260705 Gyeongnam MBC PD under fire over claims linking RESCENE Woni’s dialect to online hate speech
As expected, since they have momentum at being at the top of the keyword and social media trend rankings there will be situations that anything would be nitpicked by "media practitioners" and even narrating something as "political". I think this is one of the common occurence of a media play to either latch to their popularity or make something out from nothing to pull them down or divert netizens attention, whether it is just a personal view from that MBC producer or instigated by others.
I've checked the comments section of the latest video from Woni's channel and a lot are siding with Rescene. And take note of the paragraph below taken from the article.
>Amid the controversy, past remarks by a professor from Dong-A University’s Korean Language and Culture Institute were also revisited. The professor previously explained that the Gyeongsang Province dialect ending "-no" is used not only in interrogative sentences but also in exclamatory and declarative forms, reinforcing the argument that Woni’s usage falls within the scope of the dialect.
They are already ambassadors from their respective cities, surely the planning teams within the governing units of those cities would be the first one to review and do due diligence like risk assessment before signing them as ambassadors.
Other related articles:
https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/07/05/PSBHPO33NNB6JMSKZZAIVH2EZE/
https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-entertainment/2026/07/05/Q2GAZQVO4RBCTKGXPSEZUDTCKA/
Edit: At least now there's a public figure who's defending her as also that person came from the same province with Woni (link 1).
https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/star/2026/07/06/2026070607341885262
https://www.sportschosun.com/en/celebrity/2026-07-05/202607050100031030001827