Was the bullying in 'The Glory' inspired by a real life idol scandal?

Video: Netflix's 'The Glory' villain was inspired by a real life celebrity?

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1. [+186] I don't think his crimes would be as disgusting as they are if he had bullied other male students and not girls...

2. [+150] Aren't his school bullying rumors basically true? He should seriously be thankful that he's not more famous than this
- [+48] Not even basically, he himself admitted to it and wrote an apology letter

3. [+115] I thought it was weird that a female bully would say "just use your body" to another woman like that but now I see that it was taken from what Hyunjin said in the past. Even the character name Yeonjin and his name Hyunjin feels like the character really was inspired by him.

4. [+108] "Just use your body~" is totally something only a man would say so I thought it was weird that a female character was saying it... but now I see that Kim Eun Sook used Hyunjin as the model for this villain. She's a genius.

5. [+105] I do think the character is a call out for Hwang Hyunjin since scriptwriters are known for using real life sources for their work. Yeonjin's lines are a perfect fit with Hyunjin's scandal.

6. [+58] Male idol fans are so ridiculous ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ they get super triggered if you say anything about Hwang Hyunjin's school bullying scandal ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

7. [+56] The double standards disgust me. It sucks that some idols get ripped apart to shreds while others are selectively able to get away with it. And that goes the same for Irene. Just because her bullying didn't occur in a school doesn't make it okay. Sometimes physical violence isn't the only type of violence.

8. [+64] It does seem like more than a coincidence that all of the villain lines of this character line up with Hwang Hyunjin's school bullying scandal ㅋㅋ this drama is totally calling him out. Also the fact that Kim Eun Sook's daughter is an Army just affirms it.

9. [+46] JYP will never kick Hyunjin out. Actually, they can't because Hyunjin's the one that dragged Stray Kids out of nugudom and has the most fans in the fandom. There are only 3-4 visuals in the group, and the rest are totally busted so there's no hope for this group without Hyunjin. Especially with even Felix, who was usually #2 in the group, having a girlfriend now and losing fans over it

10. [+29] So who is he again?

11. [+39] I still don't get why Jini had to leave the group but he's still in... he bullied girls.. that's just crossing the line

12. [+12] Whether he was the actual muse for this drama or not, we need to continue dragging the name of school bullies out into the spotlight and step on them over and over again. Too bad he's too nugu for these scandals to make a difference;;

13. [+7] Well, if you change one character in Yeonjin's name, it becomes Hyunjin...;;

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