she just got scared and ran to her family for help.

@xaiisyourboss01 Ай бұрын

They also likely payed off the second judge too , considering they're rich well I wouldn't be surprised if he was bribed into giving her a not guilty verdict. Considering it's the 90s we're talking about that kind of shady business and bribery is much easier than it would be today. But 100% agree that she's guilty, I don't see who else in that room would have had a motive to do it. His manager would get paid more with Sungjae alive same for his back up dancers 🤷🏻‍♀️ there's only one person left in the room.

@BoGeass Ай бұрын

@@xaiisyourboss01 Exactly! I'd forgotten about the second judge but that right there is the biggest evidence. The first was going to give her the verdict she deserved but then replaced?! Not a coincidence at all. He was a beautiful soul that is missed by his family. RIP Sung-Jae ❤️

@cam245-yt9du Ай бұрын

Ooo girl she gon get you LOL

@Autismpowers Ай бұрын

I really think you hit the nail on the head here. She really pulled a Courtney Love 2.0 and got away with it cuz she's rich. It's disgusting how people with money get away with horrid things on the regular. I hope she carries the guilt with her for the rest of her life.

@paula-annemcguigan995 Ай бұрын

I totally agree and where would a random person get a hypodermic needle from in the 90's in such a anti-drug country??, yet a trainee dental nurse probably could have had some and I believe daddy's money is the only reason shes free

@AivyLynnvDxx Ай бұрын

As a K-Pop fan I’m so disgusted and disappointed in some of our fans..

@SummyTube Ай бұрын

Sameeee, it’s so sad. I feel like they forget they’re human. It’s so sad. They want to love freely. The parasocial relationship is disgusting.

@waitimserving Ай бұрын

she’s also a kpop stan

@AivyLynnvDxx Ай бұрын

@@waitimserving I know :)

@waitimserving Ай бұрын

@@AivyLynnvDxxsorry LOL😭

@preciouslyunhinged Ай бұрын

True....I have seen some atrocities its scares me too

@felixdraconic Ай бұрын

15:10 after SHINees Jonghyun died his family made the 'shiny foundation' to help young musicians struggling with their mental health, in honour of him, as he took his own life and was struggling for a long time, so many idols have taken their own lives and its so sad

@venom9319 Ай бұрын

honestly just hearing abt the industry and how they treat their idols sometimes as well as some crazy fans..it’s sometimes no wonder if idols struggle with their mental health bc sum fans go crazy. I’m still so sad abt Jonghyun

@desireek.7922 Ай бұрын

Llo😊😊😊

@avariddle286 Ай бұрын

@@venom9319ñpob

@LaurenJewel Ай бұрын

Such an angel ugh

@drimachuck Ай бұрын

As well as provide scholarships to students studying the arts.

@AlyCat-rc6fr Ай бұрын

It’s so crazy in Korea that crimes involving drugs carry a heavier sentence within their justice system than those involving SA or sometimes even murder.

@user-to5qs3tk5z Ай бұрын

In the US too depending on the drug and depending on the region.

@ismelllikemarijuana Ай бұрын

r*pists get a slap on the wrist there yet god forbid someone smokes a little weed

@UsagiMimiChu Күн бұрын

They can get hardcore. This idol (Park Bom) get publicly shamed because, she was on antidepressants on the US, those weren't legal and Korea and when she moved didn't know they were illegal there. She just had to change meds. But they brought that up YEARS later, when her group just disbanded, accusing her of trying to smuggle drugs seven years prior????? And it was just her prescribed meds????? Ironically, if you committed murder and claim to be drunk while doing so it reduces the sentence. And people take it much better than doing (non hardcore) drugs.

@colorfuldivinity Ай бұрын

Please be careful the barbz will leak your address if they find it 😭

@mattiemoo96 Ай бұрын

It’s not even hard to find someone’s address. As long as you know their first and last name

@pamelaechevarria8080 Ай бұрын

Why be afraid? It's our constitutional right to speak our peace. If they are so good, why is this case still unsolved, I've always thought it was his controlling girlfriend, myself.

@leticiafairbrother242 Ай бұрын

⁠@@pamelaechevarria8080 OP is talking about Nicki fans not the K-pop fans

@morticiaaddamz1 Ай бұрын

You know addresses are public record right

@nattpearl Ай бұрын

they probably already have 😭😭🙏

@1amazinggoddess Ай бұрын

coroner: “yeah he’s definitely dead for sure” bruh

@anneg.8304 Ай бұрын

Right? “so he’s definitely dead from dying. That’s all we know k bye” I would be mad

@pandaliving23 Ай бұрын

Unrelated but FINALY someone is calling Nikki Minaj out ! Been waiting for this day

@luvlytoyin Ай бұрын

Calling her for what?? What has her sick brother got to do with her? She herself has cut him off completely. Y'all should know the truth before being judgmental

@sarikaschmidt7324 Ай бұрын

@@luvlytoyinhow about her husband?

@c.uni2370 Ай бұрын

@@luvlytoyin she gave a lap dance to a 13 year old… her hands ain’t clean 🤡

@luvlytoyin Ай бұрын

@@sarikaschmidt7324 Her husband is not a rapist neither a pedo. He was a 15 year old boy dating a 16 year old girl from white family and they were cut doing things in the act when she was supposed to be in school. He was asked to plead guilty for attempted rape because he was a black boy in 1994 from nyc and don’t have 7k for a lawyer back then. Of course he was sent to jail for 4 years and he served sentenced and nothing like that ever happened again, since 1994 till now. She can just do her research well, before giving misinformation to her viewers. That’s so not cool.

@sugurusbf Ай бұрын

@@luvlytoyin but what about the song in which nicki herself talks about grooming a minor... uhm

@kristinalindholm6071 Ай бұрын

I'm 70 years and love your stories! Can you cover the murder of Daimbag Darryl Pantera or the murder of John Lennon?

@pixiepunk25 Ай бұрын

Dimebag is so sad 😢

@SSheezCrafty Ай бұрын

Dime bag died in a nightclub fire when I was growing up right near me because it was not properly constructed and equipped for pyrotechnics and blatantly ignored fire safety laws. It was f Definitely criminal negligent and the nightclub owner and the stage personnel that OKed this are definitely criminally responsible and belong in prison but it wasn't murder. What makes you think it was? I remember that club..

@ummnothanks...666 Ай бұрын

@@SSheezCraftyDimebag was shot on stage by a guy called Nathan Gale who was then shot by the police. There was no fire that night. Where are you getting this?

@FauxJasper Ай бұрын

I believe she already covered John Lennon 🤔

@xtina6569 Ай бұрын

@SSheezCrafty i know what case you mean, was it called the station or something? That tiny nightclub that caught fire. That's completely different to dimebag tho.

@kkglen2114 Ай бұрын

Calling out Nicki 👏👏👏👏

@Lindsbehonest Ай бұрын

finding out you’re a kpop fan just made my whole day. but also, unfortunately so many kpop fans are horrible. it’s so sad.

@Kpoper_Luv_Mimi Ай бұрын

Like same here. When she said that she listened to kpop, it made my heart skipped a beat. But, it's just terrible on what kpop fans can do.

@ismelllikemarijuana Ай бұрын

same i love twice, aespa, red velvet, and stray kids. the stuff they’ve all been through pre debut and now is so sad

@preciouslyunhinged Ай бұрын

As a kpop fan and true crime fan,I clicked so fast and I do believe his ex gf....the one who used the Traqualiser injection, yep, she did it 100000% I am.sure she did...THANK U FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS CASE . Not just sungjea fans base all 1st to 4th generation fans we believe his life was taken away and bse of this its how actually a dating ban was further imposed on idols....thank u for bringing this to light....sasengs are dangerous but girl friend who turns into one ,it's deadly.

@ManamiHanako Ай бұрын

Same, i really believe she's guilty

@cloujja Ай бұрын

same honestly

@willowx6364 Ай бұрын

I think she is guilty too, why would she be trying so hard to stop people talking about it or shows coming out about it speaks to me like she's guilty

@Monika-bc3dq Ай бұрын

The stance in tattoos is a lot better now in Korea. Hell, one of the biggest artists right now - Jungkook has a whole damn sleeve. Multiple artists have them. It used to be more like in Japan (where there's still an issue with it and you might not be allowed to many public spaces if you have visible tattoos), but it's definitely better now, with artists showing off their tattoos.

@lilmisskiss692003 26 күн бұрын

Bailey Sarian did a video on Japan or China and tattoos. She said they made her get out of some spa pool because of her tattoos.

@SuperSims999 Ай бұрын

as a seasoned kpop fan of almost 10 years, I can't believe that I've never heard of this before... thank you for educating all of us on his case

@tiha444 Ай бұрын

I have heard this case sooo many times by now, and it is honestly heartbreaking for such a young man to pass in such a horrible way. He had a bright future ahead of him, but unfortunately, humans are ruthless and sometimes I'm ashamed of being part of this fandom. Rest in peace Sungjae 🫶

@miraclesage8622 Ай бұрын

Rest in peace sungjae 😢

@jjwolfeegirl91wolf8 Ай бұрын

She is so frickin guilty and once again these so called justice systems screw up! Omg I hate this world sometimes! 😡

@macncheezus Ай бұрын

as someone who took a college course in south korea on the history and impact of kpop in national and international levels, i just want to say this is incredibly well researched eleanor! well done!

@lucygrace2403 Ай бұрын

You’ve hit the nail on the head when it comes to the severity of the K-Pop industry. I would be interested to see you do a whole video about that in the future.

@lilmisskiss692003 26 күн бұрын

should be a Dark History for Bailey

@yunasong7240 Ай бұрын

as a korean, there is genuinely no korean who doesn’t know about this case

@kateemma22 Ай бұрын

His exhaustion from a long night of performing would have also made him more susceptible to dying from a lower dose. For me it's obvious the girlfriend did something to Sung Jae simply from the fact that even as recently as 2019 she's still trying to stop people investigating and talking about it in SK. Shady B needs to go away for something even if it will likely never be this.

@nynex4 Ай бұрын

drugs are not just unapproved of in the kpop music scene... but the entire country. They have much tighter laws concerning drug use and gambling for their citizens. So yeah, drugs are a big no-no.

@gjm0613 Ай бұрын

@@lindashaw3796it can be a bad thing when it comes to people who take drugs bc they’re struggling. there’s no empathy for them in korea

@lindashaw3796 Ай бұрын

@@gjm0613 You are absolutely correct 🙏🏻

@mollysministuff Ай бұрын

Yeah, it's so weird because gambling is illegal, but they still have casinos in tourist areas that only foreigners can use. You have to prove that you aren't a South Korean citizen to go in there.

@wikawiki5725 Ай бұрын

the fact that the punishments for drugs are usually more severe than those for sa

@ismelllikemarijuana Ай бұрын

rapists get a slap on the wrist there but god forbid someone in an already suicidal country smokes a little weed

@trekstarsam2494 Ай бұрын

The barbs (nicki’s fans) are crazy and have doxxed content creators for saying less than you did.

@sarahissersohn5495 6 күн бұрын

Wtf- it’s up to people who have a large following like that, to communicate that this sort of thing is unacceptable to them, and not reflecting the values they aspire to.

@moaalol8303 Ай бұрын

FINALLY ELEANOR I’VE BEEN WAITING

@nayascookbook1738 Ай бұрын

Me tooooo😭😂😂😭😭😭

@cloujja Ай бұрын

FR SHE IS ALSO A KPOP STAN SHE SAW TWICE AND ITZY 😭

@brendaolvera8896 Ай бұрын

My ex dies under similar suspicious circumstances. In the autopsy, it was discoveredhe had needle puncture on his stomach and chest and lots of morphine in his system. The person he was staying with is diabetic and had plenty needles at hand, yet was never looked into. The car he was driving that day was never found and instead he was found in his suv.

@poseidons_child. 2 сағат бұрын

Suspicious

@ASHl33164 Ай бұрын

Regarding the sponsor: I don’t think I’ve ever even *considered* “moisturizing my pits” let alone actually done it 😂

@caraibrahim234 Ай бұрын

An episode on nicki minaj? Ellie you know they gon come for you 😭

@vanessarios5465 Ай бұрын

😂😂 no fr

@jayerrington1598 Ай бұрын

Someone had to say something though, surely. Not many people know or believe about the stuff she has done and the people she openly chooses to hang around with. Imagine not only defending a rapist but trying to help clear his name/ pay for his bail. 🤷🏼‍♀️🙏🏻

@SILLYGOOSE908 Ай бұрын

they’ll only come for her because she’s literally wrong 😭

@jayerrington1598 Ай бұрын

@@SILLYGOOSE908 She literally defended him for THE LONGEST TIME. Just because she’s distanced herself NOW doesn’t mean she didn’t do her absolute hardest trying to let him off easy for his crimes- including paying for his bail. It may, MAY, have been excused slightly considering you wouldn’t want to believe your brother was capable of that…. BUT THEN SHE MARRIED ONE TOO! She LOVES rapists and pedos. You cannot deny that, all you have to do is research.

@corleeshataylor3734 Ай бұрын

@@jayerrington1598you sound weird af. He’s her brother. That has nothing to do with her and her husband isn’t a pedo. The so called victim even came out about this shi

@chelseathomas7965 Ай бұрын

We need a deep dive on the Nikki M tea 👀

@fredii3260 Ай бұрын

why would you need a deep dive of a woman who’s name you can’t even spell correctly 😭

@shroom.looper420 Ай бұрын

Thank you for covering this case I had no idea. So sad truly. Also Nicki Minaj -- please I would love an episode on her heinous actions and defending of P3d0ph1le$

@juliacielhetrick3919 Ай бұрын

Would you ever consider covering the murder of Selena Quintanilla? She was another young singer who died in the 90s and was killed before her time.

@liyahliyah694 Ай бұрын

It’s one of the saddest cases…she was so beautiful and talented inside out 😢

@crisss9931 Ай бұрын

33:48 the Nicki shade 😂 GET HER AGAIN ELEANOR

@ReineBoulbi Ай бұрын

Crazy how no one points it out …

@Orororomney Ай бұрын

get her again nothing , it was not a drag. when the barbz dox her then y’all gonna cry and play victim.

@Ikyk_x Ай бұрын

Doja does coke, all celebs do coke… Meg the stallion is an alcoholic , no one gaf

@crisss9931 Ай бұрын

@@Orororomneyso Eleanor speaking out on Nicki and her disgusting behavior with being associated with so many s3x offenders is wrong, but Nicki isn’t?

@pokeydot1975 Ай бұрын

@Orororomney if the barbz do dox her, then yes, that would make her a victim of an irrational set of fans who seem to do idiotic and dangerous things for a woman who has no idea who the hell they even are, much less gives a shit about them.

@cathdl Ай бұрын

I love you so much. Thank you for speaking the truth about Nicki! I still don’t get how she can still have support from people.

@jerickv8911 Ай бұрын

theres literally no proof of nicki doing drugs except weed. if anything she should delete this before she gets sued for defamation

@youtubestar7399 Ай бұрын

BECAUSE NICKI MINAJ HERSELF, didnt do anything. Her husband was 15 and the “victim” who was also his girlfriend was 16. The victim herself tried to recant her statement and this on video of her admitting that. LOOK IT UP. Secondly her brother’s actions have nothing to do with her. Some of the biggest artist that you all love have r word brothers and family who are murderers so dont pick and choose.

@happilymena3256 Ай бұрын

@@youtubestar7399but she defended her brother 😃 even after evidence was shown that he was guilty-

@youtubestar7399 Ай бұрын

@@happilymena3256 NO TF SHE DIDNT. You are spreading misinformation. POST THE EXACT CREDIBLE SOURCE Youuuuuu got that information from!Waiting

@rebeccat7912 Ай бұрын

@@youtubestar7399 Damn, some of y’all are wilding out about people who literally have no idea you exist. They don’t care about you, and you’re getting unnecessarily heated in a KZfaq comment on a video that has minimal to do with Nicki. Regardless of the side you’re on, you need to find a new hobby. I’m so sorry your life is this boring.

@crabbbcakes Ай бұрын

delving back into my kpop stan roots today i see

@jem8777 Ай бұрын

omg! i've been subscribed for years and its so cool to see a korean case let alone one of kim sungjae!?!?!? thank you Eleanor! and we pronounce Deux like dew-s in korea lol and saseng is pronounced sah-saeng! (usually we say sa seng fan, sa means death seng means life so it means fan who lives and dies for the artist) ;)

@lindashaw3796 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, always nice to learn 😊

@ColleenDaumen2 Ай бұрын

Eleanor... I've been a huge fan and watched every video for years & years... just had to finally comment and tell you that you're one of my all time favorite humans! You always make me laugh and the voice you give to victims is simply unmatched, my friend. Your videos have seen me through losing my husband to Covid to battling blood disease and I just can't thank you enough for all that you do in the name of justice and love. Blessings always, Colleen. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🩷

@_piratepeach_ Ай бұрын

as an older kpop fan im so happy to see the lack of “stan” in the comments 🥲🥲🥲 the increase in kpop stans today makes my bones quiver with fear…

@rebeccat7912 Ай бұрын

I hate to agree, but I do. I support the new generation of kpop fans, and it’s great to see so many happy people enjoying the music, but the real stans are exhausting!

@scribblefoxstories Ай бұрын

I first heard about this case in 2012 when Taemin and Key from SHINee played Deux (btw I was under the impression that the way they pronounced it sounded more like ‘juice’ but I may be misremembering) in a dramatisation of the duo’s story for a documentary kind of thing. Taemin played SungJae and there was this scene where HyunDo is dreaming about SungJae after his death and he says “나 먼저 갈게“ which basically means something like “I’ll go on ahead” and then disappears which had me tearing up in my dorm room. The whole thing up to the tragedy was actually quite fun and lighthearted with HyunDo and other people reminiscing about how they met and trained and went to Moon Night, and they kept embellishing it with these not-so-subtle nods to SHINee songs (like when SungJae talked about how he had considered going into dentistry before, HyunDo (Key) is like “hey, ‘Shiny’ would be a great name for a dental practice!” 😂 Really love getting more of a deep dive into SungJae’s murder, the second they described those injection marks in the documentary, before they even got to the end of the sentence I was like “yeah, this was definitely murder!”

@xKaylove 20 күн бұрын

Omg. Taemin and Key are my favourites. Now I gotta try to find this. 🥺 Thanks for sharing.

@Imjustkayhaha Ай бұрын

American here, thank you for calling nikki out. Shes awful. And i really think his gf killed him. Such bs that an already rich psycho made millions off people telling the truth about her.

@kjeannine216 Ай бұрын

Couple things….how do you purchase “under a lethal dose” of a medicine that’s lethal to a human? If she used it on a human, ALL DOSES are lethal. As for the American dancers, if they were there on a working Visa, you have to leave the country when your Visa is up. If the cops didn’t ask to detain them, they have to leave or get detained for real. As for the murderer, I just see bribery all over this. Her family threw money everywhere they could, then she probably changed her name legally,

@anna00913 Ай бұрын

i agree that she's super suspicious, especially buying that medication, and i do think she's most likely guilty, but there can definitely be nonlethal doses of lethal medications. like heroin is lethal at a certain dose, but nonlethal at a low enough dose. almost everything can be lethal at a high enough dose, even water, but especially with prescription medications the doses have a very fine line between safe and unsafe doses, and that line is at different places for different people, but there's always a general line that's drawn where it becomes unsafe for most people. that specific medication is dangerous for humans even at low doses, but there's still low enough doses that humans would be unlikely to die from it

@moonlightmoth1027 Ай бұрын

i constantly think about this case. i still can't wrap my head around how the video of him on SBS performing "As I Told You" was one of the last videos/appearances of him before he was found dead. i've been a kpop fan since 2011 and its heartwarming to see his song continue to be covered by recent kpop groups. kpop fans have a ton of issues with being parasocial and being too nosy and "involved" in their favs' personal lives. its incredibly disgusting and its only gotten worse over the years!! the fan culture now is so incredibly toxic and way too overwhelming with people who don't know how to be a decent human being and don't know how to respect anyone. to the case: the girlfriend got off way too easily. its infuriating that she got no punishment for what she did and imo, she's obviously guilty. she filed a ton of injunctions to prevent an episode airing about his death. if she was innocent, then she wouldn't be putting all that energy into preventing an episode from releasing.

@MCP920 Ай бұрын

I believe she euthanized her boyfriend. She left the hotel. I believe she was sure he was dead , then she left.

@clarimm6675 Ай бұрын

35:20 I'm currently in Seoul and have been for a while and I have to say that the acceptance of tattoos is thankfully getting much better! It's mostly older people that look down on it but you see so many people nowadays with tattoos!

@Tigal Ай бұрын

I think it's an interesting conversation to be had how some K-pop fans glorify South Korea and ignore/romanticise its many, MANY, social and societal issues, to the point of becoming some of the strongest, loudest upholders of them. The parasocial relationship that is fully encouraged by many record labels is a discussion that *must* be had - but so is the sub-topic of fans sexualising and infantilising idols at their leisure, as well. The sexual harassment of idols is so normalised within the industry; zoom-ins on male idols' "bulges" is incredibly common, and these are the same fans that will make edits with cutesy songs and baby noises the very next day... Let's not ignore how K-pop boy bands make up some of the biggest tags on sites like Ao3, featuring some of the most explicit k!nks and fantasies out there. At the same time, fans, mostly international ones that have nothing to do with Korean traditions and norms, will be some of the loudest critics when female idols are "too sexual". The K-pop industry is not at all the bright bubbly, or the passionate suggestive, space that it likes to portray itself as, but a cesspool of abuse and imbalanced power dynamics. The majority of idols and fans get pulled into the cross fire.

@maddywest2058 Ай бұрын

You worded this perfectly

@seongminsboyfriend Ай бұрын

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@MonolithicCyanTsunami Ай бұрын

Life saver

@chelseathomas7965 Ай бұрын

Whenever I hear some karen with kids talking about pot being a gateway to other drugs I just want to respond with " ah so what's all that emotional childhood trauma you doing to your kid huh? Seems like a real gateway to drugs"

@poseidons_child. 2 сағат бұрын

YES EXACTLY

@amymckeown7336 Ай бұрын

ive been waiting for you to cover this case !!! thank you eleanor 🩵

@ArianaEverdeen Ай бұрын

Can I just say, the quality and the background this video look amazing!! You’re looking amazing!! ❤

@user-ot8pw4qv8x Ай бұрын

this is not related to the case itself but i have been watching you ever since you started and watching you come out of your shell add your own little references and just overall be more comfortable absolutely warms my heart never stop eleanor ❤

@antacisse8074 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for covering this! This dark part of k-pop should be discussed more and it isn’t. Thank you for humanizing our faves and their lives!!!

@plzleavemealone9660 Ай бұрын

Her saying she wanted to kill THE DOG with it is actually the best excuse she could come up with in that situation. Because that's the only thing that could "explain" her throwing it away.

@yerinbaekscandlelight 22 күн бұрын

Your tangent about entitled Kpop fans at the start really struck a cord with me because all I think of is Lesserafim and how much sickening hate and threats they've gotten recently. "Fans" will straight up tell them to k*ll themselves or just leave the group and stop singing. It's so heartbreaking and it's making me want to delete all social media so I don't have to see it.

@estefaniacarbajal5964 Ай бұрын

Your videos are amazing, I love the dedication you have to share these stories with us

@Whoisririionluknoechuu Ай бұрын

ELENOR CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE BURING SUN SCANDAL? ( also who is your twice bais )

@_a4ng3el_ Ай бұрын

This video was great tysm for talking about this😭

@rheannanewell6851 Ай бұрын

Who else was WAITING for her next video

@ste9875 Ай бұрын

Baby reindeer should be a deep dive

@molliefitzpatrick8157 Ай бұрын

I think that is going to blow up soon cause of Fiona claiming to sue meaning there will have to be an investigation into it so loads will come out of the woodwork

@heatherlee749 Ай бұрын

Yes,but how she is clearly,completely unconcerned about his death in general. Like,call me crazy but if my bf,or any loved one in fact,died in a suspicious way,I would be doing anything in my power to find out what really happened so her behavior is very telling in my opinion.

@bex_scot3622 Ай бұрын

I have never clicked so fast onto a video as a kpop stan. Thank you so much for adding coverage to this case 💖

@sarannwrap Ай бұрын

thank you for covering this !!

@amavxni 25 күн бұрын

I hate people who hate on jeongyeon she’s my bias 💔 she gained weight bc she was going through a mental state bc one of her family members died. I just feel really bad for her it’s not her fault and so what wth she deserves sm better

@lucysutton7420 Ай бұрын

Obsessed with a film length video. I know nothing about kpop but this is such a sad but interesting case. You abd your team work so hard for these videos.

@poseidons_child. 2 сағат бұрын

Same I never really took an interest in it. But I’m into musicals and I was once a swiftie and I feel the two fan bases are similar to K-Pop fans. Swifties are probably just as crazy whereas musical fans know so much about their actors but still this was tragic and interesting

@pwrnado Ай бұрын

eleanor, ive only started watching you about 2 months ago and im proud to admit that ive watched probably 50+ videos i love true crime and horror type stories. the way you narrate the victims lives and lifestyles is just golden. i sometime binge your videos for hours and hours on end while i play video games like minecraft or black ops games. i appreciate every single video you come out with❤😂

@saijalyons5508 Ай бұрын

IM SO HAPPY RN. the fact that you are a kpopie makes my whole life. bc i love watching you and i love kpop so it just makes me happy. But other than that the case is crazy. he was so young and so talented. i can only image how much he would have changed the kpop world if he was still here today.

@venom9319 Ай бұрын

Honestly it’s sickening how some kpop fans get so obsessed with an idol and think that they know them personally just bc some of them are „close“ with their fans. I’m a kpop fan myself but this is so sick honestly but the fact that sum kpop idols just turn i to detectives for the justice of their idols is lowkey amazing as long as its for a good reason like this case. But may he rip

@ateezle Ай бұрын

Still missing sung jae❤❤😢

@hagjang634 Ай бұрын

I really needed a Eleanor vid today. Thank you Elly

@JulieKafkaesque Ай бұрын

Yay!! Eleanor's back! I missed your uploads!! ❤

@Sydneyc2604 Ай бұрын

OMG YESS IVE BEEN WAITINGGG

@jennifernoel1464 Ай бұрын

I'm at the part where you mention the Beatles song, "Lucy In The Sky" (with diamonds). You mention that it's famously about the drug LSD. Well, most people think that to be true, I used to as well. It's actually about a picture John Lennon's son Julian drew about a girl in his school class. When asked who was in the picture, Julian said it was Lucy, with eyes like diamonds. So that's where the song actually originated from. I like trivia, lol, especially music trivia. Love your videos!

@8luvbug 29 күн бұрын

So he says. I don't think they could admit Litswd was about LSD back then.

@jennifernoel1464 28 күн бұрын

@@8luvbug Paul McCartney was the one who said it was from a drawing. He was around for Julian much more than Lennon back then. Julian drew the picture for Paul as well, I think. But I totally see your point as well.

@Almondcakez Ай бұрын

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS CASE

@Duc1796 20 күн бұрын

These deep dives are so so so amazing! I was hooked since the dancing competition video and this one is also incredible!! Thank you!

@jessicajohnston8788 Ай бұрын

FINALLY SHE UPLOAD IM SO EXITED 😩rushing to the shop before it closes to get snacks just for this 🤣

@MistyFox628 Ай бұрын

They let her off because of "circumstantial evidence" yet others are in prison purely because the circumstantial evidence was so strong. Insane how the judge can pivot a case one way or another.

@poseidons_child. 2 сағат бұрын

It’s the glove didn’t fit all over again

@geneie Ай бұрын

I am obsessed with that intro, such a great video!!! I had never heard of any of this

@Hunter_Fulton 22 күн бұрын

Coming from someone who rarely comments, it had to have been Yoo-seon. If she was truly innocent, she wouldn’t have disappeared off the face of the earth after being released, on top of changing her story, buying those exact drugs, and being the last to leave the hotel…

@daisypickbum7007 Ай бұрын

my mum was telling me about this as she was in korea at the time, it hit her hard as she loved him!! rip 💛💛

@ameliehazell Ай бұрын

IVE BEEN WAIITTING FOR SO LONG

@daisybain6587 29 күн бұрын

I love that you make sure to say ‘we’ when you talk about who has worked on the videos and research etc

@francescaflorescu2982 27 күн бұрын

not me at the end of the video being like “girl be careful she might get you to court bc of this vid”

@pizzawithchuchujelly5475 Ай бұрын

favorite channel right now

@Bunnimarch Ай бұрын

"They don't take a shit on the toilet..." 😂 Best quote Eleanor

@serynaho 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for covering this case, Ive heard about this case from Tiktok but havent seen anyone cover this on youtube yet

@cheezykitten3478 Ай бұрын

omg i just found your podcast. i’m so excited to binge!♥️ you are amazing and thank you for being you and providing all the information in such a respectful manner.

@varvara1999 Ай бұрын

Your videos evolved so much! great video Ellie

@cristinafilms090 Ай бұрын

You know it gonna be a good day when Eleanor post a video

@SavMercury 29 күн бұрын

Story time: There was a “Korean culture club” in my high school. It was more of a K-Pop fan club and I think only one member of the club was actually Korean at all. One girl I was in class with who was Korean told me that she used to go to it for maybe a few days expecting more of Korean culture than just K-Pop, but one day they asked her if they thought a specific band member was cute (I don’t remember who) like “ugh look at him isn’t he so cute?” and she said “sure, yeah he’s good looking.” The same girl who asked got pissed and started saying things like “that’s my husband you can’t have him!!” even though she asked her in the first place!!?? After that the girl and other members of the club kept berating her the rest of the meeting. The environment got very toxic very quickly and she never went back. She was disappointed, to say the least.

@poseidons_child. 2 сағат бұрын

Poor girl. We have a K-pop club at my school. I don’t know anyone in it but I’m scared of what those people are like.

@hwalleluja Ай бұрын

Thank you for covering this

@sophpie Ай бұрын

john lennon, who wrote lucy in the sky with diamonds, was actually very insistent that the song wasn't related to LSD. it was based on a drawing his son made, and the song's imagery was inspired by alice in wonderland (which has its own imagery associated with drugs, sure). lennon openly shared when beatles records (like rubber soul and revolver) were influenced by their drug usage, so it's unlikey he'd be so insistent that lucy in the sky wasn't about LSD if it was actually about LSD

@gabrielleganske3386 Ай бұрын

Always happy to see you pop up on Friday!! I feel like the coincidence of her obtaining the exact same drugs that killed him was just too much. It's not something that's just floating around. I think they got it wrong the second time around. Such a sad end to a bright light.

@Camey71073 Ай бұрын

I love freaky Fridays with Eleanor

@skullwaffles6554 Ай бұрын

Love this series. I love having something to look forward to on Fridays. Keep up the good work, Eleanor and team :)!

@ColleenDaumen2 Ай бұрын

100% 🎉🎉🎉

@ameliehazell Ай бұрын

LOOKING STUNNING

@Jadev9739 Ай бұрын

I’m so early omg you look so good in this your videos are so comforting to listen to while doing your daily stuff

@hillasaarinen5532 Ай бұрын

ohhh this one was sooo good❤ well doneee!!

@mercurycures8204 Ай бұрын

Been a fan of K-pop for 8 years and actually really love 1st gen especially the music by Deux, the duo Sungjae was a part of, along with his although brief solo music. I even have some of their songs downloaded on my phone. I immediately knew his passing was going to be this video. Thank you for making a video on it. RIP Sungjae, gone but never forgotten. His legacy lives on through, family, friends, fans and music!