About the whole China/Taiwan situation
Someone said Govt. asked artist's agencies to post about this so it was probably posted by @cubeunited directly. This is bigger than kpop so please refrain from posting any misinfo or negativity if you are not part of this conversation
Some of you are using this as a gotcha moment to farm likes, drag Yuqi and manufacture issues between her and Shuhua. You can be disappointed, but exploiting a sensitive situation for fanwar engagement and making assumptions about their friendship is genuinely distasteful.
Agora uma chinesa não pode expressar seus pensamentos e ter orgulho de seu país que os ocidentais acham que ela tá sendo manipulada e obrigada a postar isso kkkkkkk Sifudê. Os chineses são patriotas
people thinking this is gonna ruin shuqi’s friendship is the thing that kills me most sorry like who are you to decide if this is some great betrayal to her 😭😭 kpop stans are just bored lowkey
@faafafah_@CookieNevie hope you all have the best years and life to come with all the hurts and criticism and hate that Yuqi had received through you the past years, if you still call yourself human, learn to love yourself deeply
How can you call yourself a Cookie while exposing Yuqi to so much hate? You're using her name for clout, posting provocative information without context, then disappearing. This isn't the first time. Stop spreading hate or leave. I don't want to see you mention Yuqi ever again
🚨 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?
reposting because i-dle base is providing the necessary context regarding this important topic.
it’s okay to feel some type of way but please refrain from assuming things. we don’t know yuqi’s personal stance and relationships.
@idlepopbase It was so malicious of you to post this without any context. She seems to be deliberately staying silent and intentionally throwing Yuqi under the bus, exposing her to attacks from the global fanbase. Just delete this. You're so malicious, @CookieNevie
@idlepopbase@CookieNevie maybe DELETE? and why would u even post this wording it just like a set up. "important update" girl bye. idlepopbase we love you
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.
Let's not assume we know what anyone thinks or feels. We don't know them outside the stage.
Feel what you need to feel about the situation, but don't speak on behalf of how they would react when we don't know anything else