▲ Somin Jeon (left), Hyunjoo Lee (Source = Somin Jeon, Hyunjoo Lee SNS)
DSP Media has clarified various suspicions surrounding April.
On the 1st, DSP Media drew a line through the second official position, saying, “The fact that Jeon So-min hated and harassed a certain member was untrue.”
Earlier on the 28th, a netizen who claimed to be the younger brother of the former member of April, Lee Hyun-ju, revealed that Lee Hyun-ju left the team due to bullying and harassment within the team. On the 1st, a netizen named Lee Hyun-joo, a friend, said, “All April members (excluding Chaekyung and Rachel) are the perpetrators,” and “Ex-member Jeon So-min led the bullying, and Kim Chae-won separated them.”
In response, DSP said, “Jeon So-min became a trainee at the age of 16 and practiced silently for a long time and worked as a leader after debuting. It is unfounded that he hated certain members and harassed them,” he explained. “As a trainee who has been with Kim Chae-won for 3 years, there is no reason to disrespect a specific person in order to become close because he has already been in a strong relationship.”
In addition, in the claim that the manager who is dating member Kim Chae-won knows of bullying but has tolerated it, he said, “It is true that he was strong with a female manager, but the relationship with the mentioned manager is unfounded.” Drew.
In addition, DSP explained that it was misunderstood and unfounded in the claim that Lee Hyun-joo’s tumbler contained soybean paste stew, Lee Hyun-joo’s shoes were stolen, and Lee Hyun-joo’s mother was ignored. At the same time, he revealed the reason for clarification, saying, “I cannot watch the situation where the members are being damaged due to the uncertain writing of a third party.”
He added, “The members are having a painful time with unconfirmed writings,” and added, “We plan to take a tough legal response to the act of posting and distributing false facts.”
Meanwhile, Jeon So-min was born in 1996 and is 26 years old this year. He debuted in April 2015, but after withdrawal in November of the same year, he made a re-debut in 2016 with a four-member mixed group card.