A fourth-generation idol has been accused of developing personal relationships with fans. A post by a Twitterian went viral with over 6 million views in just a night. They first teased fans by posting a a clip of a recorded phone call, as well as a KakaoTalk messenger screenshot.
오늘 밤 11시!
팬이랑 사적으로 연락한 1군급 남돌 올릴게요
(힌트 – 돌판계면 절대 모를리 없는 유명 남돌,
그룹명에 ‘스’ 들어감) pic.twitter.com/7ZR3wAxFp5
— 뽀송이🫧 (@BBOSONGEEEEE) December 1, 2023
All calls are recorded by default on Korean phones.
Today at 11pm! I’ll post about a top-tier male idol who contacts fans personally. A hint is that you really would know him because he’s that famous in the industry, and his group contains the syllable “seu.”
— bbosongeeeee
True to their promise, they revealed the idol’s identity later that day. The account named the idol as GHOST9‘s Lee Shin.
Lee Shin.
As proof, they uploaded a photo of his KakaoTalk profile, which was an unedited version of a selfie uploaded on the group’s official Twitter account. The selfie on the group account was edited to make his skin smoother.
Left: the original photo. Right: The edited photo. | @bbosongeeeee/Twitter
They also showed his KakaoTalk profile page. It was shown with his birth name, Kim Soo Hyun.
| @bbosongeeeee/Twitter
An alleged screenshot of a call log with Lee Shin was also uploaded.
| @bbosongeeeee/Twitter
In the voice recordings, a man can be heard talking about feeling nervous about his relationship with the fan. The recording has been edited to omit the fan’s voice, and is pieced together as one side of their conversation.
오늘 밤 11시!
팬이랑 사적으로 연락한 1군급 남돌 올릴게요
(힌트 – 돌판계면 절대 모를리 없는 유명 남돌,
그룹명에 ‘스’ 들어감) pic.twitter.com/7ZR3wAxFp5
— 뽀송이🫧 (@BBOSONGEEEEE) December 1, 2023
That’s cute. I’m also nervous about everything we’ve done so far. Hold on, I’m in the dorm. Because I can’t make things obvious. That’s interesting, we feel the same. That’s right, it’s right that I can’t be doing this now. Rather than being sad, it’s more like when you hope for things, I can’t do it. So I feel sad about that. I’ll call you. Bye.
— Recording of allegedly Lee Shin
In another recording, he can be heard conversing with the fan about his photos being taken after fansigns. She also asks him to convey a message to another member, which he agrees to.
이신아~ 이신아~ 우리 고스트나인 이신아~
너 왜 팬이랑 연락해? https://t.co/Q8GCdRkEHn pic.twitter.com/mpaPbYjSLF
— 뽀송이🫧 (@BBOSONGEEEEE) December 1, 2023
GHOST9’s management has yet to speak up about the allegations.
