Sunday, August 2, 2009

2PM’s Wooyoung Hypnotized Without Consent?

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Beef is going down between 2PM fans and the producers of SBS Star King.

The August 1st episode of Star King, as part of its summer special, used hypnosis to show "the best studying method." 2PM member Wooyoung was on the show and was chosen from the panel to be hypnotized. Fans who attended the show's filming later commented that even though Wooyoung showed objection to the idea of being hypnotized, filming continued anyway. Hypnosis was still performed on him, upsetting many fans who later complained on the show's online boards.

Angry fans responded with comments like "Hypnotizing somebody without their consent is the same as attacking them," and "Do celebrities not have rights?"

In the clip below, the hypnosis activities start at around 1:18. While the hypnosis was being done, Wooyoung expressed that he was scared and that it felt like someone was holding up his arm. Watching this segment made me feel extremely uneasy, especially starting at 2:55 when he suddenly lost his balance and fell over before fellow group member Nichkhun rushed over to catch him. Wooyoung commented after the show that he had trouble speaking during the ordeal.

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This isn't the first time Star King has been criticized. The show was recently under fire for plagiarizing Japanese game shows. Let's hope that Wooyoung wasn't too traumatized by the incident and is comforted by all the fans' concerns.

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