In light of the school bullying controversies that have been continuously rising in the entertainment industry, there has been another bullying controversy as former April member Hyunjoo's younger brother claimed that Hyunjoo was bullied by the other April members.
Since then, various online communities have been filled with discussions. The controversy heightened when another netizen claiming to be Hyunjoo's friend stated that all April members bullied Hyunjoo.
DSP Media then released a statement about the allegations. The agency announced that they were certifying the facts about Hyunjoo but did not provide much detail.
However, a netizen claiming to be a former DSP Media staff member wrote in an online community clarifying all the claims made by Hyunjoo's brother about the group's bullying.
The alleged former staff member posted a photo of his business card in the post as proof that he worked for DSP. The former staff explained, "I am writing this post because there are so many claims that are different from the truth. So I gathered the courage to write this."
The former staff continued to explain, "To summarize only the truth, there wasn't any physical bullying. Hyunjoo and the other members did not get along, but no one bullied her or ostracized Hyunjoo."
In regards to Hyunjoo's suicide attempt, the former staff member explained, "The suicide attempt that the younger brother mentioned is probably the time when Hyunjoo ran away from the dorm and sent a text to her parents. To my memory, Hyunjoo was at Han River Park, and when we found her, there were no signs of self-harm or suicide."
The staff further explained the situation with the member change before April's debut and clarified that there was no victim or perpetrator during that situation. The former staff just explained that the members were so young and were forced to be with people they didn't get along with. The former staff concluded by saying, "I hope my post can end the witch hunt that is going on."
Shortly after, DSP media released their full statement saying that the members were all victims of a difficult circumstance. However, netizens were not satisfied with the company's response that led to a second statement, in which DSP Media explained each detail of the allegations.
this is a statement from a former dsp staff regarding the problem with hyunjoo. i‘m a bit iffy about this bc why would her brother lie but I’ll quickly translate what the staff member said below anyways bc we need to listen to both sides tbh https://t.co/Cyln116JJI
— 222☎️❌ | i love u forever kjh 💎 (@jjonguwus) February 28, 2021
eng trans:
— 222☎️❌ | i love u forever kjh 💎 (@jjonguwus) February 28, 2021
"I am a former Staff member who worked with april ever since kara project until hyunjoo left april. There are many posts online that differ from the reality that are exaggerated so out of pity (for the other members) I too gathered up the courage to come forward"
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"I included a photo proof of my business card.
— 222☎️❌ | i love u forever kjh 💎 (@jjonguwus) February 28, 2021
To make it brief:
1. there was no physical abuse. Only hyunjoo‘s and the other members‘ personalities didnt match. Anyone could tell in the waiting room that there was no one that took the lead in bullying her or isolating her"
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"In the post by the brother there was no explicit detail of torment either.
— 222☎️❌ | i love u forever kjh 💎 (@jjonguwus) February 28, 2021
2. from before the current members of april joined the company, difficulty of breathing was a symptom that hyunjoo often complained about. She received detailed examinations multiple times +
tw / suicide mention
— 222☎️❌ | i love u forever kjh 💎 (@jjonguwus) February 28, 2021
hyunjoo‘s center position in april, somin decided to leave the group.
4. the suicide attempt her brother mentioned, probably is the incident where hyunjoo left the dorms at night, sent a text to her parents and was out of touch for a few hours. +
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Ofc if she was gonna jump there would be no evidence of suicide. Honestly speaking they said “no physical bullying” bullying isn’t on physical but could also be mental as well.
also it’s hard to believe because many of these people over look the bullying and remember it as something else. There’s been cases where the teachers and people in charge say it was “kids being kids” or “Kids playing/not getting along” when it was indeed bullying”
I’ll wait for more updates.
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