MASC's Chibin spoke up about the violent incident involving fellow member ACE.
On July 27, Chibin shared a lengthy post on Instagram thanking everyone for the kind support and explaining the violent incident in detail. His post reads as follows:
"I didn't expect so much attention from people and help from reporters. Thank you. To be honest, I didn't know how to cope with the situation where I suffered a one-way attack, and I also didn't have a choice. I couldn't help but to just sit still and wait because if I speak up, it would cause harm to not only me but to many others as well. You might be thinking 'Is this necessary' but the 'hyung' you guys know as the attacker has cut off contact with the agency and me for 5 months since the incident. He has become absolutely silent. My frustration grew and I couldn't just sit still. I knew it won't be good for me either if I make such post but I felt like my frustration will go away a little if I share it this way. Now, I'm posting this because I think it's time to share the full story of the incident. I am only going to share the truth as I have also reported to my agency."
"This is what happened. On March 8, 2018, we were all walking out for our late night lesson. I opened the door and went to the 1st floor without knowing it was raining outside. One member offered me an umbrella so I asked, 'It's not mine. Will it be okay for me to take it?' The member said 'Take it down with you and share it' so I was about to but then the attacker hyung said, 'Jeon Chibin, did you take my umbrella?' and I said, 'Oh yes, I think it's yours!' and told him, 'Once you come down here I'll give it to you, hyung!' But he used curse words and yelled, 'Wouldn't it be right for you to come back upstairs and return the umbrella right away when hyung tells you to do so?' "
"Then we went to our lesson and on our way there, I laughed and had conversations with another hyung. He saw that and told me, 'Don't talk. Don't even laugh. I don't want to see you.' I was so startled and I'm also human so I felt angry. I felt that we need to resolve misunderstandings and waited for the lesson to end to do so."
"After the lesson, I felt uneasy using the umbrella so I told another hyung to use it and I walked (in the rain) with my hood up. The attacker hyung, who was walking ahead of me, started yelling at me, saying, 'Why aren't you using the umbrella?' I told him I gave it to another hyung. The attacker hyung then used curse words and said, 'Are you talking back to me?' I believed the timing was now and I said, 'I wanted to resolve things with you by having a talk. I didn't take your umbrella.' Then he cursed again and yelled, 'But still, don't you have to bring it back to me when I tell you to, huh?!!' He yelled very loudly. He continued to look angry and got heated up so I also vented everything I was upset about; how he kept hitting me even after I told him to stop, how he hit me and another member on the face and neck with a belt, how he cynically accused of me going away to party when I'm actually going home due to personal issues, etc... While I was telling him this, he held a threatening gaze, cursed at me, and raised his hands multiple times attempting to use violence."
"I told him not to hit me several times and I was about say, 'Don't touch my body', when he threw the umbrella in his hands against the stone wall and used the leftover pieces of the umbrella to hit my head and face several times. The other member hyungs grabbed the umbrella out of his arm. He pushed the other hyungs away and ran over to me, kicking and punching. I had blood running down all over my face and head. I reached the point where I couldn't control my feelings. I also spat out everything I and others have suffered from the attacker hyung. I was out of my mind and screaming and crying. Another member pulled us apart and said we should go to the hospital first. Later on, I went to the hospital with the other member hyungs. I went with all the members except the attacker hyung and another member his age. A little later, our agency employees came. The time was late so they said we should figure this out later in the daytime."
"My parents called the attacker hyung, saying he should at least show up to the hospital. The attacker hyung said, 'I'll go if Chibin calms down.' Our family returned home."
The post abruptly ended there. Chibin stated he'll be sharing more details later. Stay tuned for further updates.
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