Justice for JESSI: BTS ARMY rallies behind K-pop idol, Jebbies; say 'we know how it feels'
People seeing it was no fault of Jessi, haters and antis have continued to make one more idol's life a living hell, just like in the past few months they have done with others.
Updated : October 22, 2024 03:34 PM ISTPeople seeing it was no fault of Jessi, haters and antis have continued to make one more idol's life a living hell, just like in the past few months they have done with others.
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What is wrong with the country South Korea and why are they giving a chance to people to treat K-pop idols like commodities? After the issues with Seunghan of Riize and SUGA of BTS, it was K-pop soloist Jessi, who faced the wrath of antis, despite no fault of hers. So what exactly happened with Jessi?
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In the early hours of September 29, a fan approached Jessi for a photo, but she declined. Shortly after, a member of her entourage allegedly assaulted the fan. The group quickly left and entered a nearby bar. When the police arrived, Jessi claimed she didn’t recognize the assailant. Last week, she was summoned back to the police station, where she reiterated her statement of not knowing the individual who attacked the fan, even after being shown the CCTV footage.
Don't let misinformation and hate win. #weloveyoujessi #thereisnojebbieswithoutjessi pic.twitter.com/viJUB5LlIR
— Jessi 제시 España (@spanishjebbies) October 19, 2024
Despite the CCTV footage, which is making the rounds and people seeing it was no fault of hers, haters, antis, and some South Koreans have continued to make one more idol's life a living hell, just like in the past few months they have done with others. While Jessi's fans, Jebbies, are sharing that she was not at fault for the fight between two grown men, it seems like no one is listening.
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Jessi's management, DOD Agency, released a statement about the trouble. "We would like to apologize again for any concern caused by recent events. After careful consideration and discussions with Jessi regarding her future activities, we have mutually agreed to terminate her contract as of October 18 at Jessi's request. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Jessi for her time with us and wish her all the best in her future endeavours."
DOD Entertainment have decided to terminate their contract with JESSI after mutual agreement. She signed with them 1 month ago.https://t.co/zANws1b9mg pic.twitter.com/gTn2uaC46x
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) October 18, 2024
Seeing how agencies often fail to support their idols, BTS fans, known as ARMY, have come to the defence of K-pop idol Jessi. ARMY has experienced firsthand how even a small inconvenience can allow haters to make death threats and send funeral wreaths to someone who is still alive, with the incident involving rapper SUGA serving as a prime example.
BTS fans also highlighted how Jessi has always been supportive of BTS, never speaking ill of them and consistently praising the seven members. On X (formerly known as Twitter), BTS fans began trending "Justice for JESSI," while Jebbies expressed their gratitude for the support from one of the biggest fandoms, vowing to stand by YOONGI as well.
armies please show love to #JESSI
— ☆⁷ (@luv444JiMiN) October 22, 2024
she’s going through misogyny in korea rn. she didn’t do anything wrong and was even dropped from her label bc of it…she’s receiving hate similar to #yoongi . she’s been a supporter of bts personally and from afar, please show love to her 💜 pic.twitter.com/zcby3liyfX
This is the first time I defend a kpop idol who is not BTS
— JAY DOPE ⁷ (@stop_barkingB) October 21, 2024
but Jessi is so different,she respects the members a lot, Korea to where?Destroying the idol even u tried to end BTS, suing her because 2 huge men were fighting in front of her? BIG NO
JUSTICE FOR JESSI
WE LOVE YOU JESSI pic.twitter.com/4AdWkLu92n
always respected jessi, not just bc she's supportive of bts but she's always stood up for what she believes in despite unfair criticism. hate to see her subjected to similar media slander as yoongi! ARMY loves u jessi, stay strong! 💜 #justiceforjessi
— ⊱Cy ɪs ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ⊰ ｡^‿^｡⋆ ✧˚₊‧⋆ (@drunkonvoo) October 22, 2024
https://t.co/fBnO8MxZjF pic.twitter.com/ioa4OsWHGT
As an ARMY from Jersey … I love #Jessi with all of her unapologetic attitude coz that's how we are, we feisty … I'm a big fan of her, her music, her aura … FIGHTING, GIRL! https://t.co/RLF1jgSXUl
— 누나⁷💜💙💖 (@bebinuna_ot7) October 21, 2024
Y’all remember this bts jessi add,jessi always respect and values the boys she is always so sweet when it comes to them,seeing what she’s going through rn because of a fight between two grown men that she tried to avoid sk is a fcked up country
— ⭑⁷🐟ᴴᴬᴾᴾʸ (@prplpwrpuff) October 21, 2024
WE LOVE YOU JESSI pic.twitter.com/2XGhcWf3MF
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Jessi’s time with DOD Agency lasted just one month, and when the pressure intensified, things quickly unravelled. Fans remain hopeful that she will find better management that suits her lifestyle and connect with more supportive people in the future.