The fact that she got hate for reading a book about the hardships of women in a conservative country I can't----

Fun fact: when Irene mentioned the feminist book it became a best seller and many young kids started requesting for more feminist books to read thanks to Irene, Irene is also known to be a very loving person who gives great advice and inspired many young reveluvs.

I think all the female idols should be expressive like her....there have been a lot of times when the women have not been treated properly on the korean variety shows. I think Irene is bold not to shy away from saying "no" or giving that "I don't like it look" or "that's not funny" look...I support that.

Irene was never rude, she was just being a human who has feelings. She can feel uncomfortable, violated and upset whenever she wants. She can read whatever books she wants. She can live her life however she wants because she is a human who has the right to to make her own decisions. If people really loved her, then feel for her and understand how they are hurting her

Can someone give an award to whoever raised Jackson. Because he’s the example of a true gentlemen.

People who appear cold or uncomfortable are just trying to exist most of the time. Don’t give hate to someone, just because they have a cold resting face at times

Besides social intelligence, Jackson seems to have this impressively high emotional intelligence that makes him aware of others’ emotions on a nearly unattainable level for most people. Respect for the parents who raised this beautiful young man.

She just literally my vibe. She doesn't take any malicious joke. I love her even more.

Honestly give Jackson an award-

She is not being rude. She is just expressing it when she doesn't like a man touching her. All female idols need to be like her and protect themselves.

why tf does everyone expect women to be smiley all the time. Irene has the right to make any fucking expression she wants without being hated on. She's not rude. just leave her tf alone

Irene might be one of the rare woman now a days. I can feel an independent vibe from her. Like she would never depend on any man.

If men behave like that “the not needed touches” like SanE did it would be uncomfortable for any woman We need more gentlemen like Jackson Wang

She's a woman with boundaries and we love her for that

I love that she can set boundaries and knows what she’s comfortable with, I hope she knows how greatly she influences young girls especially. when she mentioned that book it immediately became a best seller and inspired many to learn more about feminism, which isn’t ideal in such a strictly conservative country like South Korea. what an amazing soul she has, such a beautiful woman inside and out. thank you Irene, us reveluvs love you always!

I love Irene because of this! I also notice she is comfortable with some SM male idols which reassures they must (potentially) be good people or at least she is comfy with them

Actually San E kinda has a reputation for being a misogynist. He has been known to call feminist mentally ill and the lyrics of his song Feminist are quite unflattering to women. He had a stage performance where the words 'I love spycam' appeared in the background.

After seeing this I really appreciate Jackson he is such a gentleman

She flinches near men and her behavior is to be expected bc of predators around her, she's the "visual of kpop" and she does stand out bc of her beauty. Guys onscreen are not even afraid to flirt or touch her, imagine what might be happening behind the screen to her.

i really love Irene for who she is , I really love her personality and her blank face , its not necessary to smile all the time even when u don't want to, she's perfect the way she is❤

"Give Jackson some award." When we start to even praise someone just based on some basic respect they give to someone else, we know already there's something wrong. Respect and providing personal space is a basic manner--- Irene is totally normal to get mad when she was offended. We got to stop being double standard to women.

IRENE DOES NOT HATE MEN. She is usually very lovely and pleasant with everyone she meets men and or women. But obviously she’s going to be a little startled and taken aback by some things once in a while as anyone else would. Just leave her alone and mind your own business :) Also with the Heechul thing, SM artist (at least older ones) are all friends to some degree so it was all fun and jokes on Knowing bros. You can’t assume people just hate others just from one or two instances on camera or just from how they look :)

I am SICK AND TIRED of seeing female idols being treated like shit!

I’m from the city and the blank face she has is a defense mechanism a lot of women around here have. You learn fast to be have a “mean” face so creepy men don’t come to you. Of course this gets guys telling you to smile but it’s better than that being sexually harassed. Both me and my mom have a RBF and my moms is pretty intense to the point she has frown lines i’m quite sure.

Irene's a queen .PERIOD.

I seriously hate it Whenever women get defensive and sassy the men really get butthurt like how fragile one's masculinity has to be and then they end up calling the woman "ice princess" or "rude" STOP👏 WITH 👏 THE 👏 DOUBLE 👏 STANDARDS

I love this woman so fing much and I will never stop loving and supporting her period

she is so powerful for scaring men with just one look

Let's be real. Irene is completely stunning, she is one of the best visuals in South Korea, so she must be aware that many people only like her because of her looks, for example, on Knowing Bros Irene was talking about something, and out of nowhere a guy asked is she had always been that pretty, which lead to a conversation about Irene's beauty. It doesn't matter what show they go to, the hosts ALWAYS talk about Irene's beauty, and I mean, who wouldn't right? She's the visual of her group. But the hosts are forgetting that she's also the main rapper, and the lead dancer and a vocalist, she's so freaking talented but people only focus on her beauty which is SO annoying to me as an Irene biased person.

I still don't understand why people make such a big deal out of the fact that irene doesn't want to smile or show emotions 24/7 is she supposed to smile all the time just for people's amusement? people always seem to praise men who never show emotions and call them deep and dreamy so why is it a problem when women don't smile?

These men are not "scared" of her stern look. That's a ridiculous thing to say. They aren't scared in the slightest. They are simply surprised that a woman is looking at them like they aren't God or something.

I remember talking to someone about that situation with the stylist, and that someone's response to it was "She had it coming though, I mean she has such a bitchy face." I was literally talking about how Irene at least OWNED UP to her mistake, where as most celebs would've stayed silent/tried to sweep it under the rug. Since when did someone's face suddenly become a reason for them to be harassed online? That other person was also a woman, so can confirm it's not always men who objectify Irene, a fair share of women do it too by reducing her to only a "pretty face". As a RV stan since debut, we know she's much more than that, seeing how she's willing to reflect and learn from mistakes just shows she wants to grow as a person. How can you NOT stan her?

I'm a guy and even I often get really uncomfortable men because of their actions and words, so I can only imagine how much worse it would be for Irene! people really need to give her a break!

Jackson being the gentleman he is Just reminded me of when Irene was fixing Her dress and Jin young was covering her

Irene just keep being you, you don't have to be pretending to be someone or hiding your emotion, you're awesome 💜💜💜 Just the way you are

Shes not rude people just dont like the fact she has boundaries..

Id preffer someone like irene whos not afraid to show what ever she feels rather than the ones who is plastic. Irene is a strong woman and i admire her because of that.

Irene is not scared of men... she's just being herself

She is just not letting anyone walk over her She knows her self worth and doesn’t like it when people don’t respect boundaries She has the characteristics of a leader

I love Irene, she’s amazing and I love that she has no problem giving people chills when they’re being rude

Irene has been constantly sexually harassed online by men all throughout her career and who knows what she has experienced privately by male celebrities. I always remember Sistar advice to young female idols of senior male celebrities and also other female stars mentioning receiving disturbing texts and calls from CEOs and senior male stars. It's safe to say that based on Irene interactions with men, she is definitely traumatized by them and don't trust them which to be honest is almost all women in this world. It's sad how our gender has to constantly alert for things like that

When Irene gets hate for "hating men" when San E ACTUALLY HATES WOMEN

I love Irene so much it must be hard to always be smiling and being perfect for your fans

I love her for being strong enough to put boundaries. Not one should make her feel uncomfortable

her own fandom’s jokes about her “hating men” honestly drew more hate to her than anything else…it’s obviously not cool to hate on someone for no reason but her fandom made it look like she hates men for no reason and that it’s super cool

Being as beautiful as Irene is not easy. And I think that she realized this very young. Men can be exceptionally creepy when seeing a very beautiful women and with time women tend to really watch their behavior because they don't want to send "signals" that can be wrongly interpreted from the man's point of view.

I love how her gaze is so powerful, such a queen 👑 Jackson Wang was definitely raised well and this world needs more people like him 💚 All the more reason to support and protect Irene, thank you for this video. 💝

Irene is just smarter and values integrity.

y'all i stan irene's "don't touch me" attitude🤧 queen things

I can't remember the source but I read once that boys from other schools would come to Irene's school to look at her because she was so pretty. Can you imagine being objectified like that even as a child, and then becoming an idol thrust into the limelight as an actual child and having to deal with all the creeps who feel entitled to her simply because of her looks? Just...gross, man. I don't blame her one bit.

Thank you for such an insightful video. I never heard about these issues but it is wonderful that someone like you has spoken out in support of this beautiful young lady.

The fact that Jonghyun is the only man that always made her smile and be comfortable is really sad, especially since he is gone now. RIP Jonghyun

So the male fans mentality is that women aren’t supposed to be feminist and shouldn’t be reading a book about THEM?!?? Bro wtf. Irene is so misunderstood in this industry like bruh what

Rosé 🤝 Irene 🤝 Sana Edit. I don't mean that Sana isn't comfortable with men I ment that she is like Irene and Rosé who both don't like men Hope ya got what I ment 👀👌

It's the way I can relate with Irene so much. Men make me anxious and a defensive mechanism of mine to cope with the anxiety is to hide my emotions and wear a poker face instead. I once got called a rock bc of how emotionless I get around men and it made me so angry and sad bc it's not like I want to feel anxious around men either. I can't imagine having to go through this as a celebrity where you're under the spotlight all the f*cking time. I really admire Irene.

haters of irene are just mad that she has boundaries and isn’t afraid of letting people know when they’ve crossed it. imagine being mad at your idol being human LOL

FIRST OF ALL.. SOMETIMES THATS JUST HER FACE. She obviously doesn't HATE them, probably just want her personal space. Imagine the number of creeps she's had to encounter. I swear the prettiest ones always get hate for the stupidest reason.

I have some opinions as a fellow asian woman, living in a very conservative society. I cannot count the number of times beautiful women (or just women) get lewd stares and touches from unknown men at any damn place. Also, it's always got to be the woman who has to bend to the will of their male counterparts. Even in jobs we get biased and at times are expected to work harder than most if we want to be taken seriously. Female idols, as it is, go through a lot of mistreatment. On top of that Irene is known primarily cause of her visuals. I cannot imagine the number of times she probably had come across nasty comments or ill intentions and all this not just as an idol, maybe previously too. That comment from the male fan on LYSN surely wasn't the first or the last one (as sad as it is). It's very normal for women to be wary of unknown people. Irene is also very introverted so it makes her extra cautious. If you see her around familiar people, you'll see how loud, chaotic, happy and free she looks. She's not cold. She's just human guys. I get her. I have been like her at times around men. So there's really no logic in judging her.

I don’t know why people say Irene has a “cold” expression. She has a gentle and sweet face.

Same things happens with me. When I was in class 7 my maths teacher tried to touch me inappropriately ,from that moment onwards I started to feel uncomfortable about men. And my body gets more alert

I as woman who has a pretty friend really understands irene's situation for being uncomfortable around men. whenever me and my friend hangs out, there will always some guys who looks at her with that hungry looks face. and believe me, it's really disgusting. even 2nd gen idols like sistar and snsd always warn their juniors to watch out around men in kpop industry. so irene who is one of top visual in kpop, might get a lot of uncomfortable treatments from men in the industry. so i think irene is not rude, she just being cautious.

I want to cry I really miss her Please come back

I think she’s not generally scared of men. They have male crews in their team taking care of them. I think she has this trust issues in men. And it seems she wants gentleness, qualities that is natural to women.

I’m a guy who wasn’t a fan, nor a hater, of Irene until I found out she read Cho Nam-Joo’s book “Kim JiYoung Born 1982”. Then I started to like her and give mad props and crazy respect for opening her mind.

At this point, RBF face is considered "illegal" for female idols 💀😩

Maybe “ uncomfortable around men “ and “ scared of how they might treat her” ~ she has boundaries and makes it clear. Most female idols put up with so much, I think. From public opinion to what they experience behind the scenes. Better to have an icy glare than to have to fake laugh when someone crosses the line.

One thing I realized when I’ hanging out with a pretty friend, pretty girls are much prone to catcalling and experiencing harassment. I definitely get why Irene reacts like that.

She is so sweet and lovely person. She is so adorable 🥰.People we are not the same. We have different characters and personalities. Just leaver alone and treats her with respect ✊. She is like that for a reason and I don’t blame him. I am a fan of Irene because she is an incredible human being ❤️🥰

I don’t think irene is scared of men but you can see that she gets uncomfortable around them. she seems more comfortable around her members, friends and girls. I feel like irene would feel uncomfortable and shy at first (around men and in people general) but I feel like she would slowly get comfortable the more you spend time with her.

I feel Irene is the most relatable K-pop idol to me sometimes

Me also being Uncomfortable around Men , I say that its fine If Irene is uncomfortable. She is AMAZING the way she is . No Hate , but Why do PEOPLE hate her ? She hasn't done ANYTHING wrong.

"The Power of her gaze is no joke" Periott💅

You have no idea how annoying it is to be asked to smile if you have a straight resting face and you have a lot going on in life.

the privilege of men being more likely safe than women is just a sad thing. not a fan of red velvet but i can feel irene's hardships. protect all female idols!

I saw a yt shorts and it said proof that Ireane is not human and I immediately got upset why do people think she is not human and all of her friends do not treat her like a human this really makes me feel bad for her…

I wish people were nice to female idols because I am a sulli fan, and Im still mad at Korean fans for bullying her to death😔🥺😱👿😡

Her SM co-artists, Jackson, Jin and some other male artists are respectful towards her. She is not afraid of these men Edit : also the artists who are mentioned in the reply section like Park Bogum, Jinyoung etc.

She did not rude to all mans but she dont like touching if mans behave like that then you have to show them their place its not her fault if im in situation like her i also do that so plzz understand her and support her

I think that's probably because during her trainee era, Irene was exposed with so many stories about being an female idol which is why she has to be more strict and this is her way to protect herself. Like really idk why people nowadays still seeing a person only from the cover and not trying to get them know better before judging duh 🤦🏻‍♀️

She’s not harming anyone, if she dislikes men leave her alone and stop trying to make excuses that she’s guarded around everyone. Men make her uncomfortable, plain and simple. It’s not bad

I think we women can all agree, we had some trauma with men at some point, don't ever blame famous people. Because all eyes are on them especially since they're so attractive.

She is my Queen She taught me the worth of woman

i love her personality 😊😊

Irene doesnt hate boys or men as people think. She's just more wary based of experience on ppl and very nice. Only when uncomfortable she is

1:25 we don’t need gentle man like Jackson we need ppl to respect each other

I can totally relate to Irene. Being “beautiful” is not easy at all. People will act so weird and creepy around you just to get your attention and even try to be touchy. Last year I moved to another school and had this director that just wouldn’t leave me alone. He would always compliment me, tell me how beautiful I am and I was so uncomfortable. At the end of the school year he told me “You know..when I see these beautiful girls...” and chuckled without continuing his phrase. I literally had my eyes wide open. This man is married, he has kids and really had the guts to tell me such thing. I am so disgusted when I think about it. I literally can’t have a normal day going out because men would always come out of the blue trying to flirt with me or something. It happened to me even when I was at a cafeteria with my mom. I felt so embarrassed towards her. So guys, please, don’t judge Irene for being cautious with men. Maybe she has her reasons and she knows damn well how it feels like to have a bunch of creeps approaching you just because you’re pretty.

The book thing. Is just insane. I cannot imagine what Irene is going through but stay strong. I peronally think shes just an intuitive person who is aware of her surrounding and doesn't take crap from no one

I too want to have a cold look infront of men...they're so irrespective (not all)

As a fellow member of the RBF club, I have never seen Irene as cold or rude. She's a super intelligent, funny, nurturing, genuine, amazingly talented woman and all of that comes through quite clearly in her actions. She's human, people!! Give the lady a break.

I think the thing I'm most annoyed with is the fact that a large part of the kpop fanbase is women and yet somehow those same girls can't understand being approached with unwanted advances and yet girls would be the first ones to bully & attack her over anything they hear. And that goes for all female idols like why in the hell are you a girl attacking another one over unverified rumors and debunked claims if they haven't harmed a single soul ever. It never makes sense and really broils down to envy of women like Irene because they know they'll never be her or experience a fraction of the attention she gets. That's why they come for Irene, its jealousy because they're upset she has what they lack. It's pathetic to be real honest.

She simply sticks up for herself and her boundaries along with sticking up for her members. Absolutely nothing wrong with that, and absolutely nothing wrong with her book choices.

i love her i hope she’s okay

tbh, i really love this side of Irene.. it's inspiring, imagine how difficult it is for idols to protect themselves fr. being objectified & harrassed.. she may not b perfect, but i respect a woman like her.

irene is an introvert. Dont hate her coz as an introvert myself, its hard for me to interact w/ other people too.

She knows something about men that we don't.

Jackson may be a MEME KING but he is also a HUMBLE KING☺

Always staying on alert

I am in awe of how smart, hard working, kind, and resilient most idols are. Irene is an amazing example of these traits, and more. I truly wish for her all the happiness, and safety, that she creates in this world.

Honestly, bunch of respects for Irene, she isn't afraid of telling someone off and if she's tired and doesn't wanna act energetic and smile she does not smile or act energetic, she's just a normal person like everyone else

So... the takeaway from this is, Irene is a humourless ice maiden.