Suzy labelled ‘Taylor Swift of South Korea’ after breakup with Dong-wook

WHEN their managements announced that Suzy ( below) and Lee Dong-wook have broken up after four months of dating, it shocked their admirers and inevitably fans expressed their opinions on the news.

Some netizens accused Suzy of being a “serial- dater,” even going as far as to label the K-pop star as the “Taylor Swift of Hallyu ( Korean wave) and South Korea” on Twitter.

Taylor Swift had been criticised in the past for her “long list of ex-lovers,” with some netizens openly slut-shaming the award-winning singer.

As for Suzy, some followers indeed seem to be harbouring resentment. One netizen, @ leesa_twt, echoed the criticisms by saying in a Twitter post, “Taylor Swift of Hallyu or what?”

But Suzy's fans were quick to defend her. One fan, # DanceTheNightAway (@ kindubu) stated that Suzy being likened to Taylor Swift is not bad, as the American pop star is at the top of the music industry: “If she's the Taylor Swift of South Korea, well soon she'll be touring a stadium tour, selling platinums and platinums of songs and albums, have 10 Grammys and become one of the best female (artists) in the world. It ain't that bad.” Another

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I don't get why people hate on Suzy like come on, she dated 2 guys and broke up, what's wrong with that. Suzy's fan

kdrama chingu (@ itsurchingu), pointed out that Suzy has only dated two guys since her debut in 2010: “here we go again with comments saying she's the taylor swift of korea. SHE JUST DATED TWO PERSONS SO…. DON'T @ US IF YOU ARE GOING TO INCLUDE THOSE SHE HAD PAIR IN A DRAMA.”

Prior to dating Lee Dong-wook, Suzy dated actor Lee Min-ho for two- and- a-half years, from 2015 to 2017. The two cited unspecified personal reasons as the cause of their break-up.

Netizens are asking who will Suzy's next “victim” be. Moreover, because both her ex-boyfriends have the same surname “Lee,” netizens were asking who is the next “Lee” Suzy will date. One netizen, VIPCarat (@ sarcxmpmo), even called the K-pop star a “Lee taker.”

LMAO.. Suzy, Lee taker. Not surprised— VIPCarat (@ sarcxmpmo) July 2, 2018

But some fans turned out to be seriously contemplative about the issue. A certain Namoo (@ xxAsSaToOUxx) pointed out the fact that while Suzy is receiving a backlash over the break-up, no one is saying anything about her ex-boyfriend.

Another fan, TAEHYUNG KIM (@ kththebae), also noted that most of the negative comments on Suzy came from women who are supposed to empower their fellow women.

“I don't get why people hate on Suzy like come on, she dated 2 guys and broke up, what's wrong with that. And the sad thing is, most of the mean comments are from women. I mean aren't women supposed to support fellow women. Every normal girl goes through break up,” remarked the fan.