Instagram account of Sulli’s ex-boyfriend filled with hate messages blaming him for K-pop star’s death
- Sulli, 25, a former member of f(x), was suffering from severe depression and had previously dealt with online bullying
- Her ex-boyfriend, rapper Choiza, has received abusive posts on his Instagram account blaming him for her death
By Ko Dong-hwan
After cyberbullying allegedly claimed the life of K-pop star and social network noisemaker Sulli, internet users turned on another celebrity – her former boyfriend, Choiza.
Shortly after the f(x) star’s death rocked the K-pop world on Monday, the Instagram account of the rapper from hip-hop outfit Dynamic Duo attracted hundreds of hate comments. Choiza split with Sulli in 2017, three years after they admitted their relationship following a paparazzi report in 2014.
Many comments condemned Choiza, saying Sulli would not have suffered from cyberbullying and died if she hadn’t met him in the first place. Although Choiza has so far not been linked to her death, some fans said the couple’s break up might have at least partially influenced her decision to end her life.
The comments included posts wishing he would “die in a car crash” and that he was hated “more than the cyberbullies”.
Some criticised the well-known barbecued-pork lover for having visited a barbecue restaurant in Seoul two days before her death. Choiza’s latest Instagram post of cuts of raw pork at the restaurant was flooded with hate comments.