Netizens did not hold back.
Koreaboo
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Former T-ARA star Ryu Hwayoung has announced that she will be getting married, but the news hasn’t gone down well with everyone.
| @hwayoung_ryu_93/Instagram
The idol-turned-actress shared the update herself through Instagram, thanking fans for their support and revealing that she will tie the knot on September 12, 2026.
Beyond love, we’ve chosen to become each other’s everything. On September 12, 2026, we will be getting married.
— Ryu Hwayoung via Instagram
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Alongside the message, Hwayoung posted a photo of herself smiling with her fiancé during what appeared to be a romantic date.
However, the reaction online has been far from positive. On X (formerly Twitter), many netizens left harsh comments.
she found someone just as evil as her https://t.co/eF0tLehj4b
— 🐈⬛ – 🍀 (@ovemyungsoo) April 1, 2026
this is what society would look like if hwayoung was never added to t-ara pic.twitter.com/bD5Rc7VOfL
— ّ (@geokonic) April 1, 2026
will she attend her wedding in crutches and with a leg bandage?
— yunjin cooked that spaghetti🍝 (@huhferls) April 1, 2026
As far as I’m concerned she’s also non celebrity
— ReeMa 🎀💃🏽🍉 (@strwberridreamz) April 1, 2026
Much of the backlash stems from Hwayoung’s controversial exit from T-ARA in 2012. At the time, bullying allegations involving the group went viral, leading to massive public criticism. While later reports and staff testimonies suggested the situation may have been misrepresented, the damage to T-ARA’s reputation had already been done.
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More than a decade later, it seems the controversy still follows her.