'Publicly Called Out Kim Dahyun' Shim Soobong... "I Spent Time Reflecting and Repenting" at First Performance Since Controversy

Apologizes once again during nationwide tour at Baegun Art Hall
To Kim Dahyun: "I hope you grow into an outstanding musician"

Singer Sim Subong, who came under fire for publicly calling out junior singer Kim Dahyun, apologized again and bowed her head at an official event.

Singer Sim Subong. Provided by SB Music.

According to her agency, SB Planning, Sim made the remarks on October 31 during her national tour concert at Baegun Art Hall in Wonju, Gangwon Province, saying, "It was something I should not have said, and it came from my own shortcomings and inadequacies."

"I have spent time reflecting and repenting, and I will continue to live with that attitude," she said, apologizing.

Earlier, on September 20, Sim took the stage after Kim Dahyun's performance at the 10th Jinan Plateau Trot Festival in Jinan County, North Jeolla Province. She criticized Kim, saying, "She made my head spin," and, "It seems like this young woman doesn't know what singing or life is."

"You can't treat singing so carelessly," she said. "Music that comforts people who have come here requires life experience and hardship. It isn't that easy."

After footage of the remarks spread across online communities, criticism of Sim continued. Many said that even if she did not like the junior singer's music, her comments were too harsh toward someone 55 years her junior. Others also said that terms Sim used to refer to Kim, such as "girl," "young woman" and "pro," were inappropriate.

As the controversy continued, Sim apologized through her agency, saying, "I have long had concerns and worries about popular music, and it is also true that the noise at the venue caused me considerable stress on the day of the event. But I have no excuse for making such an inappropriate and unreasonable remark at a trot festival where everyone should have been laughing and enjoying themselves."

The October 31 concert in Wonju was Sim's first official performance since the controversy over her inappropriate remarks. In front of the audience, she bowed her head once again and said of junior singer Kim Dahyun, "It must have been very difficult, but I hope you can gather yourself and grow into an outstanding musician." She added, "Above all, I will keep the deep love of the audience and fans who came to the concert even in these circumstances close to my heart and cherish it for a long time."

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