Her bad behaviour is great entertainment

“I’ll attack you, I’ll scratch you and I’ll kill you.”

Those were the exact words of Miss Stephanie Koh in a recent episode of K-pop Star Hunt 3 when the show’s manager asked the contestants to surrender their phones so that they could focus on the competition.

The 21-year-old Singaporean has been shooting her mouth off on the show, leaving fellow contestants and viewers with a bad impression of her.

She and freelance dance instructor Yvonne Chua made it to the top 12 of the reality TV talent series.

In that episode, which aired on Dec 21, Miss Koh even caused filming to halt due to her reluctance to obey the manager’s instructions.

The stand-off was resolved only after the manager had a chat with her and persuaded her to give in.

Defending herself, Miss Koh said on the show: “I am very emotionally dependent on my loved ones, so I need to stay in contact with them. If I don’t, I’ll drop out of the competition.”

Speaking to The New Paper, Miss Chua commented on Miss Koh’s behaviour, saying: “If she had arrived in Seoul for the competition, she should have expected that we might need to surrender our phones.

“I don’t understand why she said those things and gave herself a bad image. She is very stubborn and strong-headed. You either love her or hate her.”

Fellow contestant Water Lau, 25, from Hong Kong, said on the show: “She made the whole atmosphere in the room so awkward. She should have complied with the rules.”

Another finalist Putri Norizah, 22, from Malaysia, added: “Stephanie has the right to keep her phone because it is her property, but the things she said to the manager were too much.”

On last Saturday’s episode, Miss Koh did not hold back again when the contestants were given a makeover at a salon in Seoul.

The acid-tongued freelance graphic designer, who had her long straight hair permed into tight curls, said: “I don’t like it. I look like a mother of two kids. I look 10 years older.”

Explaining her comments, Miss Koh, a Ngee Ann Polytechnic mass communications diploma holder, said on the show: “I’ve got really big ears and the hairdresser gave me a big bunch of curls at the back. It looked like the typical hairstyle that housewives in Korean dramas have.”

CHANGE OF HEART

Some local viewers of the show who were rooting for Miss Koh initially are starting to have a change of heart after watching the recent episodes.

Undergraduate Eileen Tay, 20, said: “Stephanie is one of the best contestants on the show, but she really acts like a diva. I wanted her to win because she is a Singaporean, but now I feel irritated with her bad behaviour.”

Student Melissa Tan, 18, said: “Stephanie has an attitude problem and she needs to tone it down a few notches. But then again, she makes the show very entertaining to watch.”

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