Mark Lee Hit With Criticism For “Conservative” Attitude To Views On Dating

Mark Lee has faced major backlash from netizens after a video of the idol’s thoughts on dating surfaced, which was dubbed “conservative.”

Mark has become embroiled in controversy after being spotted wearing a Confederate flag t-shirt.

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It also led to a wave of personal criticism.

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Following the clip, another one from the same video was going viral with Mark and the host discussing dating. When Mark asked the woman if she had a daughter, would she say to her to “date a lot,” and when the host said no, Mark replied, “Then you’re the real deal.”

oh he’s conservative down… pic.twitter.com/Q8d1bOVMXt

— ࣴ (@Iovesicckgirls) June 29, 2026

Netizens saw the video and hit back at Mark’s “conservative” views, sharing criticism of his seeming attitude toward women and dating. The idol got called many things, including racist, misogynistic, and homophobic, with many saying that he should have continued to be monitored by a company.

and i got yelled at when i said he did all his new bible company shit during pride month for a reason lmao this man is a conservative christian so yes he is homophobic and a misogynist and now openly racist

— Aspen ༻❤️ 𝔚𝔜𝔏𝔇 ❤️༺ semi ia (@tyongstomato) June 30, 2026

anyone surprised by this has never meaningfully interacted with korean diaspora. sorry to tell you but 99% of korean immigrants are deeply religious, which can mean they are deeply judgmental/conservative as well… not speaking from personal experience or anything aha 🫩

— ally is riding or dying ♡ (@twoeggmoles) June 30, 2026

its weird that hes only talking about daughters but i kinda cant see whats so wrong with this particular point cuz like yeah young girls should be careful who they date, esp boys… yup itd be weird if it was toxic restrictions but isnt this convo more abt parents encouraging?

— 🐈 (@queerdomrv) June 30, 2026

This is why the company monitors all your idols btw. Y’all would hate 70% of them if they spoke freely lmao

— Beee✨ (@blissbiee) June 30, 2026

so he wears a confederate flag, uses ai, used ai to READ THE BIBLE and wouldnt let his daughter SPECIFICALLY date???? i know he just loved kirk what the hell is wrong with him

— Auraaa~ (@YukittyWrites) June 30, 2026

wow sm really told that incel to shut up fr, cause how is he in this much controversy the minute hes able to freely speak

— cece (@chaermmykitty) June 30, 2026