There’s been one unfortunate running joke that has followed since the beginning of their career in 2014 until now. The joke is that often uses the group’s comeback announcements to cover up or draw attention away from massive scandals happening within the company. While the joke has always been just that — a joke — fans have started to think that the “coincidence” has now happened one too many times.
From members leaving their groups in dramatic fashion to massive scandals, here are five times fans think SM used Red Velvet to divert attention. 1. f(x) Sulli’s 2014 Rumors 2014 was a tumoltuos year for f(x) and Sulli.
The popular idol was on the receiving end of constant malicious comments, dating rumors, and even pregnancy accusations for some time. Due to the continuous nature of these rumors, Sulli requested to take a break in the middle of the group’s “Red Light” promotions. On July 25, 2014, SM Entertainment announced that “ Only days after, on July 28, SM Entertainment officially announced Red Velvet’s debut with a teaser clip and subsequent announcement posted on their website.
While there had been rumors about a new SM girl group debuting since March of that year, the sudden way SM dropped very few teaser photos and the announcement with little to no prior promotion had netizens raising their eyebrows at the timing. 2. Girls’ Generation’s Jessica Departure The Red Velvet “ ” joke started taking shape as early as their first-ever comeback .