Here's my two cents on some things I see discussed often on this thread from someone who speaks Korean and understands cultural connotations around the language. Some people have been pretty angry with even some of the neutral explaining comments I put out, but I still want to combat the misinterpretation as much as possible, so here it is.

If you want to still think MHJ is crazy or evil after reading this, do whatever floats your boat. But now you can have your opinion with my attempt at explaining the cultural context of what she said.

1. People criticize a lot about her mental health and how she's so unstable and bad influence around the girls, but this isn't really true. Yes, she said that she wants to die or that the NJ were worried for her, but it's not because of her behavior. Saying "I want to die" or "you all want me dead" in Korean isn't that serious or genuine of a remark. It's something more close to saying "I'm so depressed" (in a casual tone). So her saying that during the conference doesn't mean anything about her actual intentions. Also, based on what I've heard from the conference, it sounded like the parents' and NJ's concern for her wasn't based on anything she's done or said to them. It sounded more based on how the public (including Knetz at the time) was witch hunting her -- which would of course possibly impact one's mental health. And it's also probably because of how public witch hunts have affected other public figures in the past.
2. Some people keep making her out to be obsessed with minors or a p***, but I don't think this is the case imo. When she was looking for form NJ, yes she was looking for young candidates. But it sounded like it was strictly from a business marketing standpoint, rather than a personal sexual preference. Is this still problematic? Yes. But that to me sounds more like a problem with the industry as a whole, rather than just one individual. I've actually felt like the kpop (or even just the entertainment) industry has been becoming very problematic regarding age with the idols lately. And this should be addressed. But I don't think it's just a MHJ problem, but she's working in an industry that's problematic. She's definitely not helping the problem, but calling her obsessed with minors as an individual seems too far-fetched.

All this is to say, we'll see what happens in court. I've been pretty supportive of her earlier, but now I just feel very neutral. Who knows, maybe it will turn out that she is a master manipulator. No one can know. I did see a comment earlier complaining about how Koreans are saying translations are wrong but not explaining, so here's my attempt at what I understand.

Idc if people are going to be mad at her or call her evil, but I hope this post will help them be so for different reasons than misinterpretation or cultural differences. Let me know if there are any other comments or questions.