{"id":83097,"date":"2026-07-12T03:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/83097\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T03:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:35:12","slug":"super-juniors-heechul-criticised-for-comments-on-telling-partners-to-get-on-their-knees-in-relationships-on-dating-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/83097\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Junior\u2019s Heechul Criticised For Comments On “Telling Partners To Get On Their Knees In Relationships” On Dating Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Korean dating shows like Single’s Inferno<\/a> and EXchange are all about flirting and finding love, JTBC’s new reality show Love War takes a very different approach to that format by diving into the messy side of relationships, featuring couples in crises.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The show only premiered on June 23, but one of its cast members has already found himself at the centre of controversy over some unexpected remarks.<\/p>\n

Led by Lee Hyori, Seo Jang Hoon and Kim Heechul, the hosts team up with celeb guests to play \u201cmediators\u201d, analysing the relationship woes of troubled couples and offering their take on how they can work through their issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To start things off, the panel took a personality test to uncover their dating styles. Heechul ended up labelled as the “Dictator Genghis Khan” type, a personality said to be more dominant and commanding in relationships.<\/p>\n

Hyori asked the Super Junior member<\/a> if he had ever told a girlfriend to beg or even kneel before him, presumably during an argument.<\/p>\n

Heechul initially brushed off the question, saying: \u201cI\u2019ve never forced anyone to kneel.\u201d<\/p>\n

He could have just stopped there. But he didn’t.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoesn\u2019t everyone tell their partner to get on their knees at least once while dating?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

The remark immediately left Hyori and fellow panellist, Girls\u2019 Generation\u2019s Yuri, completely stunned, with both women hitting back: \u201cWho does that?\u201d<\/p>\n

Realising he may have dug himself a hole after seeing their reactions, Heechul quickly tried to clarify: \u201cEven if you don\u2019t tell them to get on their knees, don\u2019t they just do so on their own?\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite his attempt to explain himself, Heechul’s comments didn’t sit well with many netizens, who criticised his remarks and expressed disappointment.<\/p>\n

One netizen even wrote: “Looks like he’s really not suitable for dating.”<\/p>\n

Others felt his comments were inappropriate, saying they reflected a problematic view of power dynamics and respect in relationships.<\/p>\n

Was he simply making those comments for the cameras, or did his revelation hint at something else?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While Korean dating shows like Single’s Inferno and EXchange are all about flirting and finding love, JTBC’s new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":83098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[44537,44532,44534,195,27015,44535,44533,44538,44536],"class_list":["post-83097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-korea","tag-controversy","tag-dating-show","tag-heechul-super-junior","tag-k-pop","tag-k-pop-idol","tag-lee-hyori","tag-love-war","tag-relationship","tag-yuri-snsd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}