The controversy surrounding Lissenne Won's use of the Gyeongsang dialect term 'Musubno' continues, with interpretations suggesting that the post by a Gyeongnam MBC PD was aimed not at the idol but at the PD behind the YouTube content.
Recently, a post appeared on an online community stating, "I suddenly thought of this while reading comments from another community," offering a different perspective on the controversy.
The author of the post, identified as A, argued, "That person was not targeting the idol but the PD. It seems they were displeased that a young male PD, who was just making content with a female idol while laughing and joking, was being praised as a 'genius PD' for promoting both the idol and Geoje."
A continued, "At first, I couldn't understand why they suddenly targeted the idol, but when I considered it as an inferiority complex towards the YouTube PD, everything fell into place. There might have been a feeling that a YouTube PD, who came from humble beginnings, was getting more attention than a broadcast PD, leading to a sudden attack as if to say, 'Let me say something as a pure-bred broadcast PD.'"
This post has since spread across various online communities, resonating with netizens.
Other users commented, "Thinking that way makes sense," and "It seems the content itself was more of an eyesore than the idol being the target." Some suggested that the recent popularity of YouTube over traditional broadcasting might have triggered a sense of competition and elitism.
The controversy began when Lissenne member Won, from Geoje, naturally used the Gyeongsang dialect term 'Musubno' in a YouTube content.
A PD from Gyeongnam MBC, hailing from Busan, expressed his discontent on social media, stating, "I was very upset to see a female idol and a PD exchanging '~no.'" He later elaborated in a lengthy statement that the current use of '-no' is not the correct usage of the dialect and that hate speech is contaminating the language.
However, a past explanation from the Korean Language Institute at Dong-A University has resurfaced, arguing that "-no is used not only in interrogative forms but also in exclamations and monologues in the Gyeongsang dialect." This sparked a political debate as figures like Cho Kuk, former leader of the Justice Party, and Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reform Party, expressed opposing views on social media.
Subsequently, online discussions have revisited MBC dramas like 'Noh Mu-jin' and variety shows like 'What Do You Do When You Play?' highlighting the '-no' expression, leading to accusations of double standards regarding why only specific instances are being scrutinized.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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