‘Transit Love 4’ Hyun-ji Instagram capture.
After ‘Transit Love 4’ cast member Hyun-ji belatedly made her Instagram public, malicious comments have continued.
On the 19th, the ‘Transit Love 4’ cast, except Baek-hyun and Hyun-ji, made their personal Instagram accounts public. Online, there was a variety of speculation such as “Did they open late out of concern about malicious comments?” and “They coordinated the timing because they are the program’s central figures,” but Baek-hyun and Hyun-ji also made their accounts public the next day, the 20th.
Hyun-ji uploaded several travel photos taken in Budapest on Instagram. However, as some netizens feared, sharp comments kept coming under the posts. Reactions ranged from “She leaves room for multiple people,” “Isn’t she unable to forget Baek-hyun?” to personal attacks claiming that her image on the show and in the photos is different.
‘Transit Love 4’ Park Hyun-ji Instagram capture.
In the background of the controversy is the appearance of two of Hyun-ji’s former partners. As her exes Baek-hyun and Seung-yong joined in succession, screen time inevitably concentrated on a particular cast member. In one episode in particular, a dating narrative unfolded in which Hyun-ji was separately entangled with three menBaek-hyun, Seung-yong, and Yu-sikleading some viewers to say it was hard to stay immersed.
Another scene that sparked the most divided opinions among netizens involved the couple ring. Previously, Hyun-ji and Yu-sik had made couple rings and wore them on their left ring fingers. However, when Yu-sik refrained from wearing the ring out of awareness of his ex Min-kyung’s gaze, Hyun-ji was shown asking her ex Baek-hyun to “say a word to him (Yu-sik).” When Baek-hyun said, “Min-kyung originally said she had no intention of reuniting with him (Yu-sik),” Hyun-ji replied, “I was talking with Yu-sik when Min-kyung came looking for him.” The controversy widened as another ex, Seung-yong, chimed in, asking, “Where is Min-kyung?”
Meanwhile, there is also significant public sentiment criticizing the hate comments on Hyun-ji’s Instagram. People are calling out comments that cross the line, such as “What are you doing targeting a private individual?”, “What exactly did Hyun-ji do wrong?”, “Is it a crime to go on a dating show and try to date?”, and “Disliking someone is a personal feeling, but going to their Instagram to leave hate comments is disgusting.”
