[theqoo] ROOKIE MALE IDOL BEING SWEPT IN AN ILBE CONTROVERSY RIGHT NOW ft. STARSHIP STATEMENT

“Y-yah!! (I mean I’m in a good mood)”

!Finished ge-sta (T/n: he wrote stage finished! upside down) 

This was posted on their official set log. The first allegations were raised because he used the statement “Y-yah, I’m in a good mood”

The female idols who unearthed this expression 

Why is this expression from ilbe? 

Today, I’m going to drop the formalities and say just one thing I’ve been wanting to say. Y-yah~ I’m in a good mood! Thank you. 

– Roh Moo-hyun

2. He posted this at 7pm, which is another expression ilbe users use to insult the Jeolla province 

This became a meme-ified derogatory expression against the Jeolla province. […] “7 O’clock” (a metaphor alluding to Jeolla Province’s location at 7 o’clock on a map

3. He flipped the photo upside down which is also used by ilbe to mock people who commit s***ide 

On the 23rd, marking the fourth anniversary of former President Roh Moo-hyun’s death, members of Ilbe are posting their profile pictures upside down on social media platforms such as KakaoTalk and Facebook, drawing disapproval from netizens. Ilbe members are flipping their profiles to disparage the former president’s passing and to allude to the fact that he committed s***ide by jumping.

t/n: 

Ilbe is a ult-right platform, which is also anti-feminist, anti-immigrant, and liberal ideologies. The forum is similar to 4chan and 2chan. The forum is most commonly known for mocking the d**th of former president Roh Moo-hyun and anti-Jeolla province because Roh’s ties to the province. 

1. I don’t think that female idol knew what she was talking about 

2. Hul the male idol is irrefutable. With the angle of the photo and the 7pm. That’s basically the way ilbes introduce themselves

3. That female idol clip was f*cking shocking. Isn’t she the MC for Inkigayo too?

4. There are comments in the female idol’s post saying that they already know about it and are just giggling among themselves. I pity the people trying to shield her ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. So even ilbe kids grow up to become idols 

6. What a crazy f*cker 

7. Must be so nice to be a nobody 

8. Even the female idol is irrefutable 

9. These are so blatant… 

10. Farewell to both of them… 

[theqoo] IDID KIM MINJAE’S STATEMENT FROM STARSHIP 

Hello. This is Starship Entertainment.

We would like to clarify the facts regarding certain interpretations being raised online about IDID Kim Minjae’s setlog content, which was released on May 17, 2026.

The content was filmed on May 16, following the content team’s suggestion to use the ‘setlog’ format, a recently popular new form of communication.

At the time, Kim Minjae was not familiar with the new filming method, and during filming, he became confused about the direction and sent the video to the staff member in charge while it was filmed upside down.

After the footage was delivered, we realized during monitoring that the video had been filmed upside down.

There was discussion about whether to reshoot it, but we judged that sending the video as is, even though it had been filmed in reverse, could also be considered a natural part of the content, so we used it as is.

Additionally, the captions and phrases in the video were inserted upside down during editing to match the upside-down footage and were not intended to convey any specific meaning.

The 19:00 shown in the video was the actual time the stage ended.

We would also like to inform you that the content was not personally edited or uploaded by the member, but was carried out by the department in charge as part of its workflow.

Additionally, expressions such as ‘iya’ written within Berriz were used as ordinary exclamations, and were used without recognizing that the expression was used on a specific website.

It is completely unrelated to the specific interpretations being raised online.

Therefore, we clearly state that the specific allegations currently being raised online are not true and that there was no intention of any kind.

However, both the company and the relevant staff sincerely apologize for causing misunderstanding and discomfort to many people due to the parts we failed to review carefully during the content production and inspection process.

The artist also feels cautious and apologetic for causing concern due to this unexpected situation.

Going forward, we will conduct more thorough checks and internal reviews throughout the entire content production and upload process, and we will be more careful to ensure similar misunderstandings do not occur again.

Thank you.