INAMIN ni Lea Salonga na in-unfollow niya sa Instagram ang dalawang members ng BTS, sina RM at J-Hope.
Isang certified BTS fan or ARMY si Lea at very vocal siya ukol dito simula’t sapul.
Sa “Ask Miss Lea” session ng Broadway icon sa Threads, isang netizen ang nagtanong tungkol sa views niya kina RM and J-Hope’s na umapir sa concert ni Chris Brown.
Dahil dito umaaani ng katakot-takot na kritisismo ang dalawang miyembro ng BTS matapos manood ng concert ni Chris Brown noong August 12.
Ani Lea, “First off, my being a fan can be equated to a single grain of sand on a massive beach. Whatever my actions are won’t affect anyone, except maybe cause consternation in the minds of other fans, which I do expect and accept responsibility for.”
At dito, sinabi niyang in-unfollow niya sina RM at J-Hope dahil naaapektuhan siya at nalungkot sa kontrobersiya.
“Yes I did unfollow, but I did it for my own sake.
“It’s not meant to be punitive to either of them, at al.
“But I recognized that I was waking up sad and/or upset, or find myself way too affected. This was unhealthy so I took a step back, for me,” sabi pa ni Lea.
“As many fans have rightly pointed out, we are owed nothing really. They are autonomous human beings, but so am I, and whatever decisions I make are mine alone.
“If I hurt anyone in the aftermath, that isn’t my intention but I’m sorry if I hurt you nonetheless,” paliwanag pa niya.
Bagama’t in-unfollow niya ang dalawang BTS members, nagpapasalamat si Lea sa naging papel ng grupo sa kanyang buhay lalo noong pandemic.
“I am still so grateful for the typhoon they created in my life when they arrived in 2020. I was navigating my marriage ending, raising a teenager, and a global pandemic (not to mention the occasional death threat due to politics). They saved my sanity when I needed saving. I’ll never forget that,” wika ni Lea.
