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Shinee’s Key outrages I Live Alone viewers: how the K-pop idol almost made co-star Kian84 cry, and why netizens even filed a civil complaint against the TV show

How did Shinee’s Key outrage viewers on I Live Alone? Photo: @mbc_ilivealone/Instagram
How did Shinee’s Key outrage viewers on I Live Alone? Photo: @mbc_ilivealone/Instagram

  • On the reality series, which offers glimpses into stars’ daily lives, cast member Kian84 planned a trip to celebrate wrapping his decade-long webtoon
  • Things went wrong when the rest of the cast didn’t show, with Key laughing and making mean comments – now viewers are blasting him on Instagram

Ever since Korean reality TV show I Live Alone started airing in 2013, it has amped fans up by offering intriguing glimpses into celebrities’ lives. Each episode features a different guest, from Olympic athletes to K-pop idols.

The regular cast of I Live Alone. Photo: @mbc_ilivealone/Instagram
The regular cast of I Live Alone. Photo: @mbc_ilivealone/Instagram

However, I Live Alone has also played host to troublemakers telling inappropriate jokes and going too far teasing their co-stars while on air.

The latest target of criticism is Key from boy band Shinee following his appearance on the show’s most recent episode, which aired on August 13.
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On the episode, Kian84 – a famous webtoon artist who’s also a regular cast member – planned a short trip to celebrate the end of his webtoon series, which he had worked on for 10 years. He took off first with cast member Jun Hyun-moo, excited for the rest of the cast including Shinee’s Key, Sung Hoon and Park Na-rae to join them on the getaway later.

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Kian84 on I Live Alone. Photo: @mbc_ilivealone/Instagram
Kian84 on I Live Alone. Photo: @mbc_ilivealone/Instagram

Kian84 is known for his sincere fondness for the I Live Alone cast members, and he had prepared personalised T-shirts and short performances to entertain his fellow co-stars on the trip … only to find that the others would not be joining after all.

Things took a turn for the worse when Key began laughing at Kian84’s reaction in a condescending manner, making comments like: “It seems like he was really excited [about the trip],” “He looks very disappointed [that we did not come].” All the while, Kian84 was so distressed that he almost teared up on set.

Shinee’s Key. Photo: @bumkeyk/Instagram
Shinee’s Key. Photo: @bumkeyk/Instagram
Immediately after the show aired, the internet was flooded with negative remarks about Key and his disrespectful attitude towards his co-star. Some netizens even commented on Key’s Instagram posts condemning his actions, accusing him of bullying and asking him to leave the show.

Some of the comments – now deleted by Key – included: “How can someone do such thing to his co-star,” and “I did not see Key as someone who would be so mean.”

Fans were particularly incensed because Key had only joined I Live Alone as a cast member very recently. Not only that, Kian84 is well-known to suffer from panic disorder, so presumably he was hit even harder than most by Key’s comments.