Some important context regarding YUQI's recent Weibo post:
YUQI reposted a statement from Xinhua, China's state news agency. She copy-pasted the hashtags and wording from the official message and didn't write this herself.
Today is the 160th birth anniversary of Sun Yat-sen. Many Chinese celebrities shared very similar messages today. It's also important to understand the political environment in China. Celebrities face significant pressure to publicly show loyalty to the government and staying silent on certain political matters can lead to backlash or consequences. Reposting government messages is very common.
This isn't her first political repost either. She's been sharing Chinese state media content for a long time, including posts related to the Communist Party. Pre-orders for her Chinese album also started today, so it's possible that there was even more pressure than usual.
We don't know her personal beliefs or the circumstances behind her reposting it. The same goes for her relationship with SHUHUA. They've known each other for a decade and we have no idea what they've discussed privately or how they feel about this situation. Assuming their relationship has suddenly changed isn't our place since we don't know them.
This also doesn't mean YUQI is leaving i-dle or moving her career permanently to China. YUQI herself said last year that if making money was her only priority, she would've already gone to China and that continuing to do what she loves with the girls was one of the reasons she renewed. We should trust her own words more than a political repost.
It's understandable that fans, especially Taiwanese fans, may feel disappointed by the repost and they have every right to, but we should also be careful not to turn assumptions about her personal beliefs, her friendships or i-dle's future into facts and just assume the worst. This wouldn't be helpful to anyone.
@LordKnt@Butterposa Sorry, your post made me think you hate Yuqi now. I probably misunderstood your post and started writing things like that. I apologize
@LordKnt@Butterposa I'm not going to attack you, I just saw a post where you said that now you only like idle from ot4. Maybe I misunderstood something, I apologize if that's the case.
@Butterposa@LordKnt In my message, I only said that I'm irritated by people who have already started to hate Yuqi. I didn't say that you hate her. I hope we understood each other
@LordKnt@Butterposa +I'm not saying that there's a 100% chance that problems could start, but the situation is hopeless in both cases: either the foreign fandom will hate it, or the Chinese fandom will. Okay, I won't force my opinion on you in any way, but it's weird to hate her now
@LordKnt@Butterposa +It's just that, knowing China and its principles more deeply, Chinese celebrities are forced to publish such posts for their own safety and the safety of their families and loved ones. Would it be okay for you if she was actually threatened by the government? +
@Butterposa@LordKnt I've already encountered people who not only criticized this, but actually hate her for it. Although, in my opinion, it's entirely possible that she wasn't the one who published it. And anyway, we don't know everything. why it was done etc., but people already hate her
@LordKnt@Butterposa You don't even listen to me and are drawing conclusions from the post, knowing full well how the industry works and how managers constantly make decisions for artists๐คฆโโ๏ธ
@glamrockpotato It's not a fact that it will be a solo activity only. Perhaps, due to the release of the Chinese album, she was forced/committed to this publication instead
๐จ Important update:
For the first time in her career, Yuqi of i-dle has publicly voiced support for the reunification of Taiwan with China. This has caused a stir in certain parts of the fandom, especially on Threads, where most Taiwanese Nevies and Shuhua stans are. Thoughts?
@Butterposa@LordKnt I understand perfectly, but I'm really irritated by people who, because of this and without understanding the situation, stupidly start to hate her. when sometimes you have to publish something against your will for your own safety