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[ASKKPOP] Ahn Jung Hwan's daughter cries after receiving online hate + netizens comment on online hate culture

Haters are gonna hate, especially online. Unfortunately for the family of former soccer player and'Dad! Where are You Going?'cast member Ahn Jung Hwan, this was a harsh reality they had to face.



On October 24, Ahn Jung Hwan's wifeLee Hye Wontook to herInstagramto share a story about her daughterAhn Lee Won. She said, "Lee Won… after reading the [online] comments turned the computer off out of shock as if she was going to break it… hugged [herself] and cried for a long time. The tears she shed were hotter than that other time… in the 14 years I've raised her… I know how much she is hurting… I'm sorry, and sorry again, and sorry again…. Mother is so sorry… I'm sorry… Lee Won… if you say, 'My name is not Ahn Jung Hwan's daughter but Ahn Lee Won'.... I'm sorry and sorry again that you lost your name and are going through a similar experience that I am…. But your father is a father to be very proud of…. Do you all (netizens) know that? And that I made the tears that fell from [my daughter's] eyes small…."


리원이가.. 댓글을 읽는걸보고 정말 깜짝놀라 컴퓨터를 부숴버릴듯이 끄고... 꼭 끓어안고 한참을 울었다 그어느때보다 뜨거운 눈물을.. 14년전부터 내가 겪었던 그걸... 얼마나아픈지 아는데.. 미안하고 또 미안하고 또 미안하다... 엄마가 너무 미안해... 미안하다..리원아... 엄마..내이름은 '안정환딸'이 아니라 안리원인데요.. 하며... 내이름을 잃은 나랑 같은절차를 겪게 하는게 너무 미안하구 미안하다... 그래도 네 아빠가 정말 자랑스러운 아빠자나.. 하니 알아요.. 하고 그녀 눈에서 흐르는 눈물이 나를 작게만들었다...

A photo posted by Hyewon lee (@leehyewon2002) on


Along with the story, Lee Hye Won snapped a picture of two books. While the white book on the bottom reads 'Landscape of the Days that Want to Pass', the book on top reads,'Flowing Like a River', with the tagline, "Are you living the life you've dreamed of?"


Netizens sympathized with the daughter, top comments including: "The Republic of Korea's netizens are f**king idiots. [Hate on] the people who [also hate], idiots," "Why would you [talk to] a kid with malicious comments…," and, "Do these kids who swear against adults have something stuck in their head that they feel good swearing at a child who did nothing wrong?"


A common response has also been to post this following picture. Titled, "People who leave negative comments," it details what kind of people become haters. The first person lacks personal relationships, the second lacks self-confidence, and the third is filled with dissatisfaction.