Following the tragic incident at an elementary school in Daejeon where a teacher stabbed and killed a student with a weapon, the father of the victim, Kim Haneul, appealed for attention and requested condolences from political leaders and IVE member, Jang Wonyoung.
On the 12th, at the funeral hall in Konyang University Hospital in Daejeon, Kim Haneul's father tearfully said, “The biggest issue in Korea right now is my daughter, Haneul. I don’t understand why this happened.”
He continued, "I hope what happened to our Haneul won't happen to any other child in the future. If you are watching, I sincerely ask the leaders of both ruling and opposition parties to come and listen to my story today. Tomorrow is the coffin ceremony, and the day after is the funeral, so it will be difficult for me to respond then."
Kim Haneul's father also mentioned that Haneul was a fan of IVE, saying, "If there's anything I would like to ask, we've received the condolence wreath from IVE, and I promised Haneul that if IVE ever holds a concert in Daejeon, I would let her watch. As I mentioned before, Haneul's dream was Jang Wonyoung. If possible, even though I know she must be busy, please come to see Haneul."
Following his request, Jang Wonyoung's SNS is flooded with comments requesting her to visit the funeral.
Some netizens left comments saying, "Please come and say goodbye to Haneul," Please attend the funeral of the little angel who was brutally taken away. I beg you," "Please send some words of support for Haneul in Dajeon," "Please go see Haneul, I beg you," "Please fulfill the father's wish for Haneul's sake," and more.
https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/022/0004010301?sid=102
-Hmm.. This is a bit too much. Sending the condolence wreath was already enough. If she doesn't go to the funeral, she'll only become the bad person in this situation..
-How could anyone understand the heart of a parent who lost their child..? He'd want to do everything he could for his child. But I think sending a condolence wreath is already considerate enough of IVE. Asking for more is just going to burden them.
-I heard that IVE sent a condolence wreath right away. And now he's asking Jang Wonyoung to attend the funeral...?
-This is going too far. If she goes, imagine the chaos with reporters and even some fans showing up, it will be a huge mess like at the airport. Is that really what he wants?
-If she goes now, she’ll have to do the same for every similar incident in the future. People are telling her to go are talking so easily because it’s not their own businessㅋㅋㅋ
-Asking her to attend the funeral in person feels like crossing the line.
-Uh, this seems a bit much. I think sending a condolence wreath is already enough to show that she cares;;;
-The whole situation is very heartbreaking, but this is a bit much.
-A parent who lost their child wouldn’t be in the right state of mind... We should understand that.
-Just leave Wonyoung alone... people...
-I understand your pain, but don't expect so much from others, especially from celebrities.
-This is a very heartbreaking situation, but it's not like Jang Wonyoung knew her personally when she was alive. She already showed her respect by sending the condolence wreath. Those comments are crossing the lines.
-I totally understand his feelings but... Why is Jang Wonyoung getting dragged into this? She did nothing wrong.
-He should be grateful that Jang Wonyoung sent a condolence wreath.
-He should've just said thank you for the condolence wreath and need it there. This is going too far.
