The incident originated from debates surrounding the relationship between the old and new members of the variety show "Keep Running".
Previously, due to some interaction details in the program, a wave of discussion appeared online that early members of Keep Running such as Ly Than and Trinh Khai were bullied by new members (including Bach Loc). Many viewers spoke out in defense of Ly Than, continuously expressing sympathy for him.
Ly Than himself also posted a nostalgic video about the first generation members of Keep Running. Along with the fact that he and Trinh Khai broke 12 years of practice, no longer promoting the new episode of the program, this further makes the public believe that they are having problems and need to be sympathized with.
However, public opinion has completely changed after the latest episode of Keep Running aired.
In the episode broadcast on June 5, when asked to introduce the team after pairing with Bach Loc, Ly Than replied: "No need for introductions, let them interpret themselves". After speaking, he also turned to the camera and widened his eyes in an exaggerated way.
Just with the saying "let them interpret it themselves" and a short expression, those who had previously wholeheartedly spoken out to defend Li Chen immediately felt disappointed.
The image of Ly Than quickly shifted from "being sympathized with by all social networks" to "turning the famous car".
On Weibo and Douyin, a series of comments blaming the actor: "If you feel okay, tell me sooner"; "We were uncomfortable for a month, spoke up to help you for a month, who knew from the beginning you would see this as nothing serious"... attracting tens of thousands of likes.
Critics argue that the "righteous act of speaking out" of netizens has been splashed with cold water by the person they sympathize with, causing them to finally become people who "worry about everything".
However, there are also many people who offer completely different understandings.
In addition to Ly Than, in the broadcast episode, Pham Thua Thua also repeatedly mentioned controversial topics online and teased Bach Loc: "Why don't you laugh?", "Don't laugh is being scolded".
According to viewers, the reaction of Ly Than and Pham Thua Thua is a response to anti-fans and media outlets that always scrutinize each frame, deliberately interpret maliciously and incite conflicts between artists.
In addition, some netizens also pointed out that Ly Than has never publicly said that he is "uncomfortable" or "being bullied". It's all just excessive speculation and role-playing by a part of the audience.
However, other opinions analyzed that if Ly Than really did not need public sympathy, he could have spoken out clearly early.
Instead, after public opinion has risen, he considers the sympathy for himself to be superfluous.
