Ever since the love drama of Ryu Jun-yeol, Han So-hee, and Hyeri unfolded, netizens have dug up various dirt related to Ryu Jun-yeol, proving that his career was never clear of scandals.
Previously, Ryu Jun-yeol’s treatment of staff and hypocrisy regarding environmental causes were questioned. Now, he is facing allegations of disrespecting Lee Je-hoon, cold treatment of Hyeri, and joining an extreme forum.
Joining Korea’s most notorious extreme forum
In 2016, Ryu Jun-yeol was suspected of participating in the most notorious forum in Korea, Ilbe. Ilbe is considered a gathering place for extreme elements condemned by Korean society, specializing in posting provocative articles discriminating against races, belittling women, and insulting celebrities.
Specifically, the actor posted a photo of himself climbing on a rock with an unrelated caption: “Going to buy tofu for mom.” At that time, taking photos on rocks and using the slang “tofu” was very popular on this forum.
Additionally, when a netizen tried to enter Ryu Jun-yeol’s email address into the forum, they found that this email had been used to register an account.
Ryu Jun-yeol was suspected of joining an extreme forum after posting a photo with a weird caption
Although many netizens remained suspicious, the incident quickly faded away.
Disrespecting Lee Je-hoon
Recently, the Korean forum Cafe Daum has brought up an old TV show featuring Ryu Jun-yeol and Lee Je-hoon. The topic has since been shared on SNS platform X (formerly Twitter), and garnered over 5.1 million views.
계속 까였으면 좋겠어서 구글 검색해서 퍼왔어약속이 어긋나자 8년 선배 이제훈 을 몰아붙이는 류준열ㅋ 카메라 앞이고 뭐고 직성 풀리는 대로 해야하는 특유의 한국 남자 성격이네요 https://t.co/ihDH2FZ9KG pic.twitter.com/6la3AVopis
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In particular, according to recaps of the show, Ryu Jun-yeol was talking to Lee Je-hoon rudely and being confrontational despite being 4 years younger and debuting 8 years later than the latter actor.
As a result, criticisms are flooding in regarding Ryu Jun-yeol’s alleged disrespectful attitude.
Cold treatment towards Hyeri
Although the couple only officially broke up on November 13, 2023, they had shown many signs of cracks before that. In previous interviews, Hyeri had criticized Ryu Jun-yeol for often disappearing and not contacting her for many days.
The actress also mentioned many times expressing her love for Hawaii, but during their dating period, Ryu Jun-yeol had never taken her there. The actor also did not attend his girlfriend’s birthday party in June 2023. At a friend’s wedding in November 2023, Hyeri even cried during the speech.
These things led the public to accuse Ryu Jun-yeol of coldly treating Hyeri. On the SNS platform Weibo social network, the keyword “Ryu Jun-yeol cold treatment towards Lee Hyeri” is among the top hot searches, with over 25 million views and discussions.
Now, as the “love drama” with Han So-hee happened, Ryu Jun-yeol was once again criticized as cowardly, not daring to break up directly but instead resorting to cold treatment, hurting Hyeri.
