[이슈IS] Hakpok → Group bullying controversy… The entertainment world stained with’violence’

(Top left) Sujin, Kim Dong-hee, Kim So-hye, Park Hye-soo

Controversy over suspicion of school violence spread to the entertainment world, and it became a’mine field’, a time bomb that never knows when it will explode. Various allegations of school violence have been raised, and now beyond this, it has spread to bullying within the group.

Actor Cho Byeong-gyu, Kim Dong-hee, Park Hye-soo, (female) children Su-jin, Monsta X Ki-hyun, Stray Kids Hyun-jin, Seventeen Min-gyu, etc., raised the suspicion of school violence that began with TV Chosun’s ‘Mistrot’ actor Jin Dal-rae The agency was busy making an official position after confirming the matter. After conveying the intention of apologizing for the controversy, he took out a card for authenticity and legal response.

Broadcasters are also paying close attention to this situation. KBS withheld the appearance of Cho Byeong-gyu in Yoo Jae-seok’s new entertainment’Comeback Home’, and played the first broadcast of the Friday drama’Dear M’starring Park Hye-soo. He is showing a move to respond to school violence as carefully as possible.

The Unit Lee Hyun-joo capture

Meanwhile, controversy over bullying within the group arose this time. On February 28th, an online community bulletin board posted on an online community bulletin board, a writer who revealed that he was the younger brother of April. Was suffering from breathing difficulties, etc. It was very difficult. In the end, my sister even tried to commit suicide,” he revealed. He added, “I haven’t been apologized by the members since, but rather, the team members laughed at the mother who visited the company and passed by. I didn’t want to see April members working anymore, so I got courage.

There was also an additional revelation on the 1st. One netizen said that he was a friend of Lee Hyun-joo and said, “At the time, all the members of April bullied Hyun-ju, and there were no bystanders. The first thing that bothered and hated Hyun-ju was that former members Jeon So-min and Chae-won made friends with So-min for the first time.” Amplified the controversy.

Girl group April (April-Jin-Sol Lee, Ye-na Yang, Chae-won Kim, Chae-kyung Yoon, Rachel Na-eun)

April debuted in 2015 as a 6-member girl group with Kim Chae-won, Lee Na-eun, Yang Ye-na, Lee Jin-sol, Lee Hyun-ju, and Jeon So-min. The following year, Hyunjoo Lee and Somin Jeon withdrew from the group, and Chaekyung Yoon and Rachel joined the group as new members.

After two days of controversy, the agency DSP Media said, “Lee Hyun-ju joined the company as a trainee as an actor. I joined the team in agreement with myself and my family through the process of persuasion during the April formation process. At the time, not only Lee Hyun-ju but also other members suffered tangible and intangible damage due to the conflicts caused by this. At the time, it was decided that it was clear that no one could be divided into perpetrators or victims based on the circumstances and circumstances.”

At the same time, “Lee Hyun-ju expressed his intention to withdraw from the team during the’Tinker Bell’ activity. We held back, but his will was stubborn and decided to withdraw from April. In this process, Hyun-joo Lee and the members of April had a difficult time in the process. Since then, the company has fully supported Lee Hyun-joo for her acting as an actor, and since she also wanted to become an idol, Lee also actively supported him. “It is self-evident that we have also provided all possible support for activities in this desired field,” he explained.

In particular, in the case of the controversy, the overall image of the group can be seriously damaged, so it is inevitable to be more cautious. The agency eagerly appealed that it hoped to refrain from expanding reproduction of unconfirmed facts and rumors, as both Lee Hyun-joo and April members could suffer more damage due to unconfirmed facts and speculation.

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