Sandara Park to take legal action against 'attempts to defame' reputation amid dating controversy
Sandara Park has removed the clip of her recalling dating a 14-year-old boy when she was 19. She will also take legal action against attempts to defame her reputation.
The video on her YouTube channel, Dara TV, has been edited as of Feb. 11. Her camp also added a statement in the comments section of the clip.
"Some parts of this episode have been re-edited to avoid potential misunderstandings that may arise due to cultural differences," the statement read. "We kindly ask you to refrain from spreading unfounded speculations, misinterpretations, or malicious comments about the artist based on the video content."
"We will continue to monitor the situation closely and take appropriate legal action against any attempts to defame the artist's reputation."
Sandara drew mixed reactions online for her May 10, 2024 vlog where she recalled "dating" a 14-year-old boy just before her TV debut at 19.
“I was a naive and innocent student, so I didn’t have any dating experience,” she began in Korean, as translated by YouTube, adding a “cute guy” approached her when she was playing at an arcade in a mall with her friends.
“He was so cute that I gave him my number, he was 14 years old, I was 19, just before my debut,” she said. “But I lied, it was the only chance I had. I was like, ‘I’m 16!’” she added, it isn’t clear whether she was referring to Korean age.
In case you didn't know, Koreans traditionally followed three age systems, one was the "Korean age" which starts counting age on the day they are born, including the time when they are in the womb. Another was "calendar age," a system that adds an age every Jan. 1, which means a person born on Dec. 31 will be one year old and will turn two the next day on Jan. 1. Lastly, the international age, a widely used system around the globe that starts zero on birth.
